About this Book

This practical and reassuring guide to parenting from the editors of Good Housekeeping is now available for the first time in paperback. The Good Housekeeping Book of Child Care covers all the basics of wellness and child development -- with insights into key developments in children's physical growth, skills, thinking, understanding, personality, and behavior. There are parenting tips on everything from handling stress in the family and learning to discipline to washing and dressing newborns, toilet training toddlers, and preparing for puberty. The guide to caring for childhood illnesses and handling emergencies and basic first aid offers reassuring guidance every parent will find useful.

More than 750 color photographs of parents caring for children accompany information on what to expect at different ages, professionals' answers to common questions, and experiences of other parents.