Dr. Flais is a pediatrician whose work centers on providing practical guidance and deep understanding for parents, particularly concerning the upbringing of twins. She draws upon extensive clinical experience and her own journey as a mother of four to offer readers valuable and trustworthy insights. Her approach is grounded in real-world challenges and the latest pediatric knowledge, making her a trusted voice for navigating the complexities of childhood.
Offering the latest insights from the American Academy of Pediatrics, this guide provides essential advice for parents and caregivers of school-age children. It addresses a range of topics crucial for child development, health, and well-being, ensuring that caregivers are equipped with the most current information to support their children's growth and navigate challenges during these formative years.
In the second edition of this popular parenting book, Shelly Vaziri Flais, MD, FAAP helps readers prepare for their twins' arrival, birth and infancy, and provides sage advice for raising them through toddlerhood and the school years. Dr. Flais' book will help parents of twins and other multiples: Prepare for the arrival of their babies; Survive the first few days, weeks and months by providing information on feeding, sleeping, scheduling and outings; Navigate the toddler years from mealtime to potty training, one- on-on time to loving discipline; Move into the school years with ideas on managing things like socialization and competition, family dynamics and individuality. Combining her experience as a mom and her expertise as a pediatrician, Flais brings a unique blend of heartwarming personal experiences and professional knowledge to deliver a real survival guide for every family with twins, triplets, quads or more.