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Dr. Michel Cohen, named by the New York Post as the hip, "must-have" pediatrician, has an important message for parents: Don't worry so much. In an easy-reference alphabetical format, The New Basics clearly lays out the concerns you may face as aparent and explains how to solve them -- without fuss, without stress, and without harming your child by using unnecessary medicines or interventions.

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What a relief!
This book is such a relief for new parents. Dr. Cohen's laid back philosophies and explanations make a lot of sense and take the pressure off of many situations that come up with a baby. I was one stressed out, worried, first time mother and this book helped put many things into perspective and let me take a deep breath and chill out a little!

Love Love Love this book
This book really covers all of the basics and then some.I found it to be a reassuring source of information, whenever I have a question.It provides a no nonsense direct answer with some humor thrown in!!!
Love it!

Useless!!
The doctor is only interested in sounding "cool"...I definitely prefer the other doctors in his office - anyone but him!!

Our Baby Bible - A must for every new parent!
We received many baby books before the birth of our son, all of the well known ones of course.We also received this particular book from a friend who swore by it.After we bought our son home, whenever we needed to reference a specific topic or had questions, we would read each book.By the end of the first week, all the other books were put on a shelf and this one remained on our bedside table and is still there 10 months later!Dr. Cohen explains just about everything you can think of in plain old english that is easy to understand and grasp.Additionally, every topic is alphabetized and easy to locate, especially when you have a screaming baby or mommy and need help quickly.Most everything made sense and helped us to relax without always rushing to the phone to call the pediatrician at all hours of the day and night.This has become our bible for the baby and we absolutely love it, use it, and quite often gift it to parents-to-be.Strongly recommend that every parent have a copy in their personal library, it is that good and helpful in our opinion.

The New Basics by Michel Cohen
I absolutely LOVE this book!! All of the little concerns that I have had as a first time parent he addressed in this book.The things he said made me feel much more confident in my abilities.I would recommend this book to ANYONE that is a parent. ... Read more

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A safety capsule for parents !
This is a brilliant guide for parents whomay be starting to realise that they cannot change their teenager but that somehow they need to do something different themselves . Good solid advice and what is almost a workbook for adressing a wide range of teenage related difficulties. I found ideas in here that helped a lot when I had teenagers and as a therapist it is a book I recommend to clients ! It is the best practical book on the topic that I have come across.It addresses well the issues of responsability , control and values as they relate to struggling with one's teenage kids ! ... Read more

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Dissolution of the American Family … is a how-to book that tells how and why one must re-engineer the learning environment for optimum development of today’s learners.Included are suggested teaching methods for parents, teachers and other child care-givers that promise to yield maximum results from maximum efforts.The book is designed with thought provoking questions, preceding each chapter, that are designed to elicit creative, individual thoughts from the reader as well as put many tried and proven successful methods at the fingertips of the reader.As a book, the document is short and powerful with a very usable table of contents.The time spent by the reader can be kept to a minimum while information needed for developing academic prowess and greatness in our beautiful children is not compromised by brevity. ... Read more

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In print for more than 50 years, the bible of baby and child care has been fully revised and updated to take parents into the 21st century.Amazon.com Review
No parenting library is complete without this childcareclassic. Recently revised, the sixth edition still provides thesensible, compassionate advice and hard-core how-to-do-it tips thatDr. Spock has always been famous for. Whether it's mixing formula,treating chicken pox, or dealing with divorce or a child'shomosexuality, Dr. Spock is the man. ... Read more

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Spock's Still the Authority
Ten years ago with the birth of my first child, I received 6 different books on baby care--all from the best sellers list.Over the next 10 years each of them, at one time or another, was heaved against a wall at 2 am or tossed into the kitchen trash can.Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care helped me to correctly diagnose croup in my 6 month old daughter, which led to a call to the pediatrician as opposed to a trip to the ER.Dr. Spock calmly and reassuringly helps parents learn THEY are the experts about their own children.

Nothing else as thorough and easy to read
As a second-time mother who's read Dr. Spock, Dr. Brazelton, and Dr. Sears' baby care books, I still reach for Spock whenever I have a question, or an uncertainty about something. This book is extensive in its coverage of both big and little issues, from diapering to feeding, and on into adolescence, ecompassing details as well as emotional aspects of what you're doing, if applicable. I find his philosophies and techniques to be a terrific common sense, middle ground, and reassuring resource. Even if you enjoy other parenting books, this one is a must- sort of an encyclopedia of infant/child issues, as the index is detailed and thorough. Keep this one in your library!

For those who read it thoroughly, an excellent work
It would appear that some reviewers vehmently loath Dr. Spock yet they quite blatantly have missed the very key point of everything he said. Throughout the book he stresses numerous times the importance of following YOUR instincts and that he is only SUGGESTING methods for CERTAIN situations and he states quite clearly that it is of the utmost importance to realize that every child is different and parents are human and therefore you should not apply his methods, or any other "experts" methods to ALL cases without using YOUR OWN judgements. The core of everything Dr. Spock said was love your children and enjoy the experience of being a parent. He gives confidence to first time parents and a great deal of helpful advice on every aspect of baby and child care. One can get a great deal out of Dr. Spock's work, but only if they are patient, thorough readers with a certain amount of common sense.

The Final Frontier... of childcare?
Any "Star Trek" fan would not want this book! It turns out it's not about "Star Trek"! It's about Childcare! Who would have guessed? We're loosing power, Scotty!

The Best Childcare Book Ever !
I'm shocked that some people didn't like this book. I have found it to be warm, practical, compassionate and right on the money when it comes to describing the typical developmental stages children go through, as well as any problems or medical ailments they might have. It's definitely the first book I reach for whenever my children get sick, or enter some new developmental stage I'm not familiar with. Forget Penelope Leach, Terry Brazelton and the rest; Dr. Spock is the best! ... Read more

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This special book of creative activities is for parents, early childhood educators, and other child care providers. The book contains over 300 pages of clearly written and illustrated easy-to-do activities. Each activity is designed to complement the more than 500 Mister RogersÕ Neighborhood television programs broadcast on your Public Television station. The book also includes: descriptions of each of the television programs; words to many of the songs from Mister RogersÕ Neighborhood; a special section with recipes and how-toÕs, and much more! ... Read more

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If you are reading this guide then you are likely looking for a no-nonsense approach to childcare. Whether you are a parent whose partner is frequently on the road, or one that works late… you are probably among the thousands of other parents looking for a way to spend more “quality” time with your children. Finding good childcare for your children is hard enough. Finding quality time to spend with your children is even harder. Fortunately, there are answers.This guide is dedicated to parents that are busy. People who want and need to find time to stay involved in their child’s life even when they are away. People that need solid information on daycare, childcare and general care for their children ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2006. The length of the article is 5683 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Relatives' rights to care for children: if parents can no longer care for their child and a relative wants to step in, should he or she become a foster parent or seek legal custody? The relative must consider each option carefully and understand that neither goal is easy to achieve.
Author: Carolyn A. Kubitschek
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 42Issue: 13Page: 20(9)

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Teachers Take Heart: Hope, Inspiration, and Power For Teachers, Parents, and Child-Care Providers by Kay Enns ... Read more