Medical advice, parenting tips, and information on developmental theories broken up into five sections--"Setting the Stage" (which deals with preparing for birth), "Your Child Age-by-Age," "Getting Help" (tips on child care and selecting a pediatrician), "Childhood Illness & Injury," and "Guide to Common Childhood Illness, Injury & Conditions." ...
In this first book in a new series with the renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors at the hospital discuss the conditions known as Attention Deficit Disorders and offer means of diagnosing them, up-to-date medical and behavioral therapies, and a listing of organizations specializing in their treatment.
Here is a straightforward presentation of the facts surrounding the controversial topic of vaccines, a book that confused and worried parents can turn to for answers and reassurance. Most parents have questions about vaccines that doctors are too busy to answer, and too many parents, as a result, are not having their child vaccinated at all, thus ...
Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in this country and has lead to early onset diabetes and a general health crisis for children. The best way to attack childhood obesity is to start at the family table - "The Family Guide to Fighting Fat" can give you the tools to do so. This book will give parents the information and strategies they need ...
Based on the latest brain research, this reference about everything parents need to know, from pre-conception to age five, includes health care information, developmental and behavioral milestones.
In this first book in a new series with the renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors at the hospital discuss the conditions known as Attention Deficit Disorders and offer means of diagnosing them, up-to-date medical and behavioral therapies, and a listing of organizations specializing in their treatment.
Full color, tabbe section dividers with paintings by Lee Stang Harr make this beautiful book nexessary for any cook or cookbook collector. Nutritional profiles are included for each recipe.
The latest addition to the successful parenting series with the doctors at the renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, this comprehensive, illustrated guide teaches parents how to recognize and cope with depression in their child or adolescent.
Children's Hospital Boston is one of the oldest, most distinguished pediatric medical centers in the world. It grew from a modest beginning in 1869, in a single Boston brick house, to become a major pediatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School. For well over a century, this hospital has been a pioneer in providing healthcare for children, ...
Accidents can be "preventable injuries". Parents and celebrities recount their real-life experiences with childhood accidents, both the most common accidents and unusual events are discussed. The authors intend to teach readers to be more proactive in preventing childhood injures sustained at home, in vehicles, at play or school/day care accidents ...
From the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, a supportive and hopeful resource book for parents. Includes information and advice on current treatments, minimizing side effects, avoiding overprotectiveness, support groups, and coping with death and loss.
From America's oldest children's hospital, this is a complete home reference on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of common infections of childhood.
Children and adolescents ages five to 19 write personal accounts of their accidents and reflect on how they could have avoided such mishaps. Also included are comments by the staff of the Yale-New Haven Hospital on treatment and related issues. Illustrated with drawings and photographs.
This book, written by the Health Information Department at Boston Children's Hospital, provides parents with up-to-date medical information regarding their child's emotional and physical well-being.
The second in the Delta series of child-care books with the renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, this is the quintessential guide for parents to their children's eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and obesity.
Provides information, in a question and answer format, on all aspects of male and female sexuality including puberty, hygiene and health, menstruation, conception, sexual identity, contraception, variations in sexual behavior, rape, sexual abuse, and other related topics.
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