Download or read book American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child s Sleep written by George J. Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INNOVATIVE GUIDE TO HELPING YOUR CHILD -- AND YOU YOU -- SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT The foremost medical authority on children's health, the American Academy of Pediatrics, has collected in these pages the best advice on getting newborns, toddlers, and school-age children to sleep. Packed with practical tips, this guide offers invaluable information, answers questions from parents, and provides reassuring advice for preventing SIDS, getting your baby to sleep through the night, and solving sleep-wake problems. Above all, the Academy weighs in on the controversies over the most popular child-sleep advice -- by evaluating the pros and cons of these conflicting theories -- enabling parents to make the best decisions for their families. Here, in a compact and accessible package, is information to ensure that even the most bleary-eyed parents and their children get a good night's sleep.
Download or read book American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child s Nutrition written by American Academy of Pediatrics and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the foremost authority on children's health-- a comprehensive guide to making peace at the table, feeding your baby, and creating healthy eating habits for the whole family The American Academy of Pediatrics knows that the real challenge for parents isn't being aware of what to feed kids--it's getting children to actually eat those foods. From the preeminent organization in the field, the Guide to Your Child's Nutrition is a source of reassuring advice to help parents raise healthy children. Beyond simple guidelines describing the dietary needs of children from birth through adolescence, the Academy gives tips on: ¸ choosing what's best for your newborn ¸ introducing solid foods ¸ feeding toddlers and picky eaters ¸ reducing fat and salt for children of any age ¸ keeping adolescents eating well ¸ identifying allergies in children The AAP Guide to Your Child's Nutrition uses a two-color format to make its information easy to use and quick to find. Sidebars offer low-fat snacks and menus, help for allergy sufferers, and a plethora of suggestions to make mealtimes easier and healthier for everyone.
Download or read book American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care written by Jane Meschan Foy and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive manual of pediatric medicine - completely updated with 75 new chapters and e-book access.
Download or read book Your Baby s First Year written by American Academy Of Pediatrics and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2010 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides advice on all aspects of infant care from the members of the American Academy of Pediatrics, discussing such topics as behavior, growth, immunizations, and safety.
Download or read book Caring for Your Baby and Young Child written by American Academy of Pediatrics and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2014 with total page 959 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers infant care, provides medical information, guidelines on growth, safety rules, and a discussion of family issues such as adoption, twins, etc.
Download or read book American Academy of Pediatrics Caring For Your Teenager written by Philip Bashe and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2003-04-29 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert, authoritative guidance you can trust on helping your teenager cope with the changes and challenges of adolescence, from The American Academy of Pediatrics. The critical, life-shaping years between twelve and twenty-one have been called the “turbulent teens.” But adolescence doesn’t have to be a time of anxiety and upheaval--for either teenagers or their parents. In this comprehensive, down-to-earth guide, the nation’s leading authority on the care of children helps parents and caregivers guide teenagers through the successful transition into young adulthood. Combining practical parenting advice with the latest medical, psychological, and scientific research, and covering every aspect of a teenager’s growth and development, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Caring for Your Teenager offers indispensable information on: • The stages of adolescence--what defines normal physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development • Setting rules and limits--helping teenagers grow into responsible adults • The twelve building blocks of self-esteem--from feelings of security and belonging to decision making, pride, and trust • Instilling values and strengthening family ties • The problem of peer pressure: giving your child the confidence to handle it • Hormones--easing teenagers’ anxieties about their changing bodies • Safeguarding your teenager from sexually transmitted diseases • Adapting to different family types--from single-parent to adoptive to blended • Helping your teenager cope with serious illness or death in the family, sibling rivalry, separation, or divorce Plus • Helping your teenager find the right college--or make an alternative choice • Teens, the Internet, and the law • A comprehensive medical guide to common ailments . . . and much more Caring for Your Teenager is the one guide that no one entrusted with the care of a teenage child should be without--a book that provides parents with all the information they need to ensure that their child is on the right track to becoming a happy, healthy adult.
Download or read book The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child s Symptoms written by Donald Schiff and published by Villard Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete, authoritative, and up-to-date guide to children's symptoms available--from the most respected authority on child and adolescent heath care in America "Keep it close at hand." --Sesame Street Parents magazine When an infant or small child is ill, it is often very difficult for a parent to understand the nature of the problem. The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Symptoms enables a parent to identify a symptom quickly, learn its possible cause, and determine how best to proceed. More than one hundred symptoms are listed alphabetically, and the text and illustrations that accompany each one are arranged in easy-to-follow charts. The Guide also includes: , Advice and guidelines on evaluating the seriousness of the symptom and what action a parent should take, complete with a specific section on when to consult a pediatrician , Comprehensive entries covering all children from birth through adolescence , Scores of sidebars on important topics such as recognizing language milestones, correcting eye problems, and stopping a nosebleed , An illustrated guide to basic first aid , Guidelines for safety and accident prevention Widely praised for its unprecedented user-friendly style and format, the hardcover edition of the Guide to Your Child's Symptoms was a number one Library Journal reference bestseller and a selection of the Literary Guild. The book also won the 1998 American Medical Writers Association Medical Book Award for Lay Readers, as well as a 1998 National Health Information Award.
Download or read book Children Adolescents and the Media written by Victor C. Strasburger and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking an approach grounded in the media effects tradition, this book provides a comprehensive, research-oriented treatment of how children and adolescents interact with the media. Chapters review the latest findings as well as seminal studies that have helped frame the issues in such areas as advertising, violence, video games, sexuality, drugs, body image and eating disorders, music, and the Internet. Each chapter is liberally sprinkled with illustrations, examples from the media, policy debates, and real-life instances of media impact.
Download or read book The American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother s Guide to Breastfeeding written by American Academy Of Pediatrics and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Breastfeeding Book Your Doctor Recommends Why is breastfeeding best for my baby? Will I like it? What if it hurts? What happens when my maternity leave is over? Will I be able to use a breast pump? How can I make this work? The American Academy of Pediatrics, the organization that represents the nation’s finest pediatricians, answers these questions and many more in this invaluable resource to help you and your baby get the healthiest possible start. The benefits of breastfeeding will last a lifetime, for both you and your baby. Here is everything new mothers need to know about breastfeeding. From preparing for the first feeding to adjusting to home, family, and work life as a nursing mother, this comprehensive resource covers: • Preparing for breastfeeding before your baby is born • Breastfeeding benefits for mothers and babies, including the most recent neurological, psychological, and immunological research showing why breastfeeding enhances your infant’s immune system and protects against many common illnesses • Establishing a nursing routine and what to do when you return to work • The father’s role and creating a postpartum support network • Handling special situations, from C-sections to premature births • Breastfeeding beyond infancy • Weaning your baby • Solutions to common breastfeeding challenges • And much more Mothers everywhere will find this book an indispensable guide to one of life’s most important decisions.
Download or read book Sleep Disorders in Children written by Soňa Nevšímalová and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is both an exam guide to children ́s sleep medicine and a practical manual for diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in children. An overview of the most frequent sleep disorders encountered in newborns, infants, children and adolescents is provided. This book discusses the main sleep disorders in detail, including insomnia, respiratory disturbances, movement disorders during sleep, circadian rhythm disorders, parasomnias, and disorders associated with increased sleepiness. It also covers sleep disorders associated with neurological, psychiatric, and medical diseases. This book is divided into two parts. The first part is an introduction to childhood sleep physiology and pathology, epidemiology of sleep disorders, and diagnostic procedures. The second part describes the most frequent sleep disorders in greater depth. Sleep Disorders in Children is aimed at sleep researchers, pediatricians, child neurologists and child psychiatrists, as well as patient organizations and families with affected children.
Download or read book Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines Policies written by American Academy of Pediatrics and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn from the most authoritative specialists in the care of children. Includes more than 40 new or revised AAP policy statements, all AAP clinical practice guidelines and full text of 2009 AAP policy statements. Also features more than 30 clinical practice guidelines, 380 policy statements, clinical reports, and technical reports and the 2010 Immunization Schedule.
Download or read book Heading Home with Your Newborn written by Laura A. Jana and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a comprehensive guide to caring for newborns, and contains information on health care, feeding, sleeping habits, traveling, sickness, and more.
Download or read book Dad to Dad written by David L. Hill and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dad to Dad is a modern-day, humorous, helpful guide to parenting and your child -- from birth through toddlerhood and beyond -- written by a dad who's been through it all. from coughs and colds to sleeping, sore throats, time outs and television, with Dad to Dad, you'll have the advice you need to address day-to-day issues like a champ.
Download or read book The Big Book of Symptoms written by Steven P. Shelov and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes first aid, choking, and CPR chart.
Download or read book Guide to Your Child s Symptoms written by Donald Schiff and published by Villard Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes more than one hundred common childhood symptoms and provides advice for parents and caregivers.
Download or read book Signs and Symptoms in Pediatrics written by Walter W. Tunnessen and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 1988 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Clinical Guide to Pediatric Sleep written by Jodi A. Mindell and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2010 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for busy primary care practitioners, this book is a practical clinical guide to common pediatric sleep disorders and their treatment. Information is organized by specific disorder and by the most frequent presenting complaints. Symptom-based algorithms will enable practitioners to evaluate sleep complaints in a stepwise manner. Other features include symptom checklists for specific disorders and chapters on sleep problems in special populations. Appendices provide practical tools for screening for sleep problems, evaluating sleep studies, and counseling families. This edition includes updated ICSD-2 and ICD-10 diagnostic criteria and new and revised American Academy of Sleep Medicine Standards of Practice guidelines. Other highlights include new chapters on sleep hygiene and sleep enuresis, updated and expanded chapters on all sleep disorders, and up-to-date information on sleep medications and sleep in special populations. A companion Website will offer parent handouts for each age group and each sleep disorder, as well as screening questionnaires and sleep diaries.
