La Leche League of Teaneck, NJ
Lending Library / Books for Sale

Following is a list of titles currently available in our lending library. La Leche League members and non-members are welcome to borrow books for one month. Come to the regular monthly meeting and select a title that interests you. We request that non-members only take one book per month.

We also have certain selections available for sale through our Group, indicated in the table below. LLL Members receive a discount on selected books. Book sales help support the work of our local La Leche League Group.

Books make wonderful gifts for expectant parents!

Breastfeeding
Baumgarner, Norma Jane Mothering Your Nursing Toddler

A welcome source of support and positive reinforcement for nursing mother's whose happily nursing babies are quickly approaching their first birthday.

Brewster, Dorothy You Can Breastfeed Your Baby...Even in Special Situations
Huggins, Kathleen; Ziedrich, Linda The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning

Lifting the veil from a subject that distresses countless mothers, the authors suggest alternative ways of resolving breastfeeding problems and help women avoid weaning prematurely.

Kippley, Sheila Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing
La Leche League International The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, 35th Anniversary Edition
La Leche League International The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, 1997 Edition

Latch on to this book for step-by-step guides to early months, common concerns, problems, and weaning. Additional sections on general nutrition, sleep issues, going back to work, discipline, and fathering are useful for all breastfeeding mothers.

This Book is also available for sale through our Group

Palmer, Gabrielle The Politics of Breastfeeding

Fully explores the political, economic, and social implications of bottle feeding versus breastfeeding

Pryor, Karen Nursing Your Baby
Raphael, Dana The Tender Gift: Breastfeeding
Renfrew, Mary; Fisher, Chloe; Arms, Suzanne Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You

Bestfeeding is an excellent book for new mothers wanting to breastfeed. Besides covering breastfeeding "basics," Bestfeeding also deals with many of the difficulties than can arise. Perhaps its best feature are the clear pictures depicting both good and the less-than-perfect positionings of babies on the breast--very helpful for the inexperienced breastfeeding mom.

Nutrition
Kenda, Margaret Elizabeth; Williams, Phyllis Natural Baby Food Cookbook
Kushi, Michio and Aveline Macrobiotic Pregnancy and Care of the Newborn
La Leche League International Mother's in the Kitchen
La Leche League International Whole Foods for the Whole Family
Parenting
Briggs, Dorothy Corkille Your Child's Self Esteem
"A practical book of significant family helpfulness."
-- Los Angeles Times
"One of the best books on child guidance...simple, practical, and consistently constructive in handling the innumerable questions that arise in any family."
--Dr. Paul Popenoe, Family Life
"Appropriate advice for all human relationships."
--The Circulator (National YMCA)
Burton, Linda; Dittmer, Janet; Loveless, Cheri What's a Smart Woman Like You Doing at Home?
Cahill, Mary Ann The Heart Has Its Own Reasons
Cardozo, Arlene Rosen Sequencing
Craig, Sidney Raising Your Child, Not by Force, but by Love
Englehardt, Anne; Sullivan, Cheryl Playful Learning: An Alternative Approach to Preschool
Faber, Adele; Mazlish, Elaine How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

Excellent communication tool kit based on a series of workshops developed by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. The "Reminder" pages, helpful cartoon illustrations, and excellent exercises will improve your ability as a parent to talk and problem-solve with your children. The book can be used alone or in parenting groups, and the solid tools provided are appropriate for kids of all ages.

Faber, Adele; Mazlish, Elaine Siblings without Rivalry

The #1 "New York Times" bestseller-- with three new insightful and informative chapters. "Siblings Without Rivalry" challenges the idea that constant, unpleasant conflict among siblings is natural and unavoidable and uses action-oriented, accessible anecdotes and stories to show parents the many ways to teach children to get along.

Good, Julia Darnell; Reis, Joyce Good A Special Kind of Parenting
Gromada, Karen Kerkhoff Mothering Multiples
Hagstrom, Julie and Morrill, Joan Games Babies Play and More Games Babies Play
Hunter, Brenda In the Company of Women

This book gives insight into the art of friendship, offering wisdom and practical advice on how each of us can make - and nurture - lifelong relationships with other women.

Jones, Sandy Crying Baby, Sleepless Nights
Kaplan, Louise Oneness and Separateness: From Infant to Individual
Kitzinger, Sheila The Crying Baby
Kitzinger, Sheila Woman as Mothers (How they see themselves in different Cultures)
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy Raising Your Spirited Child

A new approach to raising "spirited" children shows parents how to understand the child's and their own temperamental traits, discover the power of positive suggestion, and much more.

LeShan, Eda When Your Child Drives You Crazy
Lewis, Deborah Shaw; and Yoest, Charmaine Crouse Mother in the Middle
Lowman, Kaye Of Cradles and Careers
McCullough, Bonnie Runyan 401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home
Rogers, Fred Mr. Rogers Talks with Parents
Sears, William M. and Martha Sears, contributor The Baby Book

This Book is for sale through our Group. We do not have a copy in our lending library.

Sears, William, M.D. Becoming a Father

This Book is also available for sale through our Group

Sears, William, M.D. Creative Parenting : How to Use the Attachment Parenting Concept to Raise Children Successfully from Birth Through Adolescence
Sears, William and Martha The Discipline Book
Sears, William, M.D. The Fussy Baby

This Book is also available for sale through our Group

 
Sears, William, M.D. Growing Together : A Parent's Guide to Baby's First Year

If you're concerned or inquisitive about your baby's development, you should have this book! Dr. Sears covers the physical, mental, and emotional develpments of your baby. Hundreds of cute pictures of his own baby. ...a reader from Aberdeen, WA

Sears, William, M.D. Safe and Healthy: A Parent's Guide to Children's Illnesses and Accidents
Thenevin, Tine The Family Bed

This venerable book introduced the increasingly-popular concept of The Family Bed for modern American audiences. This book provides reassurance for parents who feel guilty about letting their kids climb in with them, and for parents who have tried--and failed--at letting the baby "cry it out." Even if you don't sleep with your children, you'll find it an interesting read.

Thenevin, Tine Mothering and Fathering
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Bean, Constance Methods of childbirth : a complete guide to childbirth classes and maternity care
Bing, Elizabeth Six Practical Lessons for an Easier Childbirth

The classic book on the Lamaze method for pregnant women and their partners, now revised and in a new trade paperback edition. Filled with vital information and reassurance, this essential book will make expectant couples better prepared than ever for this joyous, rewarding experience.

Dick-Read, Grantly, M.D. Childbirth without Fear
Hausknecht, Richard, M.D.; Heilman, Joan Ratner Having a Caesarean Baby
Korte, Diana; Scaer, Roberta A Good Birth, A Safe Birth
Noble, Elizabeth Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year
Noble, Elizabeth Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year, 2nd Edition, revised
McCutcheon, Susan and Peter Rosegg Natural Childbirth, The Bradley Way
Various
Aslett, Don Clutter's Last Stand
Berezin, Nancy After a Loss in Pregnancy
Young, Faye Early Gerald the Third (children's book)

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