The New Basics: A-to-Z Baby & Child Care for the Modern Parent Paperback Author: M.D. Cohen Michel | Language: English | ISBN:
0060535482 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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Amazon.com Review
Pediatrician Michel Cohen delights in offering anxious parents unconventional wisdom about children and toddlers: "less medicine is often the best medicine." Following an A to Z format, Cohen successfully skewers myths about every aspect of childcare. Using generic case kids "Lucy" and "Jimmy," and "real questions from real parents" he offers a compendium of health care information. Whether talking about behavior (bed-wetting, thumb sucking, school anxiety), symptoms (green mucus, earwax or eczema), or prevention (immunization, vitamins, toothbrushing), Cohen's approach is fresh and his tone is wise and wry--when discussing the drawbacks of medication for carsickness, he suggests that the best remedy is a plastic bag. Consistent core beliefs underline Cohen's alphabet: Doctors should not medicate all ills, antibiotics weaken natural immunity, you can't spoil your baby, but you can spoil your life. This practical, enjoyable guide is limited only by its short A-Z format--the information is so clear and valuable that parents will surely want to hear more from Dr. Cohen.
--Barbara Mackoff --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Essentially a user's guide to babies and young children, Cohen's book makes parenting sound as simple and straightforward as changing a light bulb or fixing a broken screen door. By no means comprehensive, the book provides simple and reliable information on health care for the under-12 set. Cohen, a founding member of New York's Tribeca Pediatrics, is something of a celebrity pediatrician, and his book has a slightly hip feel to it: it's done in a clean layout, with snappy sidebars featuring "real questions from real parents" and little symbols near many entries specifying what age group the advice pertains to. Naturally, some subjects get more coverage than others (e.g., the section on adopted children spans three pages, while car sickness gets a quarter of a page). This resource should come in handy as a quick reference on subjects as diverse as calcium, cavities, school anxiety and swimmer's ear.
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- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (December 28, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0060535482
- ISBN-13: 978-0060535483
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Having a medical background, I didn't feel I would need a book telling me how to take care of my new baby. Boy, was I wrong. After the first week of my daughter having difficulty nursing, crying for no apparent reason and doing all the other strange things that new babies do, I was feeling frustrated and overwhelmed by the situation and by the even more strange and conflicting advice I was receiving by well-intentioned family and friends. I decided I needed help. At the nearest book store I was faced with an overwhelming array of baby books. After reading thru many books, I picked up Dr. Cohen's book and knew it was the one. He offered just the type of sensible, relaxed and reassurring advice that I was needing. And it allowed me to know that what I felt in my heart, what I already knew was correct from my medical training...was really OK!
His methods in no way distract from the love your child feels, instead it sets boundaries and instills gentle discipline so that they will be happy and more comfortable in their environment. He disspells many common and extremely distressing wives tales which were at the heart of my own frustrations. I especially appreciated the sections on colic and sleeping. I have seen so many people drive themselves and their babies crazy trying to "work through" the colic by rocking, walking, you name it! When my daughter would fuss for a nap or bedtime, my aunt would immediately pronounce "Poor baby, she's colicky again!!". At which time she would begin the barrage of advice on how I should give her drops, rock her, sing to her and change her diet. Needless to say, all of her four children had the "worst case of colic" and didn't sleep thru the night "till they were nearly teenagers". Following his advice, my daughter was sleeping thru the night (8 hours plus!
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