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Five best books for second (or third)-time parents

When our first child was born, it took two of us to bathe him – one to do the bathing, the other to read aloud from Penelope Leach’s “Your Baby And Child." By the time our third child arrived, our baby-book needs were much more specific. Here are our top book recommendations for second- or third-time parents:

4. "Touchpoints," by T. Berry Brazelton

  • By By Rebekah Denn

4. Touchpoints, by T. Berry Brazelton. This classic was one book among many during my first pregnancy, but has proved unusually useful on return visits. For child No. 3, I’m finding Brazelton’s guidelines on what to expect at different ages particularly helpful. I don’t need to be reminded how to nurse and diaper a child, for instance, but I did appreciate being reminded to expect a growth spurt (and accompanying appetite surge) when the baby was 2 weeks old.

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