| View Larger Image | Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 | Paperbackby Steven P., M.D. Shelov (Editor), Tanya Remer, M.D. Altmann (Editor), Robert E., M.D. Hannemann (Editor)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | American Academy of Pediatrics | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 892 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 31, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 438,985th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Drawing on the contributions and practical wisdom of more than seventy pediatric specialists and a six-member AAP review board, this invaluable book provides sound, reassuring advice on child rearing, plus the latest scientific information you need to know to safeguard your child's most precious asset: his or her health.Caring for Your Baby and Child is actually two volumes in one. The first half offers a comprehensive parenting manual. Written in a warm accessible style and illustrated with more than 300 helpful drawings, the manual covers a wide range of topics, from preparing for childbirth and choosing a pediatrician to bonding and basic child care, and just about every other concern or question that parents have.Detailed, accurate, and up-to-date, Caring for Your Baby and Child is an essential child-care resource for all parents who want to provide the very best care for their children--and the one guide both parents and pediatricians can safely trust. |
Amazon.com Review
It's Sunday after dark. Your baby is sick, hurt, or acting strangely, and the doctor won't be in until tomorrow. How can you find out what to do when your healthcare professionals are unreachable? You may only need to go as far as your bookshelf. The revised edition of Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 (the American Academy of Pediatrics' reference book for infancy through preschool), provides a wealth of authoritative child-care information in an easy-to-use format. The first half of this hefty text serves as a comprehensive parenting manual, and includes a month-by-month guide to the first year, nutritional information, basic care instructions, and physical, emotional, and social developmental milestones for children up to 5 years old. While the American Academy of Pediatrics represents the mainstream child-rearing philosophies embraced by thousands of baby doctors, it does not reflect the entire gamut of child-rearing theory. (There's no discussion, for instance, of breast-feeding past the first year or co-sleeping.) The second half of the book includes a thorough, easy-to-navigate emergency first-aid section, plus detailed information about childhood illnesses, immunization schedules and side effects, and family structures, as well as a discussion of behavioral issues. Caring for Your Baby and Young Child is useful, sensible, and carefully researched, and makes a trustworthy addition to any parent's bookshelf. --Ericka Lutz |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 176 reviews)
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This 4th Edition (2004) Was Very Good, But Is Now Out Of Date - Buy 5th Edition (2009) Instead by ReviewerWhoPrefersToBeAnonymous (California)  2 Stars
October 31, 2009
Although this 4th edition (2004) was very good when I purchased it some time ago, as of October 2009 you should buy the 5th edition Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 5th Edition: Birth to Age 5... (Paperback) instead.
The 5th edition (2009) has the following improvements:
* It has 145 more pages.
* The text is more pleasant to read than before because there is more space between the lines.
* The illustrations are better coordinated with the text.
* A lot of revised or new material is present, including: (i) Information on weaning from breast to bottle has been moved from the chapter on 4-7 months to the chapter on 8-12 months. (ii) "The Second Year" chapter in the old edition has been retitled to the less confusing "Your One-Year Old." (iii) The "Age Three to Five Years" chapter has been split into separate chapters for 3-year-olds and for 4- to 5-year-olds. (iv) Part 2 has been reorganized more-or-less alphabetically with new chapters 17 on allergies and 34 on sleep. (v) There is new or substantially revised text on psychological resilience (pages xxxiii-xxxvi), Tdap and other vaccines (7 & 793-800), toxoplasmosis (8), tests during pregnancy (10-13), delivery (13-6 and 36-8), probiotics (118 & 523), vitamin D (169), autism spectrum disorders (336-7 & 622-7), school transportation safety (450-1), E. coli (524-5), sickle cell (635-7), BPA (702), well water (703), and MRSA (825). (vi) The new Appendices on pages 850-866 collect together schedules, growth charts, and so forth that were scattered throughout the old edition.
I'm giving this book 2 stars instead of the 4 stars I would have given it previously. Buy the 5th edition (not this book) from Amazon.com!
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Caring for Your Baby and Young Child : Birth to Age 5 by Chris (ny) 2 Stars
October 15, 2009
the book was listed a hard copy but i got a paperback. so for that reason i was not happy.
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Love it, so much better than What to Expect by Emilie C. (New Mexico USA)  5 Stars
September 14, 2009
This book is a life saver. It's very clear, easy to search info, and you get wonderful advice from certified doctors. A must have !
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Good info - bad index by Earth Mother (Long Beach, NY)  3 Stars
August 16, 2009
The info in this book is very good, but often a bit hard to find
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Birth through age 5 by Nanasboooks (IL, USA) 5 Stars
May 17, 2009
This replaces Dr. Spock! What a great reference book for Mom's.
Great baby or shower gift.
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