A Parent's Quick Reference to Child's Health: Birth to Age Five

By Alia Y. Antoon, Denise M. Tompkins, Denise M. Tompkins

Book Overview

Caring for children is a complex task, but now a Harvard clinical professor of pediatrics and a pediatric nurse specialist have compiled a comprehensive guide to symptoms and treatments for common... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737304928
• ISBN13: 9780737304923
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Organized in a form lending to quick and easy consultation

Parents receive practical advice on how to handle common childhood symptoms, injuries and illnesses with the aid of a guide which covers everything from baby checkups and medications to developmental and behavioral issues. Packed with practical advice, Quick Reference Guide To Your Child's Health is organized in a form lending to quick and easy consultation.

The Quick Reference Guide to Your Child's Health: Birth to 5

I highly recommend this book for everyone with children. In my nine years as a parent I've read a lot of books on childrearing - four complete books on sleeping alone and numerous others on different aspects of discipline and development - and this book is one of the most informative, easy to read, and helpful that I've seen yet. My personal favorite chapter covers behavior and development. This chapter pulls everything together from toilet training to discipline. The book is also extremely informative on symptoms and illnesses, home care tips for children and medications. I now have new tips for coughs, a problem I have been dealing with since my four-year-old son was an infant. The down-to-earth information on medication means I won't be overwhelmed when I go into a drugstore to buy over the counter remedies. I have already referred to this book dozens of times, even though I've only had it for two weeks. This book is so useful that I'm ordering extra copies as baby gifts for all my friends with newborns.

What a Find!

This book is well-organized, easy-to-read and very thorough. Any questions you may have about childhood illness or injury are listed alphabetically with helpful descriptions and specific advice on home treatment, as well as when you should call your doctor. It includes a great section on symptoms for when you aren't exactly sure what illness your child has, plus dosing information for over-the-counter drugs. The best part is that it is written by two women with extensive medical experience (a pediatrician and a pediatric nurse) who also happen to be moms! This book would make a great gift for new parents or anyone spending time with young children!

A Parent's Quick Reference to Baby's Health

This is the perfect handbook for all new parents. We are grandparent's and it reminds us of the original Dr. Spock book, without the political agenda, that we denpended so much on when we were raising our kids. It's a basic how to handle most common childhood illnesses and symptoms. We bought it to use when our grandchildren visit us. When our kids saw it, they were so impressed they bought copies for themselves to use in their homes! It's easy to read and easy to find answers. I wish we would have had this book when our kids were growing up. We also like the common sense behavior strategies and recommendations. It's a great book!!

A Parent's Quick Reference to Baby's Health

This is the perfect book for all new parents. We are grandparents and it reminds us of the original Dr. Spock book, without any political agenda, that we depended on so many years ago when we were raising our kids! It's a basic how to handle most common childhood illinesses and symptoms. We bought it to use when our grandchildren visit and our children were so impressed with the book they bought copies for their homes as well! It is easy to read and it is easy to find answers. We wish we would have had this book when our kids were growing up. We also like the common sense behavior strategies and recommendations. It's truly a great book!!