It's a Baby Girl!: The Unique Wonder and Special Nature of Your Daughter From Pregnancy to Two Years PDF
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Bering_GIRLftoc.indd 6 10/25/08 2:41:54 PM It’s a BaBy GIRL! Bering_GIRLffirs.indd 1 11/2/08 3:00:03 PM Bering_GIRLffirs.indd 2 11/2/08 3:00:03 PM It’s a BaBy GIRL! The Unique Wonder and Special Nature of Your Daughter from Pregnancy to Two Years The Gurian Institute Stacie Bering, MD, and Adie Goldberg, ACSW, MEd ForEWorD By MIChAEl GurIAn Bering_GIRLffirs.indd 3 11/2/08 3:00:10 PM Copyright © 2009 by The Gurian Institute. All rights reserved. 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The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. you should consult with a professional where appropriate. neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of proft or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. Jossey-Bass books and products are available through most bookstores. To contact Jossey- Bass directly call our Customer Care Department within the u.S. at 800-956-7739, outside the u.S. at 317-572-3986, or fax 317-572-4002. Jossey-Bass also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. All names and circumstances have been changed for the book’s stories. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bering, Stacie, date. It’s a baby girl! : the unique wonder and special nature of your daughter from pregnancy to two years / Stacie Bering and Adie Goldberg ; foreword by Michael Gurian. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBn 978-0-470-24339-8 (pbk.) 1. Infant girls—Development. 2. Infant girls—Care. 3. Infants—Development. 4. Toddlers—Development. 5. Girls. I. Goldberg, Adie, date. II. Title. III. Title: It is a baby girl. hQ774.B445 2009 305.232082—dc22 2008031670 Printed in the united States of America first edition PB Printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 B e r i n g _ G I R L f f i r s . i n d d 4 1 1 / 2 / 0 8 3 : 0 0 : 1 0 P M Contents Foreword vii Acknowledgments xi Introduction: It’s a Baby Girl! 1 1 The Girl Inside You 11 2 Her First Year 31 3 G azing into the Future: Toddler and Preschool Girls 61 4 A Baby Girl Is a Family Affair! Circles of Support 97 Sources 113 Resources for Parents of Girls 129 The Gurian Institute 135 About the Authors 137 Index 139 v Bering_GIRLftoc.indd 5 10/25/08 2:41:54 PM Bering_GIRLftoc.indd 6 10/25/08 2:41:54 PM Foreword Congratulations! You have a brand new baby girl! Having a baby girl will change your lives in beautiful ways that you could not have imagined until now. With your new baby girl in your arms, your home, your relationships, your day-to-day existence will fower as they never have before. To have such a child is to experience ecstatic joy and humbling awe at the miracles inherent in the universe. As with every great thing in life, however, having a new baby girl presents challenges. Before you had your daughter, people may have smiled, “Life will never be the same!” Now here you are—life will never be the same . . . and a little help would be nice! If you have received or picked up this book, you might be wondering • How does one care for a baby girl in particular? • What does this young daughter need? • What are key developmental moments in her life? • What are accurate expectations for her development? • How are her needs the same as any child, and yet, also, unique to her as an individual girl? vii Bering_GIRLfbetw.indd 7 11/2/08 8:04:02 PM viii Foreword All of us at the Gurian Institute are devoted to providing science- based and life-affrming answers to parents’ questions about how to raise their children. In this book, you’ll fnd information, wisdom, stories, and fascinating science about your developing girl. Dr. Stacie Bering, an obstetrician who specializes in women’s health and child development, and Adie Goldberg, a clinical social worker who specializes in early childhood education, have culled through the best new literature (and best old wisdom) on raising girls in order to bring you this book. They have also infused this book with their own personal experience with patients. Between them, Dr. Bering and Ms. Goldberg have sixty years’ experience in helping families of young children. Along with their experience and understanding, Dr. Bering and Ms. Goldberg are also Certifed Gurian Institute Trainers. Thus they specialize in helping parents understand the individual needs of girls and boys. Boys and girls are similar, but they are also different. I hope as you read this book, you’ll be intrigued by how wonderfully similar and different they are. Enjoy this book and enjoy your beautiful girl. If you can, share comments with us on www.gurianinstitute.com. We look forward to hearing about how your daughter is fourishing. The world needs her passion and purpose, and I know she will make you proud! —Michael Gurian, president, the Gurian Institute Bering_GIRLfbetw.indd 8 11/2/08 8:04:02 PM
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