The New Basics: An A-To-Z Baby & Child Care for the Modern Parent - Hardcover

Cohen, Michel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060535474 ISBN 13: 9780060535476

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2004

Synopsis

A pediatrician introduces his back-to-basics approach to baby and child health, refuting common myths and neuroses and providing common-sense advice on how to develop good habits among children to promote a healthier, happier lifestyle, in a practical handbook that is alphabetically organized for easy access. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Dr. Michel Cohen, named by the New York Post as the hip, "must-have" pediatrician, has an important message for parents: Don't worry so much. In an easy-reference alphabetical format, The New Basics clearly lays out the concerns you may face as aparent and explains how to solve them -- without fuss, without stress, and without harming your child by using unnecessary medicines or interventions.

With sensitivity and love, Dr. Michel describes proven techniques for keeping your children healthy and happy without driving yourself crazy. He will show you how to set positive habits for sleeping and eating and how to treat ailments early and effectively. You'll learn when antibiotics are helpful and when they can be harmful. If you're having trouble breast feeding, pumping, or bottle weaning, Dr. Michel has the advice to set you back on track. If after several months your baby is still not sleeping through the night, The New Basics will provide you with tried-and-true methods to help ease this difficult transition for babies and parents.

Dr. Michel recognizes that you're probably asking the same questions his own patients' parents frequently ask, so he includes a section called "Real Questions from Real Parents" throughout the book. You'll find important answers about treating asthma, head injuries, fevers, stomach bugs, colic, earaches, and other ailments. More than just a book on how to care for your child's physical well-being, The New Basics also covers such parenting challenges as biting, hitting, ADD, separation anxiety, how to prevent the terrible twos (and threes and fours ...), and preparing your child for a new sibling.

About the Author:

Michel Cohen, M.D., is the founder of Tribeca Pediatrics. He has been featured in the New York Observer, GQ, Daily Telegraph, New York Post, and other publications. Originally from Nice, France, he now lives in New York with his wife and three daughters.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060535474
• ISBN 13: 9780060535476
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224