{"product_id":"its-a-baby-boy-isbn-9780470243381","title":"It's a Baby Boy!","description":"Very practical science-based tips and guidelines, and stories for moms and dads of baby boys. Including:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy we need a book just about boys. The very different health issues, genetic predisposition, hard wiring, neurological and biological development of boys from conception that relates to birth issues and unique strengths and weaknesses.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to understand the core nature of your boy and nourish it through problems of crying, fussing, eating, sleeping, attaching and other key issues during the first 12 months of life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWarm hearted stories about boys and tips from real moms who have baby boys, and a preview of what's to come for boys as they become toddlers, preschool kids, pre-pubescent and beyond.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: It’s a Baby Boy! 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Boy Inside You 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 His First Year 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Gazing into the Future: Toddler and Preschool Boys 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Baby Boy is a Family Affair! Circles of Support 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Parents of Boys 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gurian Institute 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 135\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Told with gentle humor and with stories and wisdom gleaned from personal and professional experience, \u003ci\u003eIt’s a Baby Boy!\u003c\/i\u003e is not only the best \"how to\" on raising your little boy, but also captures the magic and challenge of parenting.\"--\u003cb\u003ePam Silverstein\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, FACOG obstetrician-gynecologist and founder of WomanHealth  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It's a Baby Boy! is a comprehensive, easy to read book for parents that explains the basic structure, functioning and uniquenesses of the male brain. If you are raising a baby boy, you need to read this book!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen J. Bavolek, Ph.D\u003c\/b\u003e., author \u003ci\u003eNurturing Parenting Programs,\u003c\/i\u003e Executive Director, Family Nurturing Centers, International\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIt's a Baby Boy!\u003c\/i\u003e is a very readable, model-specific manual that provides gems of research and insight from experienced parents and medical professionals. If you are preparing for a new baby boy or have a friend or relative with a son, this book will be a delight.\"--\u003cb\u003eLynne H. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Co-Author, \u003ci\u003eThe Too Precious Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIT’S A BABY BOY!\u003c\/i\u003e is thoughtfully research-based, yet perceptively practical for any parent who has just been blessed by the gift of a boy. Parents will close the book truly understanding why boys and girls are different in so many ways, and how to nurture the nature of their son.\" --\u003cb\u003eFay E. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D. Director, Child and Adolescent Development, Yale University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It’s a Baby Boy!\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have addition to the parenting library, with fascinating information about how and why baby boys and girls develop the differences that often baffle adults.\"-- \u003cb\u003ePat Crum\u003c\/b\u003e, Director and co-Founder of the Family Nurturing Center of Michigan\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacie Bering, \u003c\/b\u003eMD, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who has practiced and taught obstetrics and gynecology for twenty-five years in Spokane, Washington, where she skis and travels with her husband, Jeffry, and their grown children Cassie and Zack.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdie Goldberg,\u003c\/b\u003e ACSW, MEd, is a board-certified social worker who has been a psychiatric social worker at WomanHealth, an OB-GYN practice, for twenty years and is certified at the Gurian Institute. She lives in Spokane, Washington, with her husband and youngest daughter, Chloe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Gurian\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of the Gurian Institute and one of the pioneers in the boys’ movement. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Minds of Boys, The Wonder of Boys, Boys and Girls Learn Differently,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Purpose of Boys\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Spokane, Washington, with his wife and two daughters.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE GURIAN INSTITUTE  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis committed to providing both science-based information and practical and relevant applications for everyday life. The staff of certified trainers helps to build self-sufficiency in communities. 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