The Fussy Baby Book: Parenting Your High-Need Child From Birth to Age Five

Does your baby fuss, cry, and want to be held all the time? Do you have a young child who’s stubborn, opinionated, demanding—a real handful? Take heart. America’s favorite childcare authorities have written a book just for you. Drawing on more than forty years of pediatrics practice and on their own experience as parents, Dr. Bill and Martha Sears offer: 

• Creative ways to sooth a fussy baby, including a checklist of 36 time-tested baby calmers 
• Methods of feeding high-need children and helping them get to sleep—and stay asleep
• Information on medical causes of infant fussiness, from infections to food sensitivities 
• Effective ways of coping with common behavior of high-need children, including children who are exceptionally creative, hyperresponsive, or constantly in need of affirmation 
• Survival tips for parents—including advice on how to avoid or recover from burnout 
• Proven strategies for discipline: providing structure, setting limits, knowing when to say yes and when to say no
• Tips on learning how to talk and listen—from understanding your child’s viewpoint and holding your child’s attention to encouraging compliance before defiance 
• Inspiring real-life stories and advice from parents of high-need children 

With great sensitivity to the difficulties you face, the Sears demonstrate how responsive parenting can turn challenges into advantages for both you and your child. They show that fussy babies and high-need children can, in fact, provide the most rewarding parenting experiences of all.