AMA The Guide to Your Children's Health
Part I covers "Your Healthy Child From Birth Through Adolescence."
The chapter on newborns (birth to 3 months) tells you what you need to know
about feeding your baby; solving sleep problems; changing, bathing, and
dressing your baby; and recognizing critical signposts of growth and development.
The chapter on infants (3 to 12 months) covers continuing developmental
milestones, explains how your baby learns language, and offers advice on
how to cope with your child's changing needs in terms of nutrition, sleep,
and exercise. If you have a toddler (l to 3 years), you'll learn about toilet
training; emotional, social, and intellectual development; how to establish
loving discipline and how to encourage your child's communication skills.
The chapter on preschoolers (3 to 5 years) explains the exciting developments
that occur during this stage of rapid intellectual and emotional growth.
The chapter on school-age children (5 to 11 years) addresses how to help
kids succeed in school and resist cigarettes and alcohol and other drugs.
The chapter on preteens and adolescents (11 to 21 years) explains puberty,
body image, self-care, healthy sexuality, and more.
In Part 2, "Caring for Your Child's Health," you'll get
good advice on finding quality child care, whether you're choosing a nanny,
family day care, a day-care center, or an after-school program. You'll learn
how to select the right pediatrician and what vaccinations, routine tests
and screenings, and dental care your child will need as he or she grows.
You'll learn how to baby- and child-proof your home, care for a sick child,
and nurture your child's emotional health. Finally, you'll learn how to
help a child with special health needs.
Part 3 is an exhaustive medical encyclopedia that offers detailed
information on more than 300 childhood diseases and disorders. A concise,
clearly illustrated guide to first aid shows you how to perform CPR and
handle emergencies from shock, choking, and poisoning to burns, bites, and
broken bones.
Is it a stuffy nose or something more serious? Twenty symptoms charts in
a clear question-and-answer format help you find the possible causes of
many common childhood symptoms (e.g., crying, fever, feeding problems, sleep
problems, earache), either directing you to other parts of the book for
more detailed information, advising you about treating the problem at home,
or recommending medical attention for your child. A full-color atlas of
the human body will help you understand how your child's body works. A full-color
diagnostic skin-rash chart will help you decide whether it's chickenpox,
poison ivy, or hives.
Profusely illustrated with more than 350 photographs, drawings, and charts,
this highly readable volume is the closest thing to a pediatrician on call
and an indispensable guide for every concerned parent.
The American Medical Association's bestselling health library includes
the AMA Encyclopedia of Medicine; the AMA Family Medical Guide, third edition;
the AMA Complete Guide to Women's Health; the AMA Guide to Your Family's
Symptoms; and the AMA Handbook of First Aid and Emergency Care.
Everything you need to know about your child's health--from infancy through
adolescence--in one reliable and thorough volume.
The American Medical Association, the country's most renowned
health authority, has created the most comprehensive one-volume guide to
children's health ever. Here's a sampling of what you'll find inside:
Special chapters on newborns (birth to 3 months), infants (3 to
12 months), toddlers (1 to 3 years), preschoolers (3 to 5 years), school-age
children (5 to 11 years), and preteens and adolescents (11 to 21 years),
including exciting new information about brain development
Complete safety guidelines on baby- and child-proofing your home,
sports protective equipment, protecting children from crime and abuse, and
more
A full-color atlas of a child's body that illustrates each body system
A full-color diagnostic skin-rash chart so you can tell whether it's
measles or eczema
A first-aid and emergency-care guide, with easy-to-follow instructions
and clear illustrations to refresh your knowledge of CPR and help you handle
everything from shock, burns, and eye injuries to broken bones, poisoning,
and nosebleeds
More than 20 symptoms charts to help you determine what the problem
is and whether you can treat it at home, need to see the doctor, or should
seek emergency help
A medical encyclopedia that covers more than 300 childhood diseases
and disorders
A comprehensive chapter on how to help children with special health needs
Growth charts and immunization schedules, plus everything you need
to know about routine tests and screenings, dental health, preventing injuries,
feeding your child healthfully, finding the right child care, and much,
much more
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