The Good Housekeeping Book of Child Care Including Parenting Advice, Health Care & Child Development for Newborns to Preteens

This practical, reassuring, and comprehensive guide to raising happy, healthy children is the only book a new parent needs. Illustrated with more than 750 color photographs, it covers all the basics of child health and development, with insights into physical growth, skills, thinking, personality, and behavior. There are tips from professionals on everything from handling family conflicts to washing and dressing newborns, toilet-training toddlers, making daycare and educational choices, and preparing for puberty. An all-important discussion of the parental role offers comfort and guidance even before baby’s arrival.