Crib Notes A Random Reference for the Modern Parent

by Maniatis, Amy; Weil, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780811844055
• ISBN10: 0811844056
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-19
• Publisher: Chronicle Books

Summary

Will the baby grow up to be the Dalai Lama? How do you twist balloons into dogs? Which countries offer the best maternity benefits? What are the most common baby names? What does a human face look like to a newborn? Crib Notes is the delightful, illustrated compendium of facts--useful and useless, and always fascinating--about pregnancy and early childhood. This enchanting volume offers page after page of compelling trivia and practical information, made all the more playful by the juxtaposition of subjects. Growth charts, nanny salaries by region, ancient and modern gender predictors, bedtime story generators, and information and advice on scores of other topics make this whimsical book completely necessary--a shower gift that will bring endless pleasure and the perfect cribside companion.

Author Biography

Amy Maniatis is a creative director of marketing at Gap, Inc., and the mother of Lucy, 4, and Chloe, 2. She lives in Berkeley, California.

Elizabeth Weil is the mother of one-year-old Hannah. Her writing has appeared in Vogue , Glamour , Real Simple , Mademoiselle , Rolling Stone , and the New York Times Magazine , among other places. She lives in San Francisco.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 11
How to Tell If Your Child Is the Dalai Lama	p. 13
Percentage of Children Born by Day of the Week	p. 14
What's a Second Cousin Twice Removed?	p. 15
What Kids Want to Be When They Grow Up, According to the Junior Achievement Enterprise Poll	p. 16
Old Wives' Tales for Predicting the Sex of an Unborn Baby	p. 17
How to Make a Dog Balloon	p. 18
Projected College Tuitions	p. 20
Formulae for Compound Interest	p. 21
Anatomy of Lactation	p. 22
The Many Careers of Barbie	p. 23
Females, as Males See Them	p. 24
Males, as Females See Them	p. 25
Mean Duration of Coitus in Various Species	p. 26
Directions for "The Itsy Bitsy Spider,"	p. 27
Average Number of Sperm Per Ejaculate in Various Animals	p. 28
Average Travel Time of Sperm to Egg in Various Animals	p. 29
Top 10 Baby Names for the Past 10 Decades	p. 30
Fertile Life of Sperm in Various Animals	p. 32
Morals in Aesop's Fables	p. 33
Average Nanny Salaries by Metro Area	p. 34
Days of Gestation for Various Animals	p. 35
Estimated Annual Child Expenses, the First 18 Years	p. 36
Breakdown of Expenses, the First 18 Years	p. 37
Ancient Chinese Birth Gender Predictor	p. 38
Solomon's Wisdom in Judgment	p. 39
How to Tell If You're Having a Boy or a Girl from a Sonogram	p. 40
Child Rulers	p. 41
Basic Genetics	p. 42
Some First Edition Children's Stories and Their Values	p. 43
Names of Young in Various Species	p. 44
A Very Brief Guide to In Utero Development	p. 46
Basic Fertilization	p. 48
Age of Paternity, According to the New Revised Standard Version Bible	p. 49
Some Famous Voices in Animated Films	p. 50
How to Predict Ovulation Without a Kit	p. 52
Economics of Diapering	p. 53
Maternity Benefits Around the World	p. 54
The Fetal Heart	p. 56
Blood Types	p. 58
Grim Fates in Grimm's Fairy Tales	p. 59
The Human Placenta	p. 60
The Finest Stripes a Newborn Can See from One Foot Away	p. 61
Major Newborn Reflexes	p. 62
Top Toys of the Twentieth Century, According to the Toy Industry Association	p. 64
Child Shoe Sizes	p. 67
Yoga Pose to Relieve Shoulder Pain from Carrying an Infant	p. 68
Slang Terms for Pregnancy	p. 69
Ingredients in Powdered Similac Advance Infant Formula with Iron	p. 70
Approximate Composition of Human Colostrum, Human Milk, and Cow's Milk (per DL)	p. 71
Names of Dr. Seuss Characters	p. 72
U. S. Birth Rates by Age of Mother	p. 76
Chances of Having a Multiple Birth Using Assisted Reproductive Technology	p. 77
Primer for a Good Bedtime Story	p. 78
Growth Chart (Boys)	p. 80
Growth Chart (Girls)	p. 81
Famous Adoptive Parents	p. 82
Famous Adopted People	p. 83
The Human Family Tree	p. 84
The Male Experience of Pregnancy: Symptoms of the Couvade	p. 85
Hormonal Changes During Pregnancy	p. 86
Fertility and Childbirth Dictionary	p. 87
Greek Gods: The Family Tree	p. 88
Classic TV Show Families	p. 89
Number of Children According to Your Palm	p. 90
Nonpharmaceutical Ways to Induce Labor	p. 91
Anatomy of a Disposable Diaper	p. 92
Word for "Mother" in Various Languages	p. 94
How Labor Progresses: Three Studies	p. 96
APGAR Deciphered	p. 97
Birthing Positions	p. 98
U.S. Patent #405, 600: The Baby Carriage	p. 100
Basic Montessori Principles	p. 101
Birthmarks	p. 102
Waveform of a Baby's Cry	p. 104
Wong/Baker Faces Pain Scale	p. 105
Classic Lullaby Lyrics	p. 106
Diagram of a Skinner Box	p. 110
First Words for a Bowel Movement	p. 111
Carol Burnett on Childbirth	p. 112
Scientific Terms to Describe Crying	p. 113
Diaper Folding Methods	p. 114
First-Year Milestones: A Human Infant vs. a Captive-Born Chimpanzee	p. 118
Caffeine-Induced Organic Mental Disorder	p. 119
Coping Mechanisms: The Four Noble Truths, According to Buddha	p. 120
Methods of Sterilization	p. 121
Some Milestones in the First 18 Months	p. 122
Dr. Arnold Gesell on Infancy	p. 123
How to Analyze Your Infant's Skull: Basic Phrenology	p. 124
Developmental Psychology 101	p. 125
Transition to Parenthood: Total Adjustment Difficulty	p. 126
24-Hour Newborn Day	p. 127
Clinical Symptoms of Sleep Deprivation	p. 128
Profiles of the Breast: Pre- and Post-Lactation	p. 129
Days to Double Birth Weight for Various Species	p. 130
Age Under Which a Child Must Travel in a Car Seat, by State	p. 131
Sample Nanny Contract	p. 132
Sleep Advice	p. 134
The Primary Teeth	p. 136
The Effects of a Boy Child on Marriage and Money	p. 137
Some Child Stars and the Age at Which They Played Their First Major Role	p. 138
Top 99 Words: Percentage of Children Reported Understanding or Producing at One Year	p. 140
One-Month-Olds See No Difference Among These Faces	p. 142
Speech Elements Dictionary	p. 143
Acknowledgments	p. 144
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