Dr. Sears combines his almost forty years of clinical practice as a paediatrician, his experience raising eight children with his wife, Martha, and development psychology’s “attachment theory” to put together “attachment parenting”. The book introduces the knowledge necessary to raise 0-2 year-old infants, and explains “attachment parenting,” that is, raising children in a loving environment. It tells parents how to meet their children’s needs while simultaneously feeling relaxed themselves.