The Penguin India Guide to Child Care [RARE BOOKS]

Your complete guide to parenting and child care.

The Penguin India Guide to Child Care answers questions posed by expectant parents, ranging from pregnancy to adolescence, emotional needs of children, feeding of infants and older children, growth and development, prevention and management of childhood illnesses and behaviour problems. Authored by one of India's foremost paediatricians, who is an internationally renowned authority on breastfeeding, the book is addressed to the needs of the urban Indian family. It combines knowledge of the traditional Indian child-rearing practices with that of the latest medical developments in child care, to offer readers the definitive Indian book on the subject. Easy to read and user-friendly, it contains fresh information specific to Indian conditions on:

prenatal care of the mother, including diet and rest vegetarian food as a complete diet in pregnancy

baby-friendly hospitals

breastfeeding: detailed questions and answers

fresh, natural foods for the feeding of infants

care of the newborn

sleeping habits

home remedies for simple ailments

proper use of medicines

problems of younger and older children related to family disturbances like divorce.