an easy-to-follow guide

Caring for your baby

Essential advice for a baby's first year from Britain's number one parenting publisher

Naia Edwards worked as an editor in publishing for many years and is now a freelance writer. Her books include a series of non-fiction children's books for Dorling Kindersley. She lives in Surrey and has four boys aged from 13 years down to 7 months.

From the leading publishers of parenting books comes a brand new series of beautifully illustrated and easy-to-follow guides covering all the essential phases of childcare. 
 
This first book offers parents gentle, practical and reassuring advice on every aspect of the day-to-day needs of their baby, from holding, bathing and soothing to vaccinations and key developmental milestones. Guiding them from that exciting moment when they arrive home from hospital through to the their first birthday, Caring for your baby is the only babycare book parents need to sail through that first year with calm and confidence.

Weaning and Coping with Feeding Problems

Essential advice on feeding your baby and toddler from Britain's number one parenting publisher

Naia Edwards worked as an editor in publishing for many years and is now a freelance writer. Her books include Breastfeeding and Bottle-feeding and Caring For Your Baby (both Vermilion), as well as a series of non-fiction children's books for Dorling Kindersley. She lives in Surrey and has four children.

A new title in the series of beautifully illustrated and easy-to-follow practical guides covering all the essential phases of childcare. 
 
The different stages of weaning can be confusing, from reading a child's signs to introducing solid foods. And once your child reaches toddlerdom, the trouble doesn't stop - the psychological battles of getting your toddler to eat well can be a daily struggle. This comprehensive illustrated guide offers practical guidance and clear guidelines to help you establish what's suitable at different ages, when and how to feed them, and how to create good feeding habits in your baby and your toddler, making mealtimes a better place.

Naia Edwards

From the leading publishers of parenting books comes a brand new series of beautifully illustrated and easy-to-follow guides covering all the essential phases of childcare. 
 
Breastfeeding a baby may appear simple but the practicalities of getting your baby to nurse well, in a manner that is comfortable for you both, can be difficult for many mothers. With gentle, practical and reassuring advice, this book offers support and guidance on every aspect of breastfeeding, from positioning and latching a baby onto the breast to expressing and troubleshooting common problems. And for mothers who are unable or choose not to breastfeed it offers helpful advice on how to bottle-feed successfully.

Naia Edwards

Books by Naia Edwards

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