Your Baby and Child

Author: Penelope Leach
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 024160429X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 833

Book Description
Raise young children with their well-being in mind, gaining the confidence to trust your instincts and live by the baby - not by the book. In this new edition of the best-selling guide to childcare, Penelope Leach combines her warmth, wisdom and child psychology expertise with new scientific research on the way that infants react to the world around them. Find guidance on sleeping, feeds, washing and playtime, as well as advice on your baby's physical, intellectual and emotional development through each stage of life, from birth to age five. Learn to respond to your child in a way that will create a happy and harmonious family environment as you communicate and grow together. More than just a guide to childcare, Penelope Leach's supportive approach, anchored in child psychology, is based on the idea that a child's well-being is just as important as any physical need. Explore pages or parenting tips as you explore: - A child's journey from the first few days as a newborn right through to the first days of school - Tips for sleeping, comforting, feeding and teething plus everyday care at each stage - Ideas for playing, learning, muscle power and making sounds Penelope Leach is highly regarded as one of the world's leading writers on parenting. In Your Baby and Child, she effortlessly offers practical childcare advice, perfect for a new generation of parents seeking parental guidance from a trusted child development psychologist, in a down-to-earth writing style.

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child

Author: American Academy of Pediatrics
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553393820
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 959

Book Description
Covers infant care, provides medical information, guidelines on growth, safety rules, and a discussion of family issues such as adoption, twins, etc.

Your Premature Baby and Child

Author: Amy E. Tracy
Publisher: Berkley Trade
ISBN: 9780425165065
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
Medical professionals who are mothers of premature babies offer guidance for similarly situated parents, starting from bringing the baby home to putting the child in school. Illustrations.

The Focus on the Family Complete Book of Baby & Child Care

Author: Paul C. Reisser
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780842308892
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 916

Book Description
The "Complete Book of Baby and Child Care" is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference book every parent will repeatedly use as their children grow through the teen years. The approach is to deal with the complete person, in the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual spheres of life. The contributors are members of the Focus on the Family "Physicians Resource Council". Many are leading Christian physicians, psychiatrists, pediatricians, psychologists and professors in their respective medical professions.

The Baby & Child Question & Answer Book

Author: Carol Cooper
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405303460
Category : Child care
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
This book answers the questions parents are likely to ask about raising their baby from birth to starting school. It contains advice on every aspect of baby and child care from feeding a new born to child development, behaviour and childhood ailments.

Baby and Child Care

Author: Benjamin Spock
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : Simon & Schuster of Canada
ISBN: 9780671804923
Category : Child care
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Your Baby and Child

Author: Penelope Leach
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307594424
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 562

Book Description
Penelope Leach's Your Baby & Child is the most loved, trusted and comprehensive book in its field--with almost two million copies sold in America alone. Newsweek says that it is not only one of the best parenting books, but also "by far the most pleasurable to read." This 1997 version, completely rewritten for a new generation, encompasses the latest research and thinking on child development and learning, and reflects the realities of today's changing lifestyles and new approaches to parenting. Penelope Leach's authoritative and practical style will reassure, encourage, inform and inspire every parent-to-be and new parent. Your Baby & Child is the baby book that responds fully to every parent's deepest concerns about the psychological and emotional as well as physical well-being of his or her children. Dr. Leach describes--in easy-to-follow stages, from birth through starting school--what is happening to your child, what he or she is doing, experiencing and feeling. She tackles the questions parents often ask and the ones they dare not. Whether your concern is a new baby's wakefulness, a toddler's tantrums, a preschool child's shyness, aggression or nightmares, or how to time your return to work, choose day care or tell a child about a new baby or an impending divorce, the information you need to make your own decisions is right here.

What to Feed Your Baby and Toddler

Author: Nicole M. Avena, PhD
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 0399580239
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
An easy-to-follow manual for feeding babies exactly what they need to hit physical and intellectual milestones from 6 to 24 months, with 60 simple and delicious recipes. The month-by-month format offers a clear understanding of what foods to incorporate and avoid in a baby's diet. World-renowned research neuroscientist, nutrition expert, and author of What to Eat When You're Pregnant Dr. Nicole M. Avena presents an essential guide for new parents on feeding babies during their critical first two years. Answering common questions about picky eaters, food allergies, diversifying baby's appetite, eating out or on the go, feeding baby at daycare or when with another caregiver, and food safety, this comprehensive guide offers easy monthly meal plans and baby-friendly, nutrient-rich recipes designed to support your baby's developmental milestones.

Baby and Child A to Z Medical Handbook

Author: Miriam Stoppard
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399517655
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
A physician presents basic medical information on childhood illnesses and first-aid techniques and teaches parents how to respond effectively to their children's most common medical problems

Australian Baby and Child Care Handbook

Author: Carol Fallows
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780140469677
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
Deals with preparations for a baby, the newborn and its development through to a preschooler, roles and relationships of parents and children, and 50 pages on children's health. Includes modern developments in childcare and modern features of small children's lives, such as computers. Includes a directory of resources, endnotes, further reading and index. The author is editor of Australia's Parents' magazine, a specialist journalist on childcare issues, and mother of three children.