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"A real-world guide to Attachment Parenting from the Big Bang Theory actress, neuroscientist, and mother Mayim Bialik&#8212;a book hailed by Dr. William Sears as &#8220;delightful&#8221; and by Ricki Lake as &#8220;a fantastic guide to birth and parenting that is packed with invaluable wisdom.&#8221;Mayim Bialik was the child star of the popular 1990s TV sitcom Blossom, but she definitely didn&#8217;t follow the typical child-star trajectory. Instead, Mayim got her PhD in neuroscience from UCLA, married her college sweetheart, and had two kids. Mayim then did what many new moms do&#8212;she read a lot of books, talked with other parents, and she soon started questioning a lot of the conventional wisdom she heard about the &#8220;right&#8221; way to raise a child. That&#8217;s when she turned to Attachment Parenting, a philosophy and lifestyle popularized by well-known physicians like Dr. William Sears and Dr. Jay Gordon.To Mayim, Attachment Parenting&#8217;s natural, child-led approach not only felt right emotionally, it made sense intellectually and instinctually. She found that when she followed her intuition and relaxed into her role as a mother instead of following some rigid parenting script, both she and her children thrived. Taking into account her experience as a mother (and her scientific background), Mayim presents the major tenets of Attachment Parenting, including:-Baby wearing:How to &#8220;wear&#8221; your baby in a sling or a wrap to foster a closer bond with your child&#8212;it&#8217;s possible even for mamas with bad backs (and with big babies)!-Breastfeeding:Learn how to listen to your baby&#8217;s cues rather than sticking to a rigid schedule&#8212;and why people on airplanes love a nursing mother!-Gentle discipline:How to get your child to behave without yelling, threats, or time-outs&#8212;it really is possible.-Co-sleeping:How to avoid &#8220;sleep training&#8221; and get a great night&#8217;s sleep for the whole family.Without the pretense and luxuries typical of so many Hollywood actors and parents, Mayim describes the beauty, simplicity, and purposefulness of Attachment Parenting, and how it&#8217;s become the guiding principle for her family. Much more than a simple how-to parenting guide, Beyond the Sling shows us that the core principles underlying Attachment Parenting are universal and can be appreciated no matter how you decide to raise your child."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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