Dr. Spock's Baby Basics Take Charge Parenting Guides

Are you ready to care for your new baby?Here's all the practical advice you need! Distinguished pediatrician Robert Needlman, one of the new team of experts at The Dr. Spock Company, provides the best up-to-date information on your baby's most fundamental needs, with plenty of useful tips on day-to-day care. An easy-to-use reference that you'll turn to again and again,Dr. Spock's Baby Basicswill help you:Succeed at breastfeeding and bottle-feedingEncourage good sleep habits, right from the startBathe, diaper, and groom your babyChoose a crib, a car seat, and other essentialsUnderstand the different causes of cryingStart your baby on solid foods, and much moreFor more than 50 years, Dr. Benjamin Spock was the world's best-known pediatrician. Drawing upon his trusted philosophy of baby and child care, a new generation of experts at The Dr. Spock Company brings today's moms and dads the latest parenting and child-health information. Watch for the next two books in theTake Charge Parenting Guidesseries:Dr. Spock's Pregnancy GuideandDr. Spock's Safety & First Aid for Babies and Toddlers.

Robert Needlman, MD, is professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and director of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. The author of Dr. Spock’s Baby Basics, he also coauthored the 8th and 9th editions of Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care. Dr. Needlman is cofounder of Reach Out and Read, a child literacy program that has received the UNESCO Confucius Prize and the David M. Rubenstein Prize from the Library of Congress, among other honors. 

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1: Sleeping

Sleep Basics

Sleep Issues at Different Ages

Newborns

Two to Five Months

Six to Seven Months

Eight to Twelve Months

Toddlers

Sleep Options

Sleep Supplies

Baby Beds and Bedding

Toddler, Twin, and Bunk Beds

Other Sleep Supplies

Chapter 2: Feeding

Nutritional Basics

Feeding and Growth at Different Ages

Newborns

Four to Twelve Months

Toddlers

Breastfeeding

Bottle-Feeding

Solid Foods

Feeding Supplies

Breastfeeding Supplies

Bottle-Feeding Supplies

Feeding Supplies for the Older Baby

Other Feeding Supplies

Chapter 3: Comforting

Comforting Basics

Comforting Issues at Different Ages

Newborns and Babies

Toddlers

Special Situations

Children Who Are Hard to Soothe

Colic

Grief

Chapter 4: Hygiene

Hygiene Basics

Hygiene Issues at Different Ages

Newborns

Older Infants and Toddlers

Diapering

Cloth or Disposable Diapers?

Other Diapering Equipment

Diapering Techniques.

Diaper Rashes

Toilet Training

Training by Reflex

Sit! Stay! Pee!

A Child-Centered Approach

A Teaching Approach

Some Things to Think About

Afterword

Index