A totally revised and thoroughly updated edition of this mega-seller: a reliable and reassuring guide for new parents, recommended regularly by the 60,000 member doctors of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Now in its 8th edition, this hugely successful classic (more than 4.8 million copies in print) is the most thorough and respected consumer book dedicated to early child care, reviewed and revised with state-of-the-art advice from the most trusted authority: The American Academy of Pediatrics. This book addresses the latest medical research and recommended practices as well as the voiced concerns from their regular parent focus groups, ensuring a resource that is thoroughly up-to-date and emminently useful. This revised and updated edition includes new information on
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A totally revised and thoroughly updated edition of this mega-seller: a reliable and reassuring guide for new parents, recommended regularly by the 60,000 member doctors of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Turn to the only comprehensive reference for new parents from the most trusted name in child health--American Academy of Pediatrics! You want to provide the best possible care for your child. And when you have questions, the 67,000 member pediatricians of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have answers. Based on the latest AAP recommendations, this evidence-based guide covers everything from preparing for childbirth to breastfeeding and from toilet training to starting school. This new and fully revised eighth edition features
- Guidance for basic care from infancy through age five
- A month-by-month guide to your baby's first year of growth and development
- Milestones for physical, emotional, social, language, and cognitive development
- Guidelines for safe sleep and preventing sudden unexpected infant death syndrome (SUID/SIDS)
- Information on immunizations and pediatric checkups
- Safety standards, including childproofing, car safety seats, and toy safety
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