Organized by stages of development, a guide to children's toys for parents addresses safety issues while providing advice on saving money, storage, taming the gimmies, avoiding toy traps, encouraging physical activity, and discarding toys. Original.

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Health and Safety in Child Care

bGeorge J. Cohen, M.D., F.A.A.P./b, is attending pediatrician at Children's National Medical Center and a professor of pediatrics in Washington, D.C.brbrbThe American Academy of Pediatrics/bis an organization of more than 55,000 primary-care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Previous AAP books include the Guide to Your Child's Nutrition and Guide to Your Child's Symptoms.Avoiding Bedtime Battles So the Whole Family Sleeps WellbrbrSooner or later, almost every parent must deal with a child's sleeptime problems. In early infancy, the first task is to help your baby learn to sleep longer at night and stay awake for increasingly longer periods during the daytime. A few months on, separation anxiety makes its first appearance. During this phase, which may come and go for at least a year and possibly much longer, parents have to persuade their child over and over again that they're around to protect him, that it's safe to go to sleep, that "Good night" doesn't mean "Good-bye forever!"brbrOther issues crop up throughout childhood. Each one is different, just as each child is unique. And yet the problems fall into predictable patterns, such as bedtime resistance, nighttime fears that keep a child sleepless, the midnight rambler who roams the house, the child who insists she can only sleep in her parents' bed. As each new problem arises, parents not only implore, "How can we get our child to sleep?" but also wonder, "When will we ever get a night's sleep?"brbrWhile sleep disturbances are common in childhood, they shouldn't be ignored. One study of 3-year-olds receiving treatment for sleep problems found that 84 percent of the children had had their problems since infancy. Another study showed that college students with sleep troubles had had familiar difficulties

Michael J. Welch, M.D., FAAP, practices medicine at the Allergy & Asthma Medical Group and the Research Center in San Diego, California. The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of more than 55,000 primary-care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. It is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.From the foremost authority on children's health--a vital guide for parents whose children suffer from allergies and asthmabrbrAsthma and allergies are the most common chronic childhood diseases. Asthma affects nearly 5 million American children, while allergies affect about 50 million. This comprehensive book is an invaluable resource for parents who want answers and information about their children's allergies and asthma. This user-friendly volume is filled with up-to-the-minute advice from pediatricians on how tobr

A parents' guide to child safety

This is a powerful, absorbing and unusual novel - The Bookseller. The sort of historial novel eleven and twelve year olds will gobble up at a sitting - Nina Bawden. When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hung for the crime, she is silently hurried to safety by an unknown woman. The woman gives her tools to keep the record of her days - paper and ink. Mary is taken to a boat in Plymouth and from there sails to the New World where she hopes to make a new life among the pilgrims. But old superstitions die hard and soon Mary finds that she, like her grandmother, is the victim of ignorance and stupidity and once more she finds herself having to make important choices to ensure her survival. With a vividly evoked environment and characters skilfully and patiently drawn this is a powerful literary achievement by Celia Rees, that is utterly engrossing from start to finish.

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DIVDIVThis practical guide contains childproofing tips for every room in the house and for outdoors, backyard, beach, camping, hiking, and travel of all kinds. It provides illustrations and information on children?s safety at playtime, mealtime, and holidays, as well as teaching youngsters about everyday dangers and dealing safely with pets. Also included is an invaluable chapter on poison prevention and what to do if poisoning actually occurs./DIV