Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care - Softcover

Benjamin Spock M.D.; Michael B. Rothenberg M.D.

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9780671759674: Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671759671 ISBN 13: 9780671759674

Publisher: Pocket, 1992

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Generations of parents have relied on Dr. Spock's classic bestseller Baby and Child Care. It is still the source book, the most authoritative and reliable guide for parents. Collaborating with pediatrician and child psychiatrist Dr. Michael B. Rothenberg, Dr. Spock has updated his work to meet the changes and challenges of the 1990s. Reorganized for faster and easier reference, with many new and expanded sections, the book includes the latest advice and information on such topics as:

breast-feeding: the newest approaches, with proven techniques for working mothers Cesarean section single parenting, remarriage and "blended" families talking to your about sex, contraception, homosexuality, alcohol and drug, AIDS working and parenting common medical questions and answers about whooping cough vaccine, diaper rash, infant diarrhea, scoliosis, and acne traveling with children immunization schedules, vitamins and dietary recommendations. All Dr. Spock's invaluable, time-tested advice is here, including the most current medical practices and advances in child care. Written for parents of the '90s, this essential and classic work will help them face their many challenges and responsibilities with new confidence and joy.

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No parenting library is complete without this childcare classic. Recently revised, the sixth edition still provides the sensible, compassionate advice and hard-core how-to-do-it tips that Dr. Spock has always been famous for. Whether it's mixing formula, treating chicken pox, or dealing with divorce or a child's homosexuality, Dr. Spock is the man.

About the Author:

Dr. Benjamin Spock, M.D., practiced pediatrics in New York City from 1933 to 1947. Then he became a medical teacher and researcher at the Mayo Clinic, the University of Pittsburgh, and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

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