The Bottom Line for Baby

"An essential guide to making all your important parenting decisions" - Daniel J. Siegel, MD, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child

Apply the best science to all your parenting decisions with this essential A-Z guide for your biggest questions and concerns from the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline.

Every baby- and toddler-care decision sends parents scrambling to do the right thing, often leading to a rabbit hole of conflicting advice. Dr Tina Payne Bryson has sifted through reliable research, including about all those old wives' tales, and will help you make a manageable molehill out of the mountain of information. She answers more than sixty common concerns and dilemmas, including:

• Breast or bottle? Or breast and bottle? Will that cause nipple confusion?
• What's the latest recommendation for introducing solids in light of potential allergies?
• Should I sign us up for music and early-language classes?
• Should we be co-sleeping?
• When is the right time to wean my baby off her dummy?
• How do I get this child to sleep through the night?!

Dr Bryson boils things down with authority, demystifying the issues in three distinct sections: an objective summary of the schools of thought on the topic, including commonly held pros and cons; a clear and concise primer on "What the Science Says"; and a Bottom Line conclusion. When the science doesn't point clearly in one direction, she guides you to assess and apply the information in a way that's consistent with your family's principles and meets your child's unique needs. Full of warmth, expert wisdom, and blessedly bite-sized explanations, The Bottom Line for Baby will help you understand what the priorities really are during the first year of your baby's life.