I've recently found the work of Alfie Kohn and his books (Unconditional Parenting, Punished by Rewards - these I've read) it's heavily evidence-based (lot's of cited research).
It challenges the status-quo but I really enjoy his perspective.
The books aren't really about dealing with very small babies , but you might enjoy his teachings.
There's a DVD (about 2 hour long) "Unconditional Parenting" which is a great summary of the book with the same name.
It challenges the status-quo but I really enjoy his perspective.
The books aren't really about dealing with very small babies , but you might enjoy his teachings.
There's a DVD (about 2 hour long) "Unconditional Parenting" which is a great summary of the book with the same name.
Best of luck in that adventure!