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title: "Retro Baby: Cut Back on All the Gear and Boost Your Baby's Development With More Than 100 Time-tested Activities (Retro Development)"
brand: "anne h zachry phd"
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# Retro Baby: Cut Back on All the Gear and Boost Your Baby's Development With More Than 100 Time-tested Activities (Retro Development)

**Brand:** anne h zachry phd
**Price:** ₪137
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- **What is this?** Retro Baby: Cut Back on All the Gear and Boost Your Baby's Development With More Than 100 Time-tested Activities (Retro Development) by anne h zachry phd
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## Customer Reviews

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    Great book for infant development and new moms concerned about “what baby stuff to buy”
  

*by A***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 21, 2022*

Informative book by pediatric physical therapist.Very helpful in determining what gear you “need.” I’m more of a minimalist so I didn’t want to purchase a bunch of baby “stuff” for just a few months/year of use. A lot of it you don’t need and it’s even bad for babies development!She also gives you detailed exercises you can easily do at home with baby, based on age/development levels.I read the entire book quickly and will keep it as a reference once my baby arrives and I can start tracking physical milestones.

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    A must-read for any new and expecting moms
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 6, 2017*

I am a developmental play therapist, working primarily with children ages 3-6. When I became pregnant, I started studying up on infant development since it was an area I was not as familiar with. I was looking for a good resource that would give me some tools to help promote my baby's language/ cognitive, physical, and social development. I am so incredibly grateful that I found this book- not only did it have exactly what I was looking for, it provided a ton of practical examples as well as developmental reference charts, which serve as a nice reference and reminder. She also discussed the dangers of the baby gear "trap" that so many parents are in. There are SO many products targeted to new parents (rock n plays, baby swings, jumparoos) and she explains and gives evidence as to why overuse of these items can hinder infant development.Pros:- written by a Pediatric Occupational Therapist (this was very important to me since pediatric OT's specialize in infant development)- easy to read, any medical/OT jargon is well explained, even if you are not familiar with child development terms- cites actual research- black and white pictures/ charts throughout-excellent and very practical, hands-on informationCons:-the only con I could think of, and it may not be a con for some, is that there were certain parts of the book that overlapped/were repetitive. For example, there's a section on back sleeping and it emphasizes back sleeping many different times throughout. So, I don't know that it's a con since back sleeping is obviously incredibly important, but if it's information you are already aware of, it can feel repetitive.If you are expecting or a new mom, I HIGHLY recommend this book if you want practical ways to engage and encourage proper development for your baby.

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    Too much time on physical therapy perspective/activities, not many new ideas for toys/activities
  

*by G***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 13, 2014*

I bought this book b/c I liked the premise about how I can buy less toys (and therefore less clutter) while at the same time going "back to basics" in terms of toys, with the basic toys being the most healthy anyway. However, the author spends most of the time just talking about tummy time and physical development. I mean, that was good b/c it was very motivating and I learned why tummy time is so important, but I expected more. I think the author comes from a physical therapy perspective (I read the book pretty fast), which is fine, but the book is heavily skewed in only that perspective. My child doesn't have any physical therapy issues or flat head, and he actually wants to be on his tummy nearly all the time, so all the talk about the problems seemed like overkill. This book did motivate me to not use the jumperoo much, but it wasn't very helpful in terms of toys, activities, etc.I thought that reading this book would give me an overview of the 10 or 100 basic toys that I needed, the basic repertoire, but (1) there weren't that many ideas for things that I wasn't already doing from reading other parenting books and attending early childhood classes and (2) most of the toys/activities required parent involvement. Which, don't get me wrong, parent involvement is great, but (1) I was looking for toys/activities for independent play and (2) parent does need to get other things besides play with baby, which is why parents rely on all those other toys/gear that she eschews.I'm not being very eloquent here due to sleep deprivation, but in summary, I thought this was going to be more of a "back to basics" book as well as helping declutter, but it fell short. Maybe this is helpful for parents who rely on many "baby holders," but since I didn't happen to do that because of my baby's preferences (#1 only wanted to be held by me and not any gear and #2 doesn't want to be held by any gear at all but prefers tummy time or a person holding him), then it wasn't very helpful for me.

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