Books for mothers and fathers

As an educator and as a mother homeschooler I try to read everything that is published in this area and, of course, share it with you. Today I come to present Carmen Ibarlucea's book "Educate as a family" that has just been published and that, whether you consider educating at home or if you are interested in the education of children in general, I think it can be very useful.

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"Loving with Open Arms" will arrive in a few days at Spanish bookstores. This book, by family doctor, sexologist and certified lactation consultant Carmela Baeza, and with a prologue by Carlos González, is a new book about breastfeeding written from the heart but with excellent scientific information.

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In the world, many women suffer violence and one of the manifestations of violence towards women is the so-called obstetric violence: verbal abuse, neglect, unnecessary suffering, insults and vexations. Yesterday a book called "This is not talked about. Testimonies of obstetric violence" by Lety Jimenez went on sale.

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Today I would like to recommend a book that I just read: “Intense children, a positive approach” written by Mónica San Martín, of whom we have already spoken to you in Babies and more when we present your page and online community Crianza de Niños de Altamanda. This book has emerged from his blog: High Demand Parenting, in which article by article clarifies any questions related to High Demand babies and in which I must emphasize that all the tips and anecdotes are based on the care of these Intense children, always respecting their needs.

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"Reflections on Respectful Parenting" is a book written from introspection and empathy towards children. Expresses the voice of a mother, Louma Sader Bujana, dentist and co-author of the book Una Nueva Maternidad, who recounts her learning in the world of motherhood and addresses the issues that most concern parents of young children.

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I come to recommend another book today, also very interesting and especially useful for parents, although women will find it, also, revealing. It is about "Being or not being a man. Journey to the essence of male identity" of psychotherapist Albero Mena Godoy. The changes of the twentieth century have meant that men have changed their role in society, have seen how their previous role was questioned and he himself faces the reconstruction of his image and the understanding of what makes him a man.

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Antonio Ortuño is a clinical psychologist with more than twenty years of experience who, in this book "Smart Families"; It has been proposed to offer practical tools to achieve positive communication with their children and a respectful education. In "Intelligent families", what has been learned is poured into those more than twenty years working with families, teaching strategies to face the daily problems related to childhood and adolescence and accompanying the parenting process, in that adventure called "educate."

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Today we talk about a book with a lot of humor, "The Baby List", the shopping guide for the newborn that every mother should have, based on the experience of a group of first-time friends and moms and, like every listing, It is quite subjective. But it is that more than as a shopping guide you have to take it as a book narrated with humor about those "essential" assumptions, which each one will prepare according to their needs (and possibilities).

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Breastfeeding is wonderful and the best for the baby, but in addition to helping the mother who wants it to breastfeed, they also need advice when the time comes to wean it without suffering them and without their child suffering. This book "Weaning without tears" has that purpose. “Weaning without tears” of the lactation and pharmaceutical consultancy Pilar Martínez, offers excellent information on the issue of weaning, focusing it from the point of view of respect for the child and his needs.

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In Babies and more we usually recommend books for dads and moms, and I want to review what I recommend published in 2012 so you can take them into account for Christmas gifts. In doing this review of what we have recommended throughout the year I have realized that I have some books that have come out recently and of which I have not spoken to you yet, but I promise to make a detailed review the next few days.

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It is possible that anyone who is explained that a new book entitled "Breastfeeding" has come out thinks that it is an updated manual or a guide where step by step is explained how to breastfeed and how to deal with possible problems. It is possible that it happened and then we would have to explain to him that he is wrong, because "Breastfeeding" is a book full of photos of mothers breastfeeding in different situations of life (while they have breakfast, walk, work, sleep, go to the WC, after being operated, etc.

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Today I am going to talk about "Tantrums and tantrums. A book for imperfect moms" by Leticia Jiménez, who will offer us explanations, guidelines and tips to face these situations of parenting that sometimes decompensate the confidence and tranquility of parents. I had this book pending for some time, and finally I was able to spend an afternoon reading it.

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The choice of the baby name can be a desired or feared moment, although what we usually agree on is that we are not sure about it. The future mother opts for some names, the father for others, the family also has her opinion ... To facilitate this task there is a new guide to decide the name of your child: "The best names for your baby" by Oniro.

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