My wife just had her first pregnancy doctor’s appointment and I am feeling under prepared. I am looking for worthwhile and hopefully empirically based books about pregnancy and parenting. I normally have no problems doing my own research and scourging the library to find out what I need but there’s so much it’s overwhelming.

So what books have you all read that are worthwhile? What is worth looking at?

  • sbvEnglish
    3·
    20 hours ago

    I really liked Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman.

    I don’t think it’s necessarily an accurate picture of parenting in France, but I appreciate the ideas she presents:

    • mothers (and parents) should keep their lives and outside interests;
    • teach your kids to be independent (don’t helicopter, etc);
    • teach kids to exist in an adult world;
    • socialized and properly funded childcare is necessary.
    • dumples@midwest.socialOPEnglish
      1·
      19 hours ago

      My wife and I went to a friend’s wedding in France to a French national in his small town. We were surprised and impressed with the small kids at the wedding. There was nothing child specific for them and they had a great time. Also I’m pretty sure they stayed up later celebrating than us. Good suggestion