Dr. Spock's baby and child care

This anniversary edition of the guide to baby and child care includes new material on obesity and nutrition, nontraditional family structures, environmental health, and such common disorders as ADHD and autism.

Main Author: Spock, Benjamin, 1903-1998.
Other Authors: Needlman, Robert.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Gallery Books, 2012.
Edition: 9th ed. /
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Before your child is born
  • Your newborn, birth to about three months
  • The first year, four to twelve months
  • Your toddler, twelve to twenty-four months
  • Your two-year-old
  • Your preschooler, three to five years
  • School age: six through eleven years
  • Adolescence: twelve to eighteen years
  • Feeding in the first year
  • Breast-feeding
  • Formula-feeding
  • Starting solid foods
  • Nutrition and health
  • General medical issues
  • Immunizations
  • Preventing injuries
  • First aid and emergencies
  • Dental development and oral health
  • Common childhood illnesses
  • What children need
  • Child care
  • Discipline
  • Grandparents
  • Sexuality
  • The media
  • Different types of families
  • Stresses and traumas
  • Sibling rivalry
  • Acting out
  • Sadness, worries, and fears
  • Messiness, dawdling, and whining
  • Habits
  • Toilet training, soiling, and bed-wetting
  • Sleep problems
  • Disorders of feeding and eating
  • Children with special needs
  • Getting help
  • Learning and the brain
  • Ready for school
  • School and school problems
  • Planning for college
  • Common medications for children.