Lessons
During this course you will gain guidance and inspiration for use throughout your parenting journey. We will discuss valuable information on many...
Successful Postpartum Adjustments
Babyproofing Your Marital Relationship
Developing a Parenting Style
Exercises
Sources
Lesson 2: Newborn Care: Getting a Good Start
You instinctively know how to meet your baby's basic needs, and there is much you can learn to enrich the bonding experience for both of you. In this...
Birth Bonding
Newborn Procedures and First Checkup
Initial Bodily Needs and Basic Care
Early Concerns
Exercises
Sources
Lesson 3: Bonding: Building Attachment
In recent decades, our culture has moved away from natural human parenting. We are often encouraged to ignore our instincts and follow someone else's...
Bonding and Attachment
Attachment Tools
Working and Attachment
Discipline
Exercises
Sources
Lesson 4: Stages: Growth and Development
Your baby grows and develops at his own rate. There is a wide variation in what is considered normal. During this first year, his brain grows to...
Birth to Three Months
Four to Six Months
Seven to Nine Months
Ten to Twelve Months
Exercises
Sources
Lesson 5: Feeding: Breast and Bottle
Feeding is a time for comforting as well as for nourishing. Whether you choose to breastfeed or bottle-feed, do so with love. In this lesson, we will...
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Concerns
Formula-Feeding and Concerns
Exercises
Sources
Lesson 6: Nutrition: Introducing Solid Foods
Your baby will be ready to try solids, like all development, according to her own schedule. Generally, this is between four and six months of age...
Six to Nine Month Feeding
Nine to Twelve Month Feeding and Nutrition
Exercises
Sources
Lesson 7: Safety: Babyproofing
Most accidents are preventable. In this lesson, we will discuss how to evaluate the safety of your home and yard from your baby's perspective--the...
Babyproofing Your Home and Yard
Safe Equipment and Toys
Safe Travel
Exercises
Sources
Lesson 8: Health: Keeping Your Baby Well
Visits to the doctor's office are expensive, but well worth the money, when they are needed. In this lesson, we will discuss how you can prevent...
Health Maintenance
Home Care for Common Problems
Parenting Resources
Exercises
Sources
