"Since its publication in 1979, The Well Baby Book has become the classic baby care manual for a generation of parents. Now Mike and Nancy Samuels have updated this comprehensive guide to include the sweeping developments in the field of pediatrics that have occurred in the past decade. Invaluable for working parents, the new Well Baby Book includes a thorough examination of daycare options--how to choose between in-home care and daycare, what to look for in a daycare center, and how to tell what effect it has on your child. Other new areas covered include:" "breast-feeding and the working mother" "single parenting" "birth of a sibling" "effects of television viewing" "effects of divorce" "The Well Baby Book also contains the most thorough and current information on:" "prenatal care" "landmarks in the mental, physical, and social growth of babies" "common concerns, such as feeding, bathing, diapering" "common illnesses--and when to involve the doctor" "childhood diseases and therapies" "drugs and immunizations" "what parents can do to promote good health" "Gracefully written, down-to-earth, and completely accessible, this new edition of The Well Baby Book will be an indispensable guide to baby care from conception to age four for yet another generation of parents."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved