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Acknowledgments | |
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A Letter to the Reader | |
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About This Seventh Edition | |
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The Parents' Part | |
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Trust Yourself | |
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Parents Are Human | |
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What Are Your Aims in Raising a Child? | |
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Why Feelings Are Different for Different Children | |
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Are Parents Meant to Love All Their Children Equally? | |
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The Father as Parent | |
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Quality Time | |
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Special Time | |
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The Temptation to Spoil | |
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Parental Sexual Relations After Delivery | |
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Parents as Companions | |
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The Child's Part | |
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The Development of Children | |
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A Fascinating Process | |
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The Development of the Brain | |
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The What of Development | |
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The How and Why of Development | |
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Temperament: The How of Development | |
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Language Development | |
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Cognitive Development: Piaget's Theory | |
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Emotional Development | |
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Motivation Theory: The Why of Development | |
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Nature or Nurture? | |
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A Transactional Model of Child Development | |
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Gender Differences | |
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How Human Beings Get Their Aspirations | |
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Before the Child is Born | |
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Pregnancy and Delivery | |
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Planning the Homecoming | |
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Equipment and Clothing | |
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Outside the Home | |
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Nursery Equipment | |
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Other Equipment | |
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Bedding | |
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Clothing | |
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Diapers | |
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Bathing | |
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Toiletries | |
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Feeding Equipment | |
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Outings | |
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Care of Your Newborn | |
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Enjoy Your Baby | |
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Early Feelings | |
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Bodily Contact and Other Bonds | |
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Caring for Your Baby | |
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Diapers | |
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Bowel Movements | |
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The Bath | |
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The Fontanel | |
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The Navel | |
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The Penis | |
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Clothing, Fresh Air, and Sunshine | |
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Sleep | |
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Breast- and Bottle-Feeding | |
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Tips for Breast- and Bottle-Feeding | |
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Breat-Feeding | |
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The Value of Breast-Feeding | |
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Feelings About Breast-Feeding | |
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How to Give Breast-Feeding a Fair Trial | |
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The Nursing Mother's Physical Condition | |
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The Working Mother | |
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Getting Started at Breast-Feeding | |
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How the Nursing Pattern Gets Established | |
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How You Know the Baby Is Getting Enough | |
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Special Problems During Breast-Feeding | |
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Engorged Breasts | |
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Manual Expression and Breast Pumps | |
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Breast and Bottle Combinations | |
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Bottle-Feeding | |
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Choosing and Preparing Formula | |
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Sterilization or Washing? | |
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Sterilization | |
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Mixing the Formula | |
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Bottling the Formula | |
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Formula Refrigeration | |
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Giving the Bottle | |
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Feeding in the First Year | |
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What Feeding Means to the Baby | |
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Schedules | |
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Getting Enough and Gaining Weight | |
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Vitamins in Infancy | |
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Drinking Water for a Baby | |
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Weaning from the Breast | |
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Weaning from Bottle to Cup | |
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Wean the Baby Gradually | |
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Adding Solid Foods | |
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Changes in Schedule | |
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Changes in Appetite and Habits | |
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Care During the First Year | |
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Crying in the Early Weeks | |
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Can You Spoil a Baby? | |
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Letting Babies Cry | |
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Stranger Anxiety | |
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Developmental Gains | |
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Play Is the Work of Babies | |
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Clothes and Equipment | |
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Common Physical Issues in the First Year | |
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Constipation | |
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Diarrhea | |
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Rashes | |
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Birthmarks and Other Skin Conditions | |
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Birthmarks | |
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Jaundice | |
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Other Common Newborn Conditions | |
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Mouth Troubles | |
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Eye Troubles | |
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Breathing Troubles | |
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Other Common Issues in the First Year | |
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Physical Development and Motor Skills | |
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One-Year-Olds | |
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What Makes Them Tick? | |
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Avoiding Injuries | |
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Fears Around One Year | |
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Independence and Outgoingness | |
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Handle Them Matter-of-Factly | |
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Nap Hours Are Changing | |
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Two-Year-Olds | |
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What They're Like | |
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Negativism | |
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Worries Around Two | |
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Three- to Six-Year-Olds | |
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Devotion to the Parents | |
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Curiosity and Imagination | |
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Fears Around Three, Four, and Five | |
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Six- to Eleven-Year-Olds | |
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Fitting into the Outside World | |
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Self-Control | |
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Posture | |
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Stealing | |
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Lying | |
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Adolescence | |
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Puberty | |
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Other Changes in Adolescence | |
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Psychological Changes | |
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The Three Stages of Adolescence | |
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Anticipatory Guidance for Parents | |
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Gay and Lesbian Sexuality and Bisexuality | |
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Diet in Adolescence | |
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Raising Physically Healthy Children | |
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Nutrition | |
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The Importance of Good Nutrition | |
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Plant-Based Diets | |
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Feeding Young Children | |
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Foods for a Sensible Diet | |
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Meals | |
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Feeding Between Meals | |
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Feeding Problems | |
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Thin Children | |
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Fat Children | |
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Preventing Injuries | |
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Principles of Prevention | |
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Traffic Injuries | |
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Pedestrian Injuries | |
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Bicycle Injuries | |
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Fire, Smoke, and Burns | |
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Drowning and Water Safety | |
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Poisons | |
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Lead Poisoning | |
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Choking | |
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Suffocation | |
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Guns in the Home | |
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Falls | |
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Infant Equipment | |
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Playground Injuries | |
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Sports and Recreation Safety | |
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Cold Weather-Related Illnesses | |
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Heat-Related Illness | |
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Bug Bites | |
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Dog Bite Prevention | |
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Holiday Safety | |
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Home Alone: Children in Self-Care | |
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Childproofing Your Home | |
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Dental Development and Oral Health of Children | |
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Tooth Development | |
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Teething | |
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What Makes Good Teeth? | |
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Tooth Decay | |
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Tooth Brushing and Flossing | |
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Sealants | |
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Dental Injuries from Trauma | |
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Preventing Traumatic Injuries to the Mouth | |
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Dental Office Visits | |
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Immunizations | |
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Children and Tobacco | |
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Parental Smoking | |
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Sun Care | |
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Raising Mentally Healthy Children | |
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Introduction | |
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Self-Esteem | |
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Discipline | |
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The Facts of Life | |
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The Development of Sexuality | |
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Music | |
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Manners | |
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Duties and Chores | |
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Reading | |
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Play and Outgoingness | |
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Common Behavior Problems | |
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Sibling Rivalry | |
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Stranger Anxiety | |
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Separation Anxiety | |
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Temper Tantrums | |
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Swearing and Naughty Words | |
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Messiness | |
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Dawdling | |
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Whining | |
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Biting | |
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Aggression | |
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Hyperactivity | |
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Common Developmental Challenges | |
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Toilet Training | |
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Bowel Control | |
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Bladder Control | |
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Sleep | |
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Common Sleep Problems | |
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Temper Tantrums | |
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Death | |
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Comforters | |
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Thumb-Sucking | |
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The Pacifier | |
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Nail-Biting | |
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Soiling | |
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Bed-Wetting | |
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Stuttering | |
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Rhythmic Habits | |
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The Premature Baby | |
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Developmental Disabilities | |
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Children with Disabilities | |
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Mental Retardation | |
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School and Learning Problems | |
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School Difficulties | |
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What School Is For | |
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Learning Disabilities | |
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The Gifted Child | |
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The Unpopular Child | |
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School Avoidance | |
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The Child Who Can't Eat Breakfast Before Going to School | |
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Helping Children with Their Lessons | |
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Relations Between Parent and Teacher | |
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Day Care, Baby-Sitters, and Out-of-Home Issues | |
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Children and Caregivers | |
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Baby-Sitters | |
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Managing Family and Career | |
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Day Care and Preschool | |
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Types of Day Care | |
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Choosing a Day-Care or Preschool | |
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Traveling with Children | |
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Relations with Grandparents | |
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New Issues: Preparing for the Twenty-First Century | |
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Our Children Are Our Future | |
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Superkids | |
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Computer Literacy | |
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Computer Games | |
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Cruising the Internet | |
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Alcohol and Other Drugs | |
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Raising Nonviolent Children | |
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Media Exposure | |
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Television | |
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Movies | |
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Rock and Roll | |
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The Changing Roles of Women and Men | |
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Different Family Constellations | |
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The Single Parent | |
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Divorce | |
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Custody and Visitation | |
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Stepfamilies | |
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Multiple Births: Twins, Triplets, and More | |
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Gay and Lesbian Parents | |
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Birth Order | |
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Adoption | |
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Family Stresses and Crises | |
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Child Abuse and Neglect | |
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Missing Children | |
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Using Child Mental Health Professionals | |
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Medical Issues | |
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Communicating with Your Doctor or Nurse Practitioner | |
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Regular Checkups | |
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Office Visits for Illness | |
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Telephone Calls to Your Doctor or Nurse Practitioner | |
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Alternative Therapies | |
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Handling a Child with an Illness | |
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Fever | |
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Diet During Illness | |
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Giving Medicine | |
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Isolation for Contagious Diseases | |
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Going to the Hospital | |
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How to Help Your Child | |
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First Aid and Emergencies | |
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Cuts | |
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Splinters | |
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Bites | |
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Bleeding | |
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Nosebleeds | |
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Burns | |
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Skin Infections | |
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Foreign Objects | |
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Sprains | |
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Fractures | |
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Neck and Back Injuries | |
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Head Injuries | |
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Swallowed Objects | |
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Poisons | |
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Allergies | |
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Choking | |
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How to Give Artificial Respiration | |
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Home First Aid Kit | |
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Common Illnesses of Infancy and Childhood | |
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Colds | |
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Ear Infections | |
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Tonsils and Adenoids | |
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Sore Throat, Tonsillitis, and Swollen Glands | |
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Croup and Epiglottitis | |
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Influenza, Bronchitis, and Pneumonia | |
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Headaches | |
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Stomachaches and Upsets | |
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Constipation | |
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Genital and Urinary Disturbances | |
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Vaginal Discharge | |
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Allergies | |
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Skin Conditions | |
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Infectious Diseases | |
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Measles, Rubella, Roseola, Chicken Pox | |
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Whooping Cough, Mumps, and Diphtheria | |
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Poliomyelitis and Tuberculosis | |
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Other Health Concerns | |
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Joint Problems | |
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Heart Problems | |
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Hernias and Hydrocele | |
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Eye Problems | |
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Neurological Problems | |
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | |
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Hormonal Disturbances | |
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Reye's Syndrome | |
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | |
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Scoliosis | |
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Afterword | |
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Glossary of Medical Terms | |
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Guide to Child and Family Resources | |
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Index | |