Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care

Dr. Benjamin Spock is America's most trusted name in child care and parenting, and his essential guidebook has topped bestseller lists for over sixty-five years. This fully revised and updated edition of the classic manual provides first time and experienced parents the best information about caring for new babies, toddlers, and adolescents in the twenty-first century.

All of Dr. Spock's invaluable, time-tested advice is here, along with the most current medical practices and advances in health care. While still covering key parenting issues like accidents, illnesses and injuries, this edition of the classic also contains the latest on:

Immunizations
Nutrition and childhood obesity
Cultural diversity
Alternative and non-traditional family structures
Children's learning and brain development
Raising children with special needs
Environmental health
Increasingly common disorders such as ADHD, childhood depression, and autism-including medications and behavioral interventions
Children and the media, including screen time, video games, and the internet

Updated by leading pediatrician Robert Needlman, the book includes a revised glossary of common medications and a resource guide that compiles the most reliable online resources. This indispensable guide is still the next best thing to Dr. Spock's No. 1 rule of parenting: "Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do."