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Complete Baby & Child Care |
Author: Miriam Stoppard
Published: 2008-06-30 |
List price: $19.95
Our price: $13.57
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As of: January 07th, 2009 05:04:01 AM
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Good reference
I received this book as a shower gift. Although there is a lot of information that would have been useful before baby. I do reference it a lot everytime I think one of my girls might have something.
A good choice
I like that this book breaks developmental stages down into age levels and sometimes even further into months. I referred to this book often when my daughter was a newborn. GREAT illustrations...photographs of real babies and parents and items! What I didn't like were the 2-page bios of babies with special needs or developmental issues. None of them pertained to my situation, and because they were so short anyone with that problem probably wouldn't get a lot of help. However, this was just a small part of the book. Overall the information given was very good, never preachy, and very thorough.
 more
I would also like to add that some of the other reviews were ridiculous. I do not buy books especially on something so important because I like the pictures or many copies were sold. That to me is not making an informed purchase. This book was given as a gift to me otherwise I would never have kept it. People who really have kids that reviewed this book and have any inkling of what is fact would never recommend this book. I totally agree with the other review that her views on boys and girls is ludicrous. It is 2003 not 1803! I would never buy this book as a new parent nor would I recommend it to anyone. I am a military wife and have seen countless kids from birth to teenagers so I am really not kidding about this! Take the time and simply read the section on immunizations or even show it to your doctor and you will know what I am talking about. Do not trust reviews just because someone sits at their computer and writes thousands of reviews everyday. Simply take a look at this book versus others out there and make your own informed decision! Thanks!
DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK
I am the mother of a 15 month old now and everytime I have referenced this book, it has been inaccurate with something. Hep B according to every other source is an immunization that children should receive whether the mother tested positive or not; this source states it as optional. I have the mayo clinic book and what to expect the first year and toddler years and they have proven to be the most accurate. I would not trust this book.
 too general
The best feature of this book is its many pictures. For example, I took one look at the picture of the baby with the "umbilical hernia" and knew my baby had one too. On the other hand, I don't find myself consulting this book very often. The information it provides is VERY BASIC, such as how to put on a diaper and how to give your kid a bath. It would probably be most interesting to read -before- your child arrives, when you are being kept up at night by the idea of soon having to change and bathe a 7-pound squirmy thing. However, once the first week of baby care is past, I don't think you're apt to consult it much.
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