Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care

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THE CLASSIC HANDBOOK -- COMPLETELY UP-TO-DATE For generations, parents across the world have relied on Dr. Spock's expert pediatric advice. Now, in this fully revised edition of his timeless bestseller, you'll find all the information you need to meet the changes and challenges of child-rearing in the new millennium -- including entirely new chapters about international adoption, reading aloud, multiple intelligences, autism, coping with terrorism and disasters, and other such topics as: • breast-feeding: the latest research, approaches, and techniques • common medical-care Q&A • talking to your child about sex, drugs, and disease • immunizations, vitamins, and nutrition • learning, behavioral, and/or physical disorders • dental and vision care • raising non-violent children, teaching tolerance • blended families • first aid and injury prevention ...and more. With all-new glossaries of medical terms and common medications, and an updated list of resources, this invaluable guide is the next best thing to Dr. Spock's #1 rule of parenting: "Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do."


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For over 45 Years,Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care has been the bible for new parents -- the one book you can use in the middle of the night to decide whether or not to call your doctor. All of the most common childhood illnesses and their symptoms are described, and the best treatment of them advised, as well as what you should do in case of an emergency. Virtually every aspect of the care of infants, children, and teenagers is covered, from sleep problems, to discipline, to sex and drugs -- all the basic information that has made this book the most authoritative and complete parenting guide ever written. In this new edition, which contains a wealth of new, revised, and updated material, Drs. Spock and Parker tackle the problems parents face in an increasingly competitive and technological-oriented world.


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