Book Description
This special book of creative activities is for parents, early childhood educators, and other child care providers. The book contains over 300 pages of clearly written and illustrated easy-to-do activities. Each activity is designed to complement the more than 500 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood television programs broadcast on your Public Television station. The book also includes: descriptions of each of the television programs; words to many of the songs from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood; a special section with recipes and how-to's, and much more! ... Read more

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A safety capsule for parents !
This is a brilliant guide for parents whomay be starting to realise that they cannot change their teenager but that somehow they need to do something different themselves . Good solid advice and what is almost a workbook for adressing a wide range of teenage related difficulties. I found ideas in here that helped a lot when I had teenagers and as a therapist it is a book I recommend to clients ! It is the best practical book on the topic that I have come across.It addresses well the issues of responsability , control and values as they relate to struggling with one's teenage kids ! ... Read more

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This is a 'how-to' book.It describes why and how to re-engineer the learning environment for optimum development of the learners.It suggests ways for teachers and parents to get maximum results from their efforts.It is designed to elicit creative thinking from the reader as well as put many tried and proven successful methods at the fingertips of the reader.The book is short and powerful.It is to the point and has a very usable table of contents which insures efficiency of time spent reading.From a minimal investment of time, one can gain the knowledge that will help in the development of academic prowess and intellectual greatness in our beautiful children. ... Read more

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No parenting library is complete without this childcare classic. Recently revised, the sixth edition still provides the sensible, compassionate advice and hard-core how-to-do-it tips that Dr. Spock has always been famous for. Whether it's mixing formula, treating chicken pox, or dealing with divorce or a child's homosexuality, Dr. Spock is the man.Book Description

Generations of parents have relied on Dr. Spock's classic bestseller Baby and Child Care. It is still the source book, the most authoritative and reliable guide for parents. Collaborating with pediatrician and child psychiatrist Dr. Michael B. Rothenberg, Dr. Spock has updated his work to meet the changes and challenges of the 1990s. Reorganized for faster and easier reference, with many new and expanded sections, the book includes the latest advice and information on such topics as:

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Pediatrician Michel Cohen delights in offering anxious parents unconventional wisdom about children and toddlers: "less medicine is often the best medicine."Following an A to Z format, Cohen successfully skewers myths about every aspect of childcare. Using generic case kids "Lucy" and "Jimmy," and "real questions from real parents" he offers a compendium of health care information. Whether talking about behavior (bed-wetting, thumb sucking, school anxiety), symptoms (green mucus, earwax or eczema), or prevention (immunization, vitamins, toothbrushing), Cohen's approach is fresh and his tone is wise and wry--when discussing the drawbacks of medication for carsickness, he suggests that the best remedy is a plastic bag. Consistent core beliefs underline Cohen's alphabet: Doctors should not medicate all ills, antibiotics weaken natural immunity, you can't spoil your baby, but you can spoil your life.This practical, enjoyable guide is limited only by its short A-Z format--the information is so clear and valuable that parents will surely want to hear more from Dr. Cohen. --Barbara MackoffBook Description

Dr. Michel Cohen, named by the New York Post as the hip, "must-have" pediatrician, has an important message for parents: Don't worry so much. In an easy-reference alphabetical format, The New Basics clearly lays out the concerns you may face as aparent and explains how to solve them -- without fuss, without stress, and without harming your child by using unnecessary medicines or interventions.

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The New Basics by Michel Cohen
I absolutely LOVE this book!! All of the little concerns that I have had as a first time parent he addressed in this book.The things he said made me feel much more confident in my abilities.I would recommend this book to ANYONE that is a parent.

I LOVE this book.
This book is a god send. from illness to injury to behavior. I reference this book at least three times a week. I actually received this book 2 years ago for my baby shower and loved it so much that I just bought it for another mommy to be. The advice is so straight forward and simple. Just stick to this book and being a parent is fun and less of a challenge.

The BEST baby book ever
As a new mother, this is the book I can not live without. I buy it for all my friends who have a baby. Whenever I am worried, this book makes me feel better. I have about six other baby books and when I consult them, for example if my baby has a fever, I end up feeling more confused and worried than ever. Dr. Cohen's advice on the other hand always consoles me.

He is to the point and no nonsense. I love his advice like you don't need to use soap or baby lotion on a new born. It is so true- it is not like they are dirty!Once they start crawling around of course that is a different story. But a new born just needs to be toweled off every few days with water. And you only need lotion if you are using soap as soap dries out the skin.

He is also anti nasal aspirators and rectal thermometers and all those other baby torture devices.

I read his book cover to cover as soon as I bought it and it is now the first and usually only book I consult whenever I have a problem.

Must-Have for Baby Library!
...Contrary to negative reviews, this book presents excellent, alternative answers to common baby/toddler questions.The answers are simple, concise and listed in alphabetical order according to topic.Cohen is unapologetically forthright about caring for your child.... encouraging parents to RELAX and enjoy their lives with little ones!As a father of his own three kids, I'm certain his "unconventional" advice is given out of love! If you like the natural, laidback approach... this book will be extremely informative.It's not for the parents that run to the doctor with every runny nose or feed their infant new food in a "color order."Many pediatricians recommend the book, even here in the traditional Midwest... Cohen must have something right, his patients in New York are crazy about him!

OH SWEET SANITY!
This book is exactly as "Instyle" reviewed it: Refreshing!

I expected to keep this book around and read a certain chapter
as the issue arose, but I ended up reading it from front to back
and the closer I got to the end, the more relief washed over me!
There are certain techniques, I probably won't use-I am not
altogether fond of the idea of letting my child run around naked and deficate on the floor when potty training (and I find it a bit odd that the author is surrounded by naked babies on the cover). However, most of the advice was common sense and, for a new mother, it is nice to know I don't have to bubble wrap my child.

I am incredibly thankful I chanced upon this book and recommend it, hands down. Even if you plan to read a variety of books on parenting, make this
your first-if only to realize there are some things that don't require
stress, overanalysis, and hyperventilation! ... Read more