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Zero to Five, 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science (and What I've Learned So Far)

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Zero to Five

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70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science (and What I've Learned So Far)

When you're a new parent, the miracle of life might not always feel so miraculous. Maybe your latest 2:00 a.m., 2:45 a.m., and 3:30 a.m. wake-up calls have left you wondering how ?sleep like a baby" ever became a figure of speech?and what the options are for restoring your sanity. Or your child just left bite marks on someone, and you're wondering how to handle it.First-time mom Tracy Cutchlow knows what you're going through. In Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science (and What I've Learned So Far), she takes dozens of parenting tips based on scientific re

Table of Contents; Introduction; Prepare; Peace and quiet, please (at first); Bolster your friendships; Eating for two? Not exactly; Exercise thirty minutes a day; Sing or read to your belly; Stress less; Share the chores equally; Who will do which chores?; If you're suffering, get help; Do I have postpartum depression?; Expect conflict as a couple; Know you can't truly be prepared; Envision baby all grown up; Love; Prepare to be amazed; Create a feeling of safety; Comfort newborn with the familiar; Cuddle with baby; Get in sync; Smile, hug, encourage; Include baby; TalkSpeak in a singsongy voiceTalk to your baby a ton; Say anything and everything; 2,100 words per hour?!; Read together; Say, "You worked so hard!"; Two ways to plant a growth mindset; Teach sign language; Plan playdates in a second language; Sleep, eat & potty; Guard your sleep; Guard baby's sleep, too; Help baby sleep better at night; Give baby chances to self-soothe; Crying it out, for a time, is fine; Preserve preschoolers' naps; Make bedtime less crazy; Be laid-back about breastfeeding; "Eat food. Not too much.Mostly plants."; Let baby decide how much to eat; Offer the opportunity to pottyPlayLet baby touch that; Save the box; Make music with baby; When kids snatch toys, wait and see; Play at self-control; What executive functions look like; What makes a great playroom; Make-believe; Model how to make-believe; Nurture creativity; Ask "Why?" and "What if?"; Connect; Ask for help; Choose empathy first; Create more ups than downs; Know your child; No one temperament is better than another; Hold weekly family meetings; Put down your phone; (Almost) no TV before age 2; A little TV after age 2; The trouble with two-plus hours a day of TV; Make screen time socialAllow mistakes, discomfort,and boredomDiscipline; Be firm but warm; What parenting styles should sound like; What's your parenting style?; Follow four rules about rules; Emotion first. Problem second.; Label intense emotions; Teach instead of punish; Ways to respond that teach instead of punish; When your child lies; Consider the consequences; Plan ahead to avoid trouble; Rock your routines; Call a calm-down, not a time-out; How to call a calm-down; Ask, "Can you think of a better way?"; Move; Rock, jiggle, and swing; Keep moving; Ideas for exercise; Ideas for movement; Slow down; Be stillDon't bother to compareWork part-time if you can (maybe less); Be more, do less; Conclusion; Thank you!; Keep in touch