Dr. Spock's The First Two Years : The Emotional and Physical Needs of Children From Birth to Age 2

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Introduction 1. Communicating with Your Baby: Reading Your Baby's Cues Crying: An Early Form of Communication with Parents Baby Colic Periodic Irritable Baby Fretful Baby Cries of Hunger Hypertonic Baby Crying Associated with Diaper Rash and Teething Responding to Your Baby's Cry: A Few Specific Suggestions Is the Baby Sick? Sucking Reaching Out Kicking Legs Grunting High-pitched Squealing The Parent's Response Happy to Crying Enjoy Your Baby 2. Parents' Biggest Newborn Concerns Umbilical Stump Floppy HeadSIDS Exposure to Germs Breast-feeding Swelling of Babies' Heads Breathing Patterns Soft Spot Playing Too Vigorously Spitting Up Jaundice 3. Choosing a Doctor for Your Baby 4. The Arrival of the New Baby Feeding and Behavior Breast-feeding Formula feeding Preparing for the New Baby Preparing Sibling for the New Baby Preparing the Parents for the New Baby Arranging Help for Mom If I Have a Baby Boy, Should He Be Circumcised? 5. How Much Regularity to Infant Feeding? When a Mother Thinks About Going Back to Work 6. Beginning Solids Which Solids, in What Order? 7. Poor Eaters8. Common Physical Problems Teething Sneezing, Coughing, and Dripping ... the Common Cold Ear Infections 9. Stranger Anxiety 10. Transitional Objects Thumb-sucking 11. Sleep Problems Newborns Six to Sixteen Months: Demanding and Walking Naps: Six Months to Two Years Co-sleeping: Children Sleeping in the Parents' Bed Bedtime Rituals Bottle in the Bed: Age Six to Twenty-four Months Separation Anxiety: Six Months to Six Years 12. Toilet Training 13. Discipline and Temper Tantrums: An Opportunity for Parent-Child Communication and Learning Anger and Temper Tantrums Physical PunishmentHumiliation, Shame, and Guilt 14. Can You Spoil a Child? Index Look For The Companion Volume About The Author

america's Favorite Pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock Has Helped Two Generations Of Parents Raise Their Kids With His Timeless Bestseller, Dr. Spock's Baby And Child Care. Now, Today's Parents Can Rejoice: A New Compilation Of Dr. Spock's Timeless Advice Is Here!

this First-time Collection Of Essays Brings Together Dr. Spock's Insightful Writings On Connecting With Your Child's Inner Life During The All-important Early Years. Dr. Spock's The First Two Years Covers Such Topics As:

• Understanding Your Baby's Different Cries

• Helping Your Little One Cope With Separation Anxiety

• Communicating With Your Baby

• Teaching Your Child About Giving And Sharing

• The Easiest Way Ever To Toilet-train

• Dealing With The Impact A Newborn Can Have On Siblings

• Treating The Most Common Ailments

with Dr. Spock's The First Two Years, New Parents Everywhere Will Return Again And Again To Dr. Spock For All Of Their Child-rearing Questions.

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these Two Titles Collect For The First Time Essays That The Late Spock Wrote For Redbook (1985-92) And Parenting (1992-98) Magazines. They Maintain Spock's Devotion To The Central Theme Of His Advice For Parents: Simply Stated, They Should Trust Themselves. In The First Two Years, He Expands On This Idea In His Reply To The Question, What Has Eroded So Many Parents' Self-assurance In Asking For Reasonably Good Behavior? First Is The Preoccupation With Child Psychology, Which Has Filled The Shelves Of Bookstores And Created A Dozen Magazines In The Past 30 Years. In The School Years, Our Contemporary Culture's Tendency To Overschedule Children Is Addressed. Spock's Concern Is That It Can Leave Children Overly Tired And Without The Necessary Time For Friendships; However, The Children He Interviewed Noted That They Enjoyed The Activities They Were Allowed To Select For Themselves. The First Two Years Belongs Next To Penelope Leach's Your Baby And Child: From Birth To Age Five (lj 11/15/97) And Arlene Eisenberg's What To Expect Series On Library Shelves. The School Years Should Sit Alongside Louise Bate Ames's Books. Edited By Stein, Who Worked Closely With Spock On The Seventh Edition Of Dr. Spock's Baby And Child Care, These Works Are Sure To Circulate Continuously Owing To Spock's Illustrious Reputation And Commonsense Approach. Recommended For All Public Libraries. [pocket Is Reissuing A Paperback Edition Of Dr. Spock On Parenting: Sensible, Reassuring Advice For Today's Parents (isbn 0-7434-2683-5) To Coincide With Publication Of These Anthologies. Ed.] Lisa Powell Williams, Moline P.l., Il Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Compiling essays authored by Benjamin Spock and published in popular magazines, this book examines the emotional and physical needs of infants and toddlers. The chapters are: (1) "Communicating with Your Baby: Reading Your Baby's Cues," including information on crying, motor behavior, squealing, and parents' responses; (2) "Parents' Biggest Newborn Concerns," discussing concerns such as floppy head, SIDS, breastfeeding, breathing patterns, and jaundice; (3) "Choosing a Doctor for Your Baby," encouraging parents and doctors to work at building an alliance; (4) "The Arrival of the New Baby," focusing on feeding decisions, preparing the family for the new baby, and circumcision choices; (5) "How Much Regularity to Infant Feeding?"; (6) "Beginning Solids"; (7) "Poor Eaters"; (8)"Common Physical Problems," such as teething, colds, and ear infections; (9) "Stranger Anxiety"; (10) "Transitional Objects," including thumb sucking; (11) "Sleep Problems"; (12) "Toilet Training"; (13) "Discipline and Temper Tantrums: An Opportunity for Parent-Child Communication and Learning"; and (14) "Can You Spoil a Child?" (KB) America's favorite pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock has helped two generations of parents raise their kids with his timeless bestseller, Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care. Now, today's parents can rejoice: a new compilation of Dr. Spock's timeless advice is here! This first-time collection of essays brings together Dr. Spock's insightful writings on connecting with your child's inner life during the all-important early years. Dr. Spock's The First Two Years covers such topics as: understanding your baby's different cries helping your little one cope with separation anxiety communicating with your baby teaching your child about giving and sharing the easiest way ever to toilet-train dealing with the impact a newborn can have on siblings treating the most common ailments With Dr. Spock's The First Two Years, new parents everywhere will return again and again to Dr. Spock for all of their child-rearing questions. In a collection of previously uncollected essays, the author shares insight into a child's first two years of physical, emotional, and intellectual development, offering helpful advice on how to distinguish a baby's different cries, communicate with a small child, teach youngsters about sharing, and more