Books
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN MOMMY'S HAVING A BABY
Author: Heidi Murkoff
A beautifully illustrated and colorful book that addresses the questions your child may have about how a baby is created, grows, and eventually comes into the world. How much information is enough? Heed the author's advice: "Let the child be the guide."
"The key to answering a child's questions-particularly about subjects like reproduction and the human body-is to give as much information as is requested, but no more." Murkoff suggests keeping explanations honest, straightforward, and accurate and not to appear shocked, embarrassed, or disapproving.
Murkoff claims that the time aspect can be confusing to a little one, seeming like an eternity. "Most parents feel comfortable waiting until the end of the first trimester, when pregnancy is well established." To help your child understand the time frame better, Murkoff suggests identifying the birth date with an event, within a familiar season, or how near of far from the child's birthday.
And what would a
What To Expect Kids book be without the adorable, responsive Angus the dog? Again, Angus enters the picture to answer various questions like, "Where is the baby? How did it get there? How can a baby fit inside Mommy? How does it eat? Can the baby hear and see me? What does it do all day? How does it get out?" Angus enhances the responses with clever activity ideas and marks each with his paw print. For example, "Curl up in a little ball and wrap yourself in a warm blanket. Now you know how it feels to be a baby inside a uterus."
