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Jan Ferraro, Certified Childbirth Educator
Helping Families Prepare for Happy Birthdays



Some Helpful Titles for Your Home Library

Big Purple Mommy: Nurturing Our Creative Careers, Our Children, and Our Selves
by Colleen Hubbard

How to Raise a Family on Less than Two Incomes: The Complete Guide to Managing Your Money Better So You Can Spend More Time With Your Kids
by Denise Topolnicki

Strong, Smart & Bold: Empowering Girls for Life
by Carla Fine, Jane Fonda

Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
by William S. Pollack

What to Expect When You're Expecting
by Arlene Eisenberg, et al

What to Expect the First Year
by Arlene Eisenberg, et al

Infants and Mothers
by T. Berry Brazelton

The Complete Book of Breastfeeding
by Eiger, Marvin and Olds

Nursing Mother's Companion
by Kathleen Higgins

The Expectant Father:
Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-To-Be
by Armin A. Brott

Fatherhood,
by Bill Cosby

Fathers and Babies: How Babies Grow and What They Need from You, from Birth to 18 Months
by Jean Marzollo, Irene Trivas

Baby Proofing Basics
by Vicki Lansky

Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (And Parents Sane)
by Gavin De Becker

Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children
by Dr. Thomas Gordon

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen
and Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber et al

The Fussy Baby Book: Parenting Your High-Need Child From Birth to Age Five
by William and Martha Sears

Your Child's Self Esteem
by Dorothy C. Briggs

Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems
by Richard Ferber


Online Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics

Child Magazine

Children's Museum of SE Connecticut

Family Fun Magazine

Huggies

Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute

Motherwear

National Center for Fathering

Pampers

Parents Magazine

Poison Control Center

Rosebaby

Zero to Three




Tip: Keep a list of helpful telephone numbers (pediatrician, your favorite take out restaurants, etc.) posted on the inside door of a kitchen cabinet close to your telephone, it will save time during those first few busy postpartum weeks.