Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development
- ISBN13: 9780553383690
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Emergencies:
–when to call your child’s physician immediately
-what to do in case of burns, bites, stings, poisoning, choking, and injuries
Common Illnesses:
-when it’s safe to treat your child at home
-step-by-step instructions on dealing with fever, infections, allergies, rashes, earaches, croup and other common ailments
Behavior Problems:
-proven strategies for colic, sleep disturbances, toilet training problems, thumbsucking, and the video ga
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(out of 33 reviews)
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Review by Joan C. Frank for Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development
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When I had my first baby in 1997, I bought A LOT of child care/medical reference books. My purchases included Dr. Spock, Dr. Sears, Penelope Leach, and Dr. Brazelton. My only keeper has been “Your Child’s Health,” but the version I first owned was a bit out of date. (For example, ibuprofen was still a prescription drug.) Now I am delighted that my favorite book when my kids are sick was updated in 2005. When I saw this edition, I immediately replaced my own copy and bought one for my sister who is a new mom.
Like the older edition, this book is organized in a VERY useful way. For each type of problem, there is a quick summary that leads you quickly to an understanding of what you probably should do for your child right now, tomorrow, or at your next doctor’s appointment.
This book also helps to calm nervous parents. The section about fevers is a great example of this. Barton acknowledges that fevers are scary for parents. He then provides calming words, clear facts and direction about when you really need to worry.
I still find that the advice does break down when it comes to issues that I consider cultural in nature. I do not think that this author is an expert in the areas of co-sleeping, breast feeding or feeding schedules. I strongly reccomend Dr. Sears or the La Leche League for more thorough and thoughtful information on these subjects.
Despite this small weakness, I think that this is a book that every family with babies and small children MUST have.
Review by J. Kruse for Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development
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I’ve looked at a lot of child care books as both an RN and a mother of three, and this is hands down my favorite.
Your Child’s Health covers illnesses and emergencies, as does his other book, Pediatric Telephone Advice, but is written in easier to understand language and also covers topics such as behavior problems and healthy development. It has so many wonderful tips that I utilized it while working as a public health nurse for questions about new baby care and problems, physical symptoms, and behavior concerns. The great thing about this book is that it has information about what you can try at home, and alerts you about when to call the doctor and when to go to the emergency room. Although other child care books try to do this, usually they are “lite” versions, and you wonder what sort of person wrote them (are they worried about getting sued if they provide too much information?).
This author speaks from a TON of experience. Just read the information about “Newborns and Mountain Travel” or “Eating Problems: Other Strategies.” Then check out what to do when you have a child with “Itching, Unknown Cause (Localized)” or “Foreign Body in the Nose.” Where else are you going to find information about sea urchin stings, how to remove a tick, homework problems, and sleep problems? Almost everyone will utilize the information about vomiting and diarrhea. There are simple, objective ways of determining whether you should keep your child at home, call the doctor immediately, or call within 24 hours.
For example, under Diarrhea, you should contact a doctor immediately if 1) your child is less than 1 month old and definitely has diarrhea (Caution: Normal stools of breast-fed infants can look like diarrhea–see page 603), 2) Your child has not urinated in more than 8 hours, 3) Crying produces no tears, 4) The inside of the mouth is dry rather than moist, etc. There are six more descriptions of symptoms that, if your child were to exhibit them, you would want to contact your physician immediately. This is followed by six more where you would want to contact your physician within 24 hours. There are three additional ones where you would want to call the physician during office hours. This is followed by four pages outlining treatments you can try at home for breast-fed, bottle-fed, and older children, and includes a “Common Mistakes in Treating Diarrhea” section. I give you this example to show you that the most common symptoms and illnesses are presented thoroughly, and they are empowering! With this kind of information, you can make good decisions about what to do. And that makes parenting SO MUCH EASIER!!!
If I could only have one medical book for my entire family, this would be it.
Review by T.M. for Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development
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We take the calls for 20 pediatricians’ offices overnight. The protocols we use to decide when a child needs to go to the ER, make an appt during office hours, or be treated by parents at home were written by this author. We often use this book to give parents additional advice for treating at home, because this book is written in a way that is very easy for parents to understand. It covers everything for illness and injury from the basics (is green poop ok?) to the unusual (what to do for a jellyfish sting). At 2 a.m. with a child who has a fever of 104, you will be glad you have this book!
Review by WKT for Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development
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After reading the glowing reviews and receiving a recommendation for this book from a nurse friend, I am sorry to report that I am disappointed. I will admit that I haven’t read this book from start to finish, but after going through portions that are immediately relevant to me, a first-time mom to a 3-month-old, I have found that the advice has contradicted other things I’ve read, namely about breastfeeding. I also find the tone to be too cut and dry. The author doesn’t leave room for variability in kids, such as that newborns should feed only after a certain number of hours. Babies are all different and there is a large range for normal. I much prefer the books published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Review by C. Lane for Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development
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I am a telephone triage nurse and this is one of the reference books that we use. All of our copies are beat to death because of how much we use them, it is a favorite of all the nurses. There is a wealth of reliable information in this book! Everything is layed out clearly with an easy to use index. I am buying one to keep at home for reference for my kids and giving them out as gifts at baby showers. This is one book that is a must for parents. I am convinced that using it will keep a lot of parents out of the ER and doctor’s offices for things that can be mananged at home.