Packed with practical ideas, gentle reassurances and collected wisdoms, this pocketbook of parenting is designed to restore every new parent's sanity. Here are hundreds of effective ways to soothe and care for even the most fractious baby, while looking after your own needs and simultaneously boosting your confidence in looking after baby. Unlike other advice books, Deborah's rules are flexible, realistic and parent-and-child-friendly. They derive from her own parenting experience as the mother of three, as well as the unique research she has undertaken in parenting skills worldwide. This is a book which will be much welcomed by new parents everywhere.