How to Raise a Healthy Child: Medical & Nutritional Advice from America's Best-Loved Pediatrician - Hardcover

Designed to encourage parents to take an active interest in maintaining their child's optimum health, and covering the whole gamut of child rearing, this work starts with a discussion of preconception, pregnancy and delivery. It continues with chapters on the newborn, diet for the first years of life, and growth and development from the first year to the age of seven. The second half of the book describes common symptoms, diseases, ailments, allergies and sensitivities. The author advises parents on how to make intelligent guesses as to their child's condition, gives information on what is serious and what is not, and advises what action to take when necessary. He warns of the effects of antibiotics, immunization, fluoridation and mercury fillings, and gives advice on effective coping with everything from black eyes and bug bites to cystic fibrosis and AIDS. The book concludes with a chapter on emergencies, poisoning, accidents and first aid.

Dr Lendon H Smith