Nursies When the Sun Shines: A little book on nightweaning

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Nursies When the Sun Shines is a godsend to parents of nursing toddlers, exhausted from late night wakings for milk. Beautiful watercolor illustrations and a sweet, lulling verse help young children understand the concept of night and day. Night time, the book explains, is for sleeping. "Nursies," on the other hand, happen when the sun shines. In Nursies, a toussle-haired toddler is snuggled up in bed with mom and dad, ready to go to sleep for the night, the family's grey striped cat snoozing soundly at their feet. When the toddler wakes at night for "nursies," mom shows her baby that it's dark outside, and assures baby that she'll have nursies when the sun shines. Later, with brilliant sun streaming through the window, the toddler knows it's time for nursies. The book closes with a heart-warming illustration of a nursing family: the toddler, nuzzled up to mama's breast, daddy kissing toddler's head, and even the family cat purring a love song. Nursies is a groundbreaking children's book, the first-ever to focus on night weaning. Its goal is to facilitate communication between parent and young child, thereby making the process of night weaning as gentle and easy as possible. Il existe plusieurs livres en anglais dédiés au thème du sevrage nocturne, et j’ai choisi celui-ci pour ses illustrations douces, presque féériques. Le livre est court, donc l’enfant ne perd pas le fil, et la couverture est toute veloutée. A simple book to help mothers night wean their toddler. An unnamed mother sings to her young one about when it is appropriate for "nursies". Each image focuses on the family bond, especially the one with the mother who is narrating. A soft, dreamy touch from watercolours compliments the atmosphere of sleep and love.

On a larger level, it is my belief that the book helps lengthen breastfeeding terms because it gives an option to exhausted moms other than cold turkey full weaning.

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Three earnest animals and one misguided turkey learn about colors, clothes, and getting dressed in this Sandra Boynton classic board book. Getting ready for sleep is tons of fun in this special anniversary edition of a Sandra Boynton classic. Condition: New. Burrier, Sara (illustrator). New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published.

There are far too few books to help toddlers deal with the more "countercultural" transitions -- while potty training and crib-to-big beds and becoming an older sibling books abound, it's incredibly difficult to find books about weaning an older child or moving from the family bed to a separate sleep space, probably because the stigma surrounding these parenting choices is large enough to make publishers believe there aren't many of us "out there" as a market. I think reading it for quite a while before night weaning did help Lily (and even me!) with the idea. Night feeding is not an easy thing to give up, but I knew when I was ready, even if she wasn't quite. Little Critter is dealing with his little sister learning to use the potty in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. If you are in the very specific niche of being a cosleeping, breastfeeding family wanting to night wean your toddler, this book is for you. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuthKatherine C. Havener JD IBCLC CLC is a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, a Certified Lactation Counselor, and a retired La Leche League Leader. She is also an attorney. She is the mother of four girls whom she proudly breastfed for a total of ten years. She lives in Northern California.