William Sears (medic)

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William Sears (born December 9, 1939 in Alton , Illinois ) is an American doctor of pediatrics.

Sears is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine , School of Medicine. Together with his wife Martha, a nurse and lactation consultant, he coined the educational philosophy of attachment parenting (German often: attachment-oriented education or needs-oriented education ).

After completing his degree, William Sears attended Harvard Medical School Children's Hospital in Boston and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto . He appeared on many American television shows as Dr. Bill , for example at Oprah Winfrey , Good Morning America or CBS This Morning . He was and is invited to the topics of parenting and attachment parenting . He is also a medical and education consultant for Baby Talk and Parenting magazines , and the pediatrician in charge of the Parenting.com website .

In 1997, Sears underwent colon cancer surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy .

William and Martha Sears are parents to eight children, one of whom has Down syndrome . Three sons also studied medicine; Together with them, Sears runs a private pediatric practice in San Clemente , California , where he also lives. William and Martha Sears are evangelical Christians; In their book The Complete Book of Christian Parenting and Child Care , published in 1997 , they made recommendations for how attachment parenting can also be used in the service of a Christian upbringing .

Fonts

  • The Baby Book. 1993.
  • The Birth Book. 1994.
  • The Discipline Book. 1995.
  • The Fussy Baby Book. 1996.
  • The Complete Book of Christian Parenting and Child Care: A Medical and Moral Guide to Raising Happy Healthy Children 1997.
  • The Pregnancy Book. 1997.
  • The ADD Book. 1998.
  • The Family Nutrition Book. 1999.
  • Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep. 1999.
    • German: Sleeping and Waking - A parent book for children's nights. La Leche Liga, 2008, ISBN 978-3-906675-03-9 .
  • The Breastfeeding Book. 2000.
  • The Attachment Parenting Book. 2001.
    • German: The Attachment Parenting Book. Caring for and understanding babies. tologo, Leipzig 2012, ISBN 978-3-940596-28-4 .
  • The Successful Child: What Parents Can Do to Help Kids Turn Out Well. 2002.
  • The Healthiest Kid In The Neighborhood. 2006.

See also

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  2. ↑ Who started attachment parenting? on attachmentparenting.com (English)
  3. ↑ Meet the Searses. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Momtroversy: How Feminist Is Attachment Parenting? Retrieved January 13, 2015 .

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SURNAME Sears, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American doctor of pediatrics
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Alton , Illinois