Required Reading List

The following are the categories from which NCS participants can choose their required reading. Choose one book from each of the highlighted categories. Books are available in most major bookstores and online at www.Amazon.com

The Newborn (choose one):

• Your Amazing Newborn - Klaus and Klaus
• The Mind of Your Newborn Baby - Chamberlain
• Caaring for your Baby and Young Child - The American Academy of pediatrics (the first 3 months only)
• Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality - Laura A Jang and Jennifer Shu

Sleep & Routine (choose one):

• Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child - Marc Weissbluth (NCSA RECOMMENDED)
• No Cry Sleep Solution, Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night - Elizabeth Pantley and William Sears
• Baby Wise - Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam (NCSA RECOMMENDED)
• The Happy, Contented Baby - Gina Ford
• Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby - Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
• The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems - Tracy Hogg
• The New Contented Little Baby Book - Gina Ford<

NCSA Recommended Supplemental Reading

The following books are those that NCSA finds to be informative and highly recommended as additional reading material.

Infant Care & Development:

• Your Baby's First Year - American Academy of Pediatrics
• What to Expect The First Year - Eisenberg, Murkoff, and Hathaway
• Your Baby's First Year, Week by Week - Glade B. Curtis and Judith Schuler
• Smart Start for Your Baby: Your Baby's Development Week by Week During the First Year and How You Can Help - Penny Warner
• The Professional's Guide to Newborn Care - Nancy Hamm

Breastfeeding:

• The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers - Newman
• The Breastfeeding Answer Book - La Leche League
• Breastfeeding Made Simple - Morbacher and Kendall-Tackett
• The Nursing Mother's Companion - Kathleen Huggins, R.N., M.S.

Postpartum Mood Disorders:

• Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety - Sebastian
• This Isn't What I Expected - Kleiman
• I'm Listening - Honikman
• Depression in New Mothers - Kendall-Tackett

Premature Infants:

• Preemies: The Essential Guide for Parents of Premature Babies -Dana Wechsler Linden, Emma Trenti Paroli, and Mia Wechsler Doron M.D.
• The Premature Baby Book : Everything You Need to Know About Your Premature Baby from Birth to Age One - James Sears, Martha Sears, Robert Sears, and William Sears
• Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey - Deborah L. Davis and Mara Tesler Stein
• What to Do When Your Baby Is Premature: A Parent's Handbook for Coping with High-Risk Pregnancy and Caring for the Preterm Infant - Joseph A. Garcia-Prats and Sharon Simmons Hornfischer

Multiples:

• Having Twins and More - Noble
• The Art of Parenting Twins - Malstrom
• Multiple Blessings - Rothbart
• Mothering Multiples - Kerkhoff Gromada

Colic, Reflux, & Soothing Techniques:

• Colic Solved - Bryan Vartabedian
• When Your Baby Won't Stop Crying - Tonja Krautter
• Life on the Reflux Roller Coaster: Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease In Infants And Children - Roni Maclean and Jean McNeil
• The Happiest Baby on the Block - Dr. Harvey Karp

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