Books
We suggest that parents keep a few books handy for reference. When you have a concern about your child's health, the first place to turn is one of these books. Another good source is the Internet: we've provided you with several links that might answer your questions (see Web Links on our For Parents page). If the answer is not available in any of these resources, or if the book or website suggests that you call your doctor, then please call us. This list is not comprehensive, but merely a compilation of books that we have found useful.
What to Expect During the First Year
by
Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway, Arlene Eisenberg
This is
a great, fairly comprehensive, easy to read book that has
a wealth of information about normal growth and development,
routine care of an infant, and information about common ailments
during infancy. Many are familiar with it because of it's
predecessor, What to Expect When You're Expecting. The follow-up,
What to Expect The Toddler Years by Arlene
Eisenberg is also very useful.
Several American Academy of Pediatrics publications are helpful, though somewhat drier to read than the What to Expect series:
- Your Baby's First Year
- Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5
- Caring for Your School Age Child: Ages 5 to 12
- Caring for Your Teenager
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
by Marc
Weissbluth, M.D.
This book covers sleep issues from birth
through adolescence, so it's a good reference to have. It
can also come packaged with an additional volume, Your
Fussy Baby.
Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems
by Richard
Ferber, M.D.
Some parents don't like the harsher approach
of Dr. Weissbluth's book mentioned above, and prefer this
one. There are some that find the methods in both these books
too harsh, and opt for others, though we feel one of these
two should suffice for most patients.
1,2,3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
by Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D.
A very easy to read, effective
method for discipline. Dr. Phelan also gives extremely useful
presentations on this topic to parents in the western suburbs
frequently.
