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Babycare for Beginners, From burping to tooth cleaning, cutting nails to taking a baby's temperature, this fun, user-friendly book coaches novices through 30 of the most common tasks they'll have to face during the first year of a baby's life. Each procedure is described clearly and is illustrated with large, step-by-step color photographs that show everything in detail. The book can stand up or be placed open alongside the baby so that you can read it while doing whatever you need to do. Ideal for new parents, grandparents, baby-sitters and mother's helpers. Recommended by Jen.

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 , As a pediatric nurse, I recommend this book to all new parents. I now give this as a shower gift to all my friends! (This also keeps them from calling me so much!) I also recommend the other books in the series. Recommended by a reader from Indiana

What to Expect - the Toddler Years , This book has great information on why toddlers do what they do. There's suggestions to keep toddlers health and safe, info on how to support toilet training, and how to care for a toddler with special needs. The best part is the activity part -- with suggestions, recipes and ideas on what to do together. Recommended by K.C.

The Discipline Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Better-Behaved Child-From Birth to Age Ten, From the bestselling authors of The Baby Book and The Birth Book comes an essential guide for parents (and sitters!) with children ten years old or younger. The Sears give you all the information you need for better-behaved kids--complete with dozens of boxed tips and a Q&A section on the 30 most common behavior problems. Recommended by K.C.

Pick Up Your Socks...and Other Skills Growing Children Need! , Responsibility is a skill that can be taught. This book shows parents (and sitters!) how to deal in a positive way with discipline, household chores, homework, feuds, and people skills. Recommended by K.C.