KidsHealth Guide for Parents : Birth to Age 5

, by Dowshen, Steven A., M.D.; Izenberg, Neil; Bass, Elizabeth

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ISBN: 9780809298723 | 0809298724
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Copyright: 12/19/2001

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Accessible, authoritative advice from the creators of the award-winning KidsHealth website Now the pediatricians behind the celebrated KidsHealth.org website which averages one million hits a day have created an exciting general children's health reference. Packed with solid advice from medical experts and seasoned parents, The KidsHealth Guide helps new parents master the basics of keeping their children healthy and gives veterans a chance to conveniently review the essentials. User-friendly and fun, this comprehensive guide offers authoritative answers without intimidating length. Lists, tip boxes, decision trees, and bite-size segments with clear headings allow parents--especially the newer, frazzled kind--to find what they need fast. Covers everything from prenatal care, and to common illnesses, emergencies, safety, growth and development, chronic conditions, special needs, medications, nutrition, and invaluable suggestions on making effective and affordable use of the health care system.

A Word from the Authors

xxiii

About the Authors

xxv

About KidsHealth and the Nemours Foundation

xxvii

Acknowledgments

xxix

PART ONE Special Delivery! Pregnancy, Birth, and Your Baby's First Months

Prenatal Care

Getting off to a good start

(1)

If You Are Planning to Become Pregnant

(1)

Healthy Living During Pregnancy

(11)

Medical Care

(19)

Preparing Your Home and Family

All you need is love (plus diapers, a crib, a car seat . . .)

(1)

Preparing the Members of Your Household

(5)

Preparing Your Home

(4)

Stocking Your Home with Baby Gear (or, How Much Stuff Does One Baby Need?)

(24)

Your Baby's Birth

The main event

(1)

Getting Help

(1)

Plan Ahead to Get Dad or a Close Friend Involved

(1)

The Birth Setting

(4)

When to Call the Doctor or Midwife

(1)

Stages of Labor and Delivery

(3)

Cesarean Delivery

(5)

Pain Management

(2)

Other Common Medical Procedures

(4)

Checking Out Your Baby

(1)

Bonding

(2)

Banking Cord Blood

(1)

If There's a Problem at Birth

(1)

Thinking It Over

(2)

Looking at Your Newborn

``He definitely has your ears . . .''

(1)

The Head

(1)

The Face

(1)

The Eyes

(1)

The Ears

(1)

The Nose

(1)

The Mouth

(1)

The Chest

(1)

The Belly

(1)

The Sexual Organs

(2)

Arms, Hands, Fingers, Knees, and Toes

100

(1)

The Skin

101

(6)

Common Newborn Medical Conditions

What they are---and how they're handled

107

(1)

Jaundice

107

(3)

Umbilical Hernia

110

(1)

Thrush

110

(1)

Other Common Conditions in Newborns and Young Infants

111

(2)

Premature Babies

Special care for small packages

113

(1)

Who Is the Premature Baby?

113

(1)

Degrees of Prematurity

114

(1)

Why Are Babies Born Prematurely?

115

(1)

You're in Premature Labor. Now What?

116

(1)

Preparing for Early Delivery

116

(1)

Special Care for Your Special Delivery

117

(2)

Neonatal Transport Team

119

(1)

Getting to Know Your Premature Infant

119

(2)

Overwhelming Emotions for Parents

121

(1)

What Can You Do For Your Premature Infant?

121

(3)

Common Medical Problems and Procedures

124

(6)

Taking Your Infant Home

130

(3)

Circumcision

The issues, the decision

133

(1)

What Is Circumcision?

133

(1)

Making the Decision

134

(3)

When Should the Circumcision Be Performed?

137

(1)

Possible Complications of Circumcision

137

(3)

Breast or Bottle

What's best for your baby and your family?

139

(1)

Making Your Choice: Breast or Bottle?

140

(8)

If You're Still Not Sure

148

(2)

Breast-Feeding

Nature's way

149

(1)

Getting Equipped for Nursing

150

(2)

Two Kinds of Helpers

152

(1)

Preparing Your Breasts

153

(1)

Getting Started

153

(1)

The Early Checkup

154

(1)

How to Hold Your Baby for Breast-Feeding

154

(1)

The Importance of Latching On

155

(3)

A Typical Nursing Session

158

(1)

How Can You Tell if Your Baby Is Getting Enough Milk?

159

(1)

Stimulating the Milk Supply

160

(1)

What Is Letdown?

161

(1)

Supplementation

162

(1)

Expressing or Pumping Breast Milk

163

(1)

Storing Breast Milk

164

(1)

Returning to Work

164

(1)

Taking Care of a Nursing Mother

165

(2)

How to Deal with Common Problems

167

(2)

Nursing Twins and More

169

(1)

Nursing an Adopted Infant

170

(1)

Weaning

170

(3)

Bottle-Feeding

A parent's guide

173

(1)

Bottle Basics

173

(1)

Choosing a Formula

174

(3)

Types of Baby Bottles

177

(1)

Types of Nipples

178

(1)

Do You Need to Sterilize Bottles, Nipples, and Water?

179

(1)

Keeping Things Clean

180

(1)

How to Prepare Formula

180

(3)

Common Feeding Problems

183

(1)

Weaning

183

(3)

Baby-Care Basics

A how-to manual for daily care

185

(1)

Handling Your Newborn

186

(1)

Soothing and Connecting with Your Baby

187

(2)

Make Room for Daddy

189

(1)

Diapering

189

(4)

Swaddling

193

(2)

Pacifiers

195

(1)

Crying and Colic

195

(3)

Bathing

198

(3)

Care of the Penis

201

(1)

Care of the Umbilical Cord Stump

201

(1)

Limiting the Guest List

202

(2)

Burping

204

(1)

Coughing

204

(2)

Spitting Up

206

(1)

Vomiting

206

(1)

Constipation

207

(1)

``Cradle Cap'' (Seborrheic Dermatitis)

207

(4)

PART TWO Routine Medical Care: Staying Healthy

Choosing and Working with Your Child's Doctor

A partner you can trust

211

(1)

Considering Your Options

211

(2)

Starting the Search for Your Child's Doctor

213

(3)

What You Should Ask the ``Finalists''

216

(2)

Get the Feel of the Office Environment

218

(1)

The Doctor's Personality and Approach

219

(1)

Establishing a Good Relationship with Your Child's Doctor

219

(6)

Routine Medical Care

An ounce of prevention . . .

225

(1)

Childhood Checkups

225

(1)

Well-Child Visits: How Often?

226

(1)

What Happens at a Well-Child Visit?

227

(5)

Making the Most of an Office Visit

232

(1)

When to Call the Doctor About Your Child

233

(1)

Getting Medical Care When Your Child Is Ill

234

(2)

Working the Phones

236

(1)

Children's Fears About Medical Exams

237

(4)

Trust Your Instincts

241

(3)

Health Screening Tests

Which ones should your child have?

243

(1)

Newborn Screening for Hereditary and Metabolic Diseases

244

(1)

Tuberculosis Screening

244

(2)

Cholesterol Screening

246

(1)

Lead Screening

247

(2)

Anemia Screening

249

(2)

Hearing and Vision

Taking care of your child's special senses

251

(1)

Your Child's Hearing

251

(5)

Your Child's Vision

256

(7)

Immunizations

Shots that save lives

263

(1)

Why Some Children Aren't Immunized---Even When They Should Be

263

(3)

Vaccines Commonly Given to Children

266

(13)

PART THREE Your Baby Grows Up: The Joys and Challenges of Parenting

Growth and Development

Measurements and milestones

279

(1)

Physical Growth

279

(5)

Development

284

(6)

Developmental Milestones

290

(11)

Play Time

Growing up by having fun

301

(1)

Play and Your Child's Development

301

(1)

Stages of Play

302

(1)

Helping Your Child Play

303

(1)

Choosing the Right Games, Activities, and Toys

304

(1)

Toys, Play, and Social Skills

305

(1)

Fitness, Exercise, and Sports

306

(6)

TV, Computers, and Other Media

312

(3)

Reading to Your Child: Do It!

315

(5)

Temperament, Behavior, and Discipline

Learning the rules

319

(1)

Developing a Philosophy of Discipline

320

(2)

Establishing General Principles of Behavior

322

(1)

What to Expect as Your Child Grows Up

323

(6)

Tailoring Your Approach to Your Child's Temperament

329

(1)

Dealing with Common Behaviors and Misbehaviors

330

(11)

Toilet Teaching

A how-to guide for parents

341

(1)

Get Ready!

341

(1)

Get Set!

342

(1)

Go!

343

(2)

Tips for Success

345

(1)

Common Problems

346

(5)

Sleep

Patterns, problems, and needs

351

(1)

Getting to Sleep and Staying Asleep

351

(1)

Waking and Feeding

352

(3)

Establishing Good Sleeping Patterns

355

(3)

Where Should Your Baby Sleep?

358

(2)

``Back to Sleep'' to Reduce the Risk of SIDS

360

(1)

Safer Sleeping Quarters

361

(1)

Safety Tips When You're Seriously Sleepy

362

(1)

Sleep Patterns Through the Ages

362

(7)

Sleep Problems

369

(3)

Other Opinions

372

(3)

Healthy Eating

Open wide!

375

(1)

Food Attitudes

375

(1)

Moving from Milk to Solid Foods

376

(1)

In the Beginning: First Foods

377

(3)

How to Feed Your Baby

380

(1)

Foods to Avoid at First

380

(1)

A Totally Solid Food Plan

381

(1)

Drinking from a Cup

382

(1)

Baby Vitamin Supplements

382

(1)

Food Safety

383

(2)

Food Allergies and Intolerances

385

(1)

Nutrition for Ages Two to Five

385

(3)

What if Your Child Is Overweight?

388

(1)

What Should Your Child Eat?

388

(5)

Facts on Fat

393

(2)

Five on Fiber

395

(1)

Vegetarian Diets

395

(2)

Things Worth Limiting in Your Child's Diet

397

(6)

Dental Care

Open wider!

403

(1)

Teething

403

(3)

Tooth Decay

406

(4)

Cleaning Your Child's Teeth

410

(2)

Visiting the Dentist

412

(1)

Thumb Sucking and Pacifiers

412

(1)

Paging the Tooth Fairy

412

(1)

Tooth Grinding

413

(3)

Child Safety

The job that's never done

415

(1)

Safety in Perspective

416

(1)

A General Approach to Keeping Your Child Safe

416

(2)

On the Road

418

(4)

At-Home Safety

422

(10)

Safe Fun

432

(13)

Choosing Child Care

References, please?

445

(1)

Choosing a Caregiver

445

(4)

Getting to Know the Caregiver

449

(1)

Keeping Your Child Healthy in Child Care

450

(3)

Medical Issues in Adoption

The more you know, the better parent you'll be

453

(1)

Gathering Information Before You Adopt

453

(2)

Interpreting Information

455

(1)

Once You've Decided, Get More Information

456

(1)

Health Care When Your Child Comes Home

456

(7)

PART FOUR Using the Health Care System

The Health Care System for Children

People, places, and costs

463

(1)

Health Insurance and Managed Care: Is Your Child Covered?

463

(8)

Medical Care Specialists

471

(3)

The Hospital

474

(7)

The Emergency Room

481

(11)

PART FIVE What to Do if Your Child Is Injured or Sick

First Aid and Emergency Care

Be prepared

491

(1)

Preparing for an Emergency---Before It Happens

492

(2)

Lifesaving Techniques

494

(9)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

494

(3)

Choking

497

(6)

Common Injuries and Emergencies

503

(29)

Abdominal Pain

503

(1)

Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis

503

(1)

Bites and Stings

504

(3)

Bleeding, External (Lacerations and Abrasions)

507

(2)

Bleeding, Internal

509

(1)

Breathing Problems

509

(2)

Broken Bones, Dislocations, and Sprains

511

(2)

Burns

513

(1)

Drowning

514

(1)

Ear Injuries

515

(1)

Electrical Injuries

516

(1)

Eye Injuries

517

(2)

Fainting

519

(1)

Finger and Toe Injuries

519

(1)

Frostbite

520

(1)

Head and Neck Injuries

521

(2)

Heat Illness (Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, and Heatstroke)

523

(1)

Mouth and Tooth Injuries

524

(1)

Nose Injuries

525

(1)

Poisoning

526

(1)

Seizures/Convulsions

527

(1)

Splinters and Slivers

528

(1)

Swallowed Foreign Objects

529

(1)

Unconsciousness

529

(2)

Signs and Symptoms

What they mean and when to call your child's doctor

531

(1)

How to Use This Chapter

532

(1)

Crying/Colic

533

(2)

Ear Pain/Discharge

535

(3)

Eye Redness/Discharge

538

(3)

Fever

541

(11)

Limb or Joint Pain/Swelling

552

(2)

Mouth Pain/Problems

554

(2)

Respiratory and Breathing Problems

556

(8)

Seizures/Convulsions

564

(2)

Skin Problems

566

(6)

Sore Throat

572

(2)

Stomach and Intestinal Problems

574

(10)

Urinary or Genital Pain/Problems

584

(7)

Childhood Infections

The facts about roseola, ringworm, rheumatic fever, and more

589

(2)

How to Use This Chapter

591

(1)

Botulism

592

(1)

Bronchiolitis (Respiratory Syncytical Virus)

593

(1)

Cat Scratch Disease

594

(1)

Cellulitis

595

(1)

Chicken Pox (Varicella)

595

(2)

Common Cold

597

(1)

Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye)

598

(1)

Croup

599

(1)

Diarrhea

600

(2)

Ear Infection---Ear Canal (Otitis Externa/Swimmer's Ear)

602

(1)

Ear Infection---Middle Ear (Otitis Media)

603

(2)

Encephalitis

605

(1)

Epiglottitis

606

(1)

Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum)

607

(1)

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

608

(1)

Hepatitis, Viral

609

(1)

Herpangina

610

(1)

Herpes Simplex

611

(1)

HIV/AIDS

612

(1)

Impetigo

612

(1)

Influenza (Flu)

613

(1)

Kawasaki Disease

614

(2)

Lice

616

(1)

Lyme Disease

617

(1)

Measles (Rubeola)

618

(1)

Meningitis

619

(1)

Molluscum Contagiosum

620

(1)

Mononucleosis, Infectious

621

(1)

Mumps

622

(1)

Osteomyelitis

623

(1)

Pinworms

624

(1)

Pneumonia

625

(2)

Rabies

627

(1)

Reye Syndrome

628

(1)

Rheumatic Fever

629

(1)

Ringworm (Tinea)

630

(2)

Roseola

632

(1)

Rubella (German or Three-Day Measles)

632

(1)

Scabies

633

(1)

Scarlet Fever

634

(1)

Sinusitis

635

(1)

Staphylococcal (Staph) Skin Infections

636

(1)

Strep Throat/Sore Throat (Pharyngitis)

637

(2)

Swollen Glands (Lymphadenopathy or Lymphadenitis)

639

(1)

Tetanus (Lockjaw)

640

(1)

Toxoplasmosis

641

(1)

Tuberculosis

642

(1)

Urinary Tract Infection

643

(1)

Warts

644

(1)

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

645

(2)

Yeast (Candida) Infections (Thrush, Diaper Rash)

647

(2)

Medications and Alternative/Complementary Care

A guide to treatments

649

(1)

Using Medications with Care

649

(2)

How to Give Your Child Medicine

651

(3)

Alternative Medicine and Your Child

654

(3)

How Does Alternative Medicine Differ from Traditional Medicine?

657

(8)

PART SIX When Your Child Has a Health Problem

Health Problems in Early Childhood

A parent's desk reference

663

(2)

How to Use This Chapter

665

(1)

Medical Conditions

666

(59)

Allergies

666

(1)

Anemia, Hereditary

667

(2)

Anemia, Iron-Deficiency

669

(1)

Asthma

670

(2)

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)

672

(2)

Autism

674

(1)

Birthmarks and Moles

675

(1)

Blindness/Visual Impairment

676

(2)

Celiac Disease

678

(1)

Cerebral Palsy

679

(2)

Child Abuse (Physical and Sexual)

681

(1)

Cleft Lip/Palate

682

(2)

Congenital Heart Disease

684

(2)

Congenital Hypothyroidism

686

(1)

Cystic Fibrosis

687

(2)

Deafness/Hearing Impairment

689

(1)

Developmental Delay/Mental Retardation

690

(2)

Diabetes Mellitus

692

(2)

Down Syndrome

694

(2)

Eczema/Atopic Dermatitis

696

(1)

Epilepsy/Seizures

697

(2)

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

699

(1)

Growth Disorders

700

(2)

Hemophilia

702

(1)

Hip Dysplasia/Dislocation in Infancy

703

(1)

HIV/AIDS

704

(2)

Hydrocephalus

706

(1)

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

707

(1)

Kidney Disorders

708

(3)

Lead Poisoning

711

(2)

Leukemia

713

(2)

Metabolic Diseases (PKU, Galactosemia)

715

(1)

Muscular Dystrophy

716

(2)

Obesity

718

(2)

Orthopedic Conditions of the Legs and Feet

720

(1)

Precocious Puberty

721

(2)

Spina Bifida/Myelomeningocele

723

(1)

Tic Disorders/Tourette Syndrome

724

(1)

Surgical Conditions/Procedures

725

(7)

Appendicitis

725

(1)

Hernia

725

(1)

Hypospadias

726

(1)

Myringotomy (Ear Tube Surgery)

726

(1)

Pyloric Stenosis

727

(1)

Strabismus (``Crossed'' Eyes)

727

(1)

Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

727

(1)

Undescended Testicle (Cryptorchidism)

728

(3)

Caring for Your Child with Special Health Care Needs

Being your child's best advocate

731

(1)

Parenting Your Child with a Chronic Condition

732

(8)

Managed Care and Your Child with Special Needs

740

(2)

Financial Considerations

742

(1)

Getting a Second Opinion and Trusting Your Instincts

743

(5)

PART SEVEN Finding High---Quality Health Information

Finding Health Information on the Web

Whom do you trust?

747

(1)

The Web and Health

748

(2)

Online Support Groups and Chat Groups

750

(1)

Beware of Online ``Experts''

750

(2)

Children's Health Information on the Web

752

(2)

How to Use General Search Tools

754

(1)

The Web and Confidentiality

755

(2)

Appendix A Preparing Your Child's Health Record

757

(10)

Appendix B Growth Charts and Body Mass Index Charts

767

(20)

Appendix C Resource Guide

787

(12)

Index

799

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KidsHealth Guide for Parents : Birth to Age 5

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