Dr. Benjamin Spock was an American pediatrician whose book, 'Baby and Child Care,' became an all-time bestseller. His revolutionary message to mothers was that 'you know more than you think you do.' Spock was the first pediatrician to study psychoanalysis to understand children's needs and family dynamics. His approach profoundly shifted how parents perceived and interacted with their children.
Updated to include the changes and challenges of the next century, this sourcebook is the most authoritative and reliable guide for parents. It contains new material that covers all phases of child development from birth through adolescence. Line drawings throughout.
America's favorite pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock has helped two generations of parents raise their kids with his timeless bestseller, Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care. Now, today's parents can rejoice: a new compilation of Dr. Spock's timeless advice is here! This first-time collection of essays brings together Dr. Spock's insightful writings on connecting with your child's inner life during the all-important early years. Dr. Spock's The First Two Years covers such topics as: understanding your baby's different cries helping your little one cope with separation anxiety communicating with your baby teaching your child about giving and sharing the easiest way ever to toilet-train dealing with the impact a newborn can have on siblings treating the most common ailments With Dr. Spock's The First Two Years, new parents everywhere will return again and again to Dr. Spock for all of their child-rearing questions.
This anniversary edition of the guide to baby and child care includes new material on obesity and nutrition, nontraditional family structures, environmental health, and such common disorders as ADHD and autism
Dal concepimento al parto: il manuale più aggiornato, esauriente, indispensabile. A cura di Marjorie Greenfield
Il volume segue mese per mese la donna incinta nell'emozionante percorso che la porterà a essere madre. In particolare focalizza l'attenzione sullo sviluppo del bambino in grembo, fornisce consigli sulla scelta dell'ostetrica o della levatrice più adatta, si occupa dei sintomi e dei problemi più comuni, aiuta a pianificare il tipo di parto più adeguato, consiglia la cura migliore per ogni passo del percorso. Il libro contiene anche tabelle e box esplicativi su cibi e sostanze da assumere o da evitare in gravidanza.
