10 What Are The Best Baby Books For New Parents
Updated on: September 2023
What Are The Best Baby Books For New Parents in 2023
What to Expect When You're Expecting
What Are Little Boys Made Of? (Little Bird Greetings)
God Gave Us You
Big Sisters Are the Best (Fiction Picture Books)
- Sweet small book for new big sisters
- Encourage gentleness, a helpful spirit, and self worth
- Teaches little ways for sister to help with baby
- Adorable illustrated pictures hold attention
- Delight and entertaining for little girls
You Are My Sunshine
You Are A F*cking Awesome Mom
Listening to My Body: A guide to helping kids understand the connection between their sensations (what the heck are those?) and feelings so that they can get better at figuring out what they need.
Big Brothers Are the Best (Fiction Picture Books)
- Sweet small book for little big brothers
- Encourage gentleness, a helpful spirit, and self worth
- Teaches little ways for brother to help with baby
- Adorable illustrated pictures hold attention
- Delightful and entertaining for little boys
The New Mom's Guide to New Dads: The inside scoop for moms on what new and expectant dads are thinking — straight from a dad.
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
What Every Parent Should Know About Parent-Teacher Conferences
Across the country, parents and teachers are gearing up for their first conferences of the year. Hearing about your child in school can cause new parents a little anxiety. So one mother of three boys shares her advice.
For parents with young children, however, this can be a nerve-wracking experience. We do not know what to expect, which questions are okay to ask, or even what we should learn from our initial meeting with our child's teacher.
When teachers I know worry about talking to parents about a child, I always tell them that all we really want to know is that you love our little boy and that our little girl is happy at school.
I tell them to have one funny, inspiring, cute story about our child and tell that first. Then, if there is anything important or unpleasant to communicate, we will hear it because you just showed us, through that story, that you know our child and that our child makes you laugh or think. In our parent - teacher conference, just show us that you love him.
But what to advise parents with young children heading into their first parent-teacher conference in the coming weeks?
Many walk into the classroom, wondering if he has friends, if the teacher likes her, where he fits in academically with his classmates, and whether, when the time comes after 20 minutes, we can get up out of those tiny chairs.
So, with another round of parent-teacher conferences hitting us all in the next few weeks, I thought I would share my thoughts, as a mom with three boys - all with very different needs and personalities:
