Guide To Child Care By.Dr.R.K.Anands (9788184620085)

Dr. Anand’s Guide to Child Care answers questions such as:

• Is there a right age to have a baby?
• What can I do when my baby cries?
• Can a working mother successfully breastfeed?
• How helpful is a joint family in bringing up children?
• How should we handle our fussy eater?
• Is my child ready for toilet-training?
• Are vaccines safe?
• When is the right age for sex education?
• How can I raise a happy child?
• Are drugs overprescribed for childhood illnesses?
• How should we handle our teenager?
• What should I do in a medical emergency?

Listed as a bestseller by Crossword, Indian Review of Books, India Today, The Asian Age, Sunday Mid-day, and English Speaking Union Newsletter (ESU Newsletter).Published previously as The Penguin India Guide to Child Care, this revised and updated edition of Dr. Anand’s handbook offers a definitive guide to the parent on pregnancy and childrearing from infancy to the teenage years.Authored by one of India’s foremost paediatricians and an internationally renowned authority on breastfeeding, the book combines a knowledge of traditional childrearing practices with the latest medical developments in child care.About The AuthorDr. R. K. Anand, MD (Paediatrics), FIAP (India), FRCP (Edinburgh), DCH (London), is one of India’s senior-most Paediatricians and is the Head of the Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. Dr. Anand has been an advisor and a resource person for the child care programmes of several organisations such as UNICEF, World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action and Association for Consumers’ Action on Safety and Health. He has been a regular contributor to national and international scientific journals, and has authored several books on child care.