Dr Spock's Baby & Child Care, 8/e

Most of you have a doctor or nurse practitioner you can consult. By glancing at a rash or asking a couple of questions over the telephone, they may find a solution to a problem that may not be found by consulting a book. Dr. Spock's Baby And Child Care is not meant to be used for diagnosis or treatment; it's only meant to give you a general understanding of children, their troubles, and their needs. It is true that certain sections of the book offer emergency advice for those parents who are out of reach of a doctor to have general advice than no advice at all. An entire chapter has been given to the ever-increasing problems of divorce, single-parent families, and the difficulties of the stepparent relationship. There are expanded sections on breast-feeding, the working mother, injury prevention, and for the first time, pediatric dental health. To encourage healthier diets, new information on nutrition in infants and children has been added. A glossary of medical terms has been added to assist parents in the health care of their children.