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Bring the little ones, Esther Weber, and Leo Green.

I bought this book after first borrowed in the library. I liked it so much I decided to want a copy at home. On the 'lead' so I read on the internet, and inevitably the information I collected were fragmentary and made mostly of stories of experiences of mothers who have learned to carry on their children. Yes, our mothers and do not have it taught, most of us have learned through youtube, forums, blogs.

The Book of Esther Weber gave me the impression of being very complete but a bit 'a summary of the many things I knew already plus a good 70% of things that I did not know at all.

The first part deals with the 'story' of the lead in the world and in Europe, analyzing this practice in societies with low (modern Western) and high contact, then the various models of care and the different media used in a number of specific cultures (Eskimos Netsilik, Yequana Venezuelan Anbarra in Australia and others).

The second part provides an analysis of the physiological characteristics of the man-cub, and why they are compatible with the bandage and contact. But not only are the concepts of contact and movement, how they vary according to the position (belly to belly, belly-back ...) and what happens when the parent and the child. You can see the functions of the so-called space taken, what it means and how it functions as a containment filter to the world, a place of rest and protection of the child.

There is an interesting space devoted to the practical aspects: wear and tears, wear and sleep wear and nursing wear in winter or summer, when wearing your baby is sick, bring to support the care of children with Down syndrome or born prematurely.

Finally, a mini-guide on the different types of support, described in all their characteristics.

short, far from being an enthusiastic private story, I found this book a complete and objective test on a practice that is not just a trend followed by some exotic mom 'alternative' in search of weirdness, but a natural way, sensible and normal to address early childhood together with our children.

There is also the site , where to find information on the port if ', but also bring the little concerning, on courses for parents and professionals.

I would recommend it to both mothers 'kangaroo', but also those who never led, and especially to pregnant mothers. I hindsight I would pull on Victoria from the early days, but I found the strap and pouch only after a few months. Nobody taught me, have I had spoken, and especially so in the beginning I was using the baby carrier (given to me by accident), often also not very suitable position 'before the world', or a sling 'hard', without knowing it make it very . I read this book when Victoria was still in the belly I would be more prepared for his birth, I would know more if I had more arguments to refute the usual hasty judgments of relatives and supporters of unknown bouncers and wheelchairs.