Caring for Your Baby and Young ChildThis authoritative and comprehensive book brings you state-of-the-art answers to all your medical and parenting concerns. Written in a warm, accessible style and illustrated with more than 350 helpful drawings and diagrams, this book gives you the information you need to know about looking after your baby up to the age of five. In Caring for your Baby and Young Child you will find: BL a month-by-month guide to your baby's first year that lets you know what to expect in terms of growth, behaviour, and development BL a yearly guide for years two to five, with practical advice for dealing with nightmares, bedwetting, and temper tantrums BL health watch features that alert you to potential problems at each stage BL advice on effective discipline and optimal nurturing BL a complete health encyclopaedia covering illnesses, injuries, congenital diseases, and other disabilities BL a discussion of family issues from sibling rivalry and adoption to stepfamilies and professional child care. This is an essential child care resource for all parents who want the best for their children. |
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User Review - ArcticLlama - LibraryThingA big fat book from the American Academy of Pediatrics gets four stars from me because I simply haven't found anything better, although I'm not a huge fan, I find it to be trustworthy and fairly ... Read full review
Caring for your baby and young child: birth to age 5
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictSubject to extensive review by Academy members, this handbook on the early years of a child's life is comprehensive, authoritative, and interesting. In section 1, chapters divided according to ... Read full review
Contents
xxi | 33 |
6 | 63 |
Preparing | 76 |
The First Month | 85 |
Possible Problems | 91 |
Supplementation for BreastFed | 104 |
Your Babys First Days | 111 |
Parenting Issues | 124 |
Controlling Infectious Diseases | 436 |
Parttime Care for Children with | 442 |
Abdominal Pain | 469 |
Food Poisoning | 477 |
Hydrocele Communicating | 484 |
Reye Syndrome | 490 |
18 | 507 |
Developmental Disabilities | 521 |
Safety Check | 163 |
The Family | 165 |
Basic Care | 181 |
Immunization Alert | 187 |
285 | 196 |
Twelve Months | 215 |
Age Two to Three Years | 216 |
Basic Care | 237 |
Growth and Development | 250 |
Basic Care | 265 |
Family Relationships | 282 |
Growth and Development | 290 |
Basic Care | 305 |
Behavior | 312 |
Parttime Care | 411 |
Making a Final Selection | 418 |
Building a Relationship with Your | 428 |
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| Title | Caring for Your Baby and Young Child Oxford medical publications |
| Author | Steven P. Shelov |
| Editor | Steven P. Shelov |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0192627783, 9780192627780 |
| Length | 676 pages |
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