Nanny Smith has had more than 50 years' experience with babies and children, during which time she developed her own views on how they should be brought up. Published to accompany a BBC Television series starting in July 1993, this book passes on her knowledge and practical advice and is designed to save money and time, and to alert parents to potential problems before they begin. The topics covered include first feeding, nappies and toilet-training, dressing, playing, behaving, growing and learning, bathing, sleeping, and weaning and eating. Nina Grunfeld was one of Nanny Smith's "children", and her previous books include "A Miscellany of Parents' Wisdom" and "Pregnancy Week by Week".
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Despite the title, self-consciously ironic, this is not a book about regimenting children who should be seen and not heard. Rather, Nanny Smith practices the soothing doctrine that every child will reach every stage of maturity when they are ready for it. So don't try to force them to follow your deadlines (which change every generation) but trust them to follow theirs.
Easy to say, hard to do, what happens at 2am when they're still crying and won't go to sleep? Nanny has a chapter on that, combining theory with practice and time-proven tips. In fact, she has a chapter on everything. So buy a copy, read it with your feet up over cocoa, and marvel at how, despite being 70, Nanny is really rather Zen.
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Nanny knows best
10 Dec 2012
By Alison M. Smith
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Format:Paperback
This book is a most excellent resource in raising children, I used it when my own three were very small and read and re read for advice. Nanny's advice was so readable and made so much sense, she valued each child and respected them. I am so sad to see that it is out of print, much needed these days!
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The Best Alternative Parenting Book Ever
4 Oct 2012
By dogpsych69
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In this age of 'SuperNaanny' & 'Nanny 911' one would be forgiven for thinking this extraordinary book was about regulating your child with behaviourism. It is not, this woman was so repectful of each child, of childhood. She was an innovator and should be up there with the greats. This book was written by one or her grown-up ex-charges and was a TV series in the 80s.
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Nanny thinks she knows best.
19 May 2012
By NS dancer
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Format:Paperback
I found this book in a library some years ago, and found the tone no-nonsense but preachy some of the time. Many ideas were out-dated.
1] Nanny says she puts all 'her' babies in dresses, for the first few months. I am old enough to remember the pre baby-gro days, when this was the norm. It did no harm, but I cannot see many modern parents wanting to put their sons in dresses.
2] All babies should have some formula from the first month.
3] A parent asked about what words to use when children talk about their genitals. I think there were some suggestions for boys. But she loftily said that little girls do not talk about their private parts! They do, but in some cultures might not in front of adults, having picked up it is rude to do so.
4] She rightly points out that a 3 year old who you take to a playground, won't want to leave the swings. Her suggestion of keeping them strapped in their pushchair and just letting them watch others, sounds awful. If she does not want them making a scene when it's time to go, why not wait until they are older before taking them.
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On the other hand, she sees babies as individuals, who develop at different paces, and advises against comparing one child with another, in terms of who walks/ talks first etc. She also tells parents children need to be shown, not told how to behave.
1] Nanny says she puts all 'her' babies in dresses, for the first few months. I am old enough to remember the pre baby-gro days, when this was the norm. It did no harm, but I cannot see many modern parents wanting to put their sons in dresses.
2] All babies should have some formula from the first month.
3] A parent asked about what words to use when children talk about their genitals. I think there were some suggestions for boys. But she loftily said that little girls do not talk about their private parts! They do, but in some cultures might not in front of adults, having picked up it is rude to do so.
4] She rightly points out that a 3 year old who you take to a playground, won't want to leave the swings. Her suggestion of keeping them strapped in their pushchair and just letting them watch others, sounds awful. If she does not want them making a scene when it's time to go, why not wait until they are older before taking them.
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On the other hand, she sees babies as individuals, who develop at different paces, and advises against comparing one child with another, in terms of who walks/ talks first etc. She also tells parents children need to be shown, not told how to behave.
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