The focus on the family complete book of baby & child care /

Reisser, Paul C.

The focus on the family complete book of baby & child care / primary author, Paul C. Reisser ; Managing editor, Melissa R. Cox ; Editor, Vinita Hampton Wright - Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c1997. - 855 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [827]-840) and index.

Contents

Chapter 1: Preparing for parenthood
Chapter 2: Developing a birth plan and preparing the nest
Chapter 3: The moment arrives.
Chapter 4: The first three months, part one: family adjustments, feeding the new arrival, and dealing with basic health concerns
Chapter 5: The first three months, part two: sleeping, crying, and other newborn pursuits (... and survival skills for new parents)
Chapter 6: Three to six months: expanding horizons
Chapter 7: Six to twelve months: explorers
Chapter 8: Twelve to twenty-four months
Chapter 9: Two-year-olds: movers and shakers
Chapter 10: Three- and four-year-olds: windows of opportunity
Chapter 11: Ages five through eleven: life lessons
Chapter 12: The adolescent years, part one: bodies in motion
Chapter 13: The adolescent years, part two: hearts and minds in motion.
Chapter 14: Passing the baton: instilling values and virtues in the next generation.

084230889X (alk. paper) 0842335129


Pediatrics--Popular works.
Child care.
Child development.

WS 80 R378c 1997 / R378c 1997