| Description |
xx, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Written with modern parents in mind, Drs. Markel and Oski discuss newly important topics such as health issues related to TV, video games, and the Internet; obesity; choosing and evaluating day care; passive smoking; disposable vs. cloth diapers; negotiating with your child; AIDS; saying "No" to drugs; handling disagreements between parents; and talking with your child about divorce and death. Throughout, the authors deal with issues of particular interest to both single parents and two-career households. The wealth of information conveyed with reassuring advice, humor, and the invaluable expertise of Howard Markel and Frank Oski, makes The Practical Pediatrician a perfect guide through the questions and rewards of parenthood |
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Designed to meet parents' informational and record-keeping needs, The Practical Pediatrician provides a special fold-out guide for the ongoing process of child-proofing the home; the flip side of this chart has a checklist for recording your child's immunizations. A special section in the back of the book offers charts listing what to expect at well-child visits, with pertinent questions to ask your doctor, as well as growth and head-circumference measurement charts to track your child's progress |
| Notes |
"Scientific American books"--Cover |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bib. references (page 23) and index |
| Subject |
Children -- Diseases.
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Children -- Health and hygiene.
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Pediatrics -- Popular works.
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| Author |
Oski, Frank A.
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| LC no. |
96017604 |
| ISBN |
0716728966 (softcover) |
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0716728974 (hardcover) |
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