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Caring for your baby and young child, birth to age 5, Steven P. Shelov, M.D., M.S., FAAP, editor-in-chief, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York, Professor of Pediatrics, Stony Brook, New York, Tanya Remer Altmann, M.D., FAAP, associate medical editor, Community Pediatrics Medical Group, Westlake Village, California, Clinical Insructor, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Robert E. Hannemann, M.D., FAAP, associate medical editor, emeritus, Visiting Professor, Child Psychology, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, Richard Turbo, writer

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Caring for your baby and young child, birth to age 5, Steven P. Shelov, M.D., M.S., FAAP, editor-in-chief, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York, Professor of Pediatrics, Stony Brook, New York, Tanya Remer Altmann, M.D., FAAP, associate medical editor, Community Pediatrics Medical Group, Westlake Village, California, Clinical Insructor, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Robert E. Hannemann, M.D., FAAP, associate medical editor, emeritus, Visiting Professor, Child Psychology, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, Richard Turbo, writer

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eng

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Caring for your baby and young child

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electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Steven P. Shelov, M.D., M.S., FAAP, editor-in-chief, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York, Professor of Pediatrics, Stony Brook, New York, Tanya Remer Altmann, M.D., FAAP, associate medical editor, Community Pediatrics Medical Group, Westlake Village, California, Clinical Insructor, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Robert E. Hannemann, M.D., FAAP, associate medical editor, emeritus, Visiting Professor, Child Psychology, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, Richard Turbo, writer

Sub title

birth to age 5

Summary

"The most up-to-date, expert advice for mothers, fathers, and care providers from the American Academy of Pediatrics From the most respected organization on child health comes this essential resource for all parents who want to provide the very best care for their children. Here is the one guide pediatricians routinely recommend and parents can safely trust, covering everything from preparing for childbirth to toilet training to nurturing your child's self-esteem. Whether it's resolving common childhood health problems or detailed instructions for coping with emergency medical situations, this new and revised edition of Caring for Your Baby and Young Child has everything you need: a review of necessary basic care from infancy through age five milestones for physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth, including red flags for preventing obesity a complete health encyclopedia covering injuries, illnesses, congenital diseases, and other disabilities guidelines for prenatal and newborn care with spotlights on maternal nutrition, exercise, and screening tests during pregnancy an in-depth discussion of breastfeeding, including its benefits, techniques, and challenges, as well as nutritional needs and vitamin/iron supplementation updated safety standards: the very latest AAP recommendations, from CPR instruction and immunizations to childproofing tips and product and toy safety tips for choosing child care programs and car safety seats ways to reduce your child's exposure to environmental hazards, such as air pollution and secondhand smoke the latest reports on cutting-edge research into early brain development updated content dedicated to sleep and allergies (including food allergies) new chapter on the effects of media and technology exposure on children special messages for grandparents and stepfamilies and much more"--, Provided by publisher

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