Essential buying advice for new parents. Our independant guide to the best baby products on the market is now in its 13th edition! Packed with practical information, The CHOICE Guide to Baby Products is the result of extensive research and testing by our CHOICE experts.

With over 60,000 copies sold, this independent guide to the best baby products on the market is packed with practical information based on extensive research and testing by CHOICE experts. A must for every new parent, this updated 13th edition includes essential information on: cots; highchairs; strollers; disposable nappies; child car restraints; baby monitors, changing accessories; toys; playpens and walkers. Useful tips boxes, green buying advice and checklists are scattered throughout. There's also advice about safety around the home and on other issues confronting new parents, such as childcare and immunisation.

This essential guide to getting the best value in basic baby products offers important information on safety, durabilty, comfort, and performance. Completely revised and updated, it includes price guidelines, recall information, and up-to-date buying advice on toys, clothing, baby foods, disposable diapers, and more. Photos.

America's best-selling and best-loved guide to baby gear is back with an updated and revised edition! Yes, a baby book that actually answers the big question about having a baby: How am I going to afford all this? With the average cost of a baby topping $7400 for just the first year alone, new parents need creative solutions and innovative ideas to navigate the consumer maze that confronts all parents-to-be. Baby Bargains is the answer! Inside, you'll discover: * BEST BET PICKS for cribs, car seats, strollers, high chairs, diapers and more! * CHEAT SHEETS for your baby registry--create a baby registry in minutes with our good, better, best ideas. * SEVEN THINGS no one tells you about baby gear, from nursery furniture to feeding baby. * THE TRUTH ABOUT STROLLERS--and which brands work best in the real world. * Dozens of SAFETY TIPS to keep baby safe and affordably baby proof your home. * DETAILED CHARTS that compare brands of cribs, high chairs, car seats and more. This new 12th edition adds the latest tips and advice on getting bargains on baby gear, including: Streamlined recommendations by parenting lifestyle, from a crib for space-challenged urban parents to an affordable car seat for Grandma's car. New recommendations for baby feeding, from baby food processors to storage ideas for home-made baby food. BUDGET-FRIENDLY picks for dozens of items, from high chairs to infant car seats. Expanded coverage of the price war on diapers--who's got the best deals now?

Stop changing diapers?start potting your baby. Over half the world's children are potty trained by one year old, yet the average potty training age in the United States is currently three years old. This leaves parents wondering: What did people do before diapers? and How do I help my own baby out of diapers sooner?Elimination Communication, also known as EC, is the natural alternative to full-time diapers and conventional toilet training. Although human babies have been pottied from birth for all human history, we've modernized the technique to work in today's busy world.Go Diaper Free shows parents of 0-18 month babies, step-by-step, how to do EC with confidence, whether full time or part time, with diapers or without. "Diaper-free" doesn't mean a naked baby making a mess everywhere - it actually means free from dependence upon diapers. With this book, new parents can avoid years of messy diapers, potty training struggles, diaper rash, and unexplained fussiness. Also helpful for those considering EC, in the middle of a potty pause, or confused about how to begin.This 6th edition includes a new section on The Dream Pee, a full text and graphic revision, more photos of EC in action, and a complete list of further resources.MULTIMEDIA EDITION: includes the book and access to private video library, helpful downloads, additional troubleshooting, and our private online support group run by our Certified Coaches. For less than the cost of a case of diapers, you can learn EC hands-on, the way it's meant to be learned.

This entertaining and informative book--written by Marianne Szymanski, child development and toy expert, and Ellen Neuborne, an award-winning business journalist--is an essential and authoritative guide to toys and play. Based on thirteen years of independent consumer-focused research, Toy Tips offers invaluable advice and practical information about selecting appropriate toys and answers questions such as Why do kids play with toys? What is the true role of toys? Which toys are good and which aren’t? How do toys figure into normal, healthy child development? “Invaluable and specific guidance about how the right toys can help your kids learn, develop, build skills, and have some fun.” --Michele Borba, consultant, educator, and author, Parents Do Make a Difference, Building Moral Intelligence, and No More Misbehavin' “No one is better equipped than Marianne Szymanski to help you make smart choices when purchasing toys for your kids or for the kids in your life.”--Spencer Christian, former host of Szymanski’s guest segments on ABC’s Good Morning America, and author, Is There a Dinosaur in Your Backyard? and many other children’s books “Szymanski’s years of experience and passion for serving children make her a leading voice in the developmental benefits of toys and play.”--From the Foreward by Marvin W. Berkowitz

Essential buying advice for new parents. Our independant guide to the best baby products on the market is now in its 12th edition! Packed with practical information, The CHOICE Guide to Baby Products is the result of extensive research and testing by our CHOICE experts. In the latest edition, find reliable advice on: Cots, Highchairs, Jogger strollers, Four-wheel strollers, Twin strollers, Disposable nappies, Child car restraints as well as general information on bathtime, bedtime and changing accessories, feeding, toys, playpens, walkers and useful 'What to look for' checklists. Plus there's information about safety around the home, and advice on other issues confronting new parents, such as childcare, immunisation, SIDS and postnatal depression.