Neifert concisely and amiably covers the important parenting issues, from family planning through age five in chapters such as "Your Amazing Newborn," "Toilet Learning," "Understanding Common Behaviors," "Care of Your Sick Child," "Nonsexist Child Rearing," and "Working Strategies for Working Parents." Controversial issues such as whether to go the traditional hospital route, what kind of diapers to use, whether to use pacifiers, and whether to allow your child to sleep with you are discussed thoroughly in relaxed, matter-of-fact ways. Whether you're a first-time parent looking for answers to basic baby questions or a repeat parent preparing your child for the arrival of a new sibling, Dr. Mom will prove to be an indispensable guide.

Finally--a contemporary source book on infant and child care geared to a new generation. Dr. Mom offers all the detailed, authoritative, practical information on baby and child care that today's parents want. Dr. Mom is in real life Dr. Marianne Neifert, an award-winning pediatrician, professor of pediatrics, and mother of five children. Her unique infant and child-care guide provides an A-Z encyclopedia of childhood illnesses plus sensitive advice on day-to-day and emergency baby care and other important concerns of today's families. Reassuring and supportive, the indispensable DR. MOM covers every aspect of parenting and Child care--from conception to age five: Understanding medical symptoms · Basic baby care · Discipline · Child development · Toilet training · Choices and challenges--from day care to non-sexist child rearing.

Introducing

1 On Becoming a Parent

2 Countdown to Parenthood

3 Practical Preparation: Buying Baby Equipment

4 Your Amazing Newborn

5 Basic Baby Care

6 Nourishing Is Nurturing

7 Your Child's Development

8 The Challenge of Parenting

9 Toilet Learning

10 Understanding Common Behaviors

11 Care of Your Sick Child

12 Illnesses and Disorders

13 Emergencies!

14 Contemporary Concerns

15 Nonsexist Child Rearing

16 Working Strategies for Working Parents

17 All Kinds of Families

Index