Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development
Emergencies:
–when to call your child’s physician immediately
-what to do in case of burns, bites, stings, poisoning, choking, and injuries
Common Illnesses:
-when it’s safe to treat your child at home
-step-by-step instructions on dealing with fever, infections, allergies, rashes, earaches, croup and other common ailments
Behavior Problems:
-proven strategies for colic, sleep disturbances, toilet training problems, thumbsucking, and the video game craze
-no-nonsense discipline techniques for biting, temper tantrums, sibling fighting, and school refusal
Health Promotion: From Birth Through Adolescence:
-essential advice on newborn baby care, nutrition, cholesterol testing, immunizations, and sex education
-ways of preventing spoiled children, picky eaters, overeating, tooth decay, accidents, and homework problems
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Excellent.
The book is very informative and helpful in times of need. The material is written in an easy to understand way, and contains the most important information. A worthwhile purchase.
3 Stars Disappointed
After reading the glowing reviews and receiving a recommendation for this book from a nurse friend, I am sorry to report that I am disappointed. I will admit that I haven’t read this book from start to finish, but after going through portions that are immediately relevant to me, a first-time mom to a 3-month-old, I have found that the advice has contradicted other things I’ve read, namely about breastfeeding. I also find the tone to be too cut and dry. The author doesn’t leave room for variability in kids, such as that newborns should feed only after a certain number of hours. Babies are all different and there is a large range for normal. I much prefer the books published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
5 Stars A must have for all parents
This book is a must have for all new parents. My mother is an on-call triage nurse and she uses this book as a reference when instructing parents whether or not to take their children to the hospital. I’ve been using this book constantly since bringing my son home from the hospital. All parents worry when their child gets sick, and it is great to have a guide to know if they just need rest and fluids, if you should schedule an appointment with your pediatrician or if you need to get down to the ER. I love this book and give it as a gift whenever a friend has a new baby. Worth its weight in gold for sure.
5 Stars Recommended by my pediatrician, used by me, ER RN for my kids
I have used this book since the birth of my first son. Eight years, and 2 more sons later, I still finding myself flipping through this book to find an answer, even if it is about my special needs son. This is a great book, and I have bought it for many of my friends that are first time parents.
5 Stars VERY HELPFUL
my husband and i are first time parents and we used this book several times already! it’s handy to have it nearby and easy to use! would recommend all parents to have!
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