Emergencies:
--when to call your child''s physician immediately
-what to do in case of burns, bites, stings, poisoning, choking,
and injuries
Common Illnesses:
-when it''s safe to treat your child at home
-step-by-step instructions on dealing with fever, infections,
allergies, rashes, earaches, croup and other common ailments
Behavior Problems:
-proven strategies for colic, sleep disturbances, toilet training
problems, thumbsucking, and the video game craze
-no-nonsense discipline techniques for biting, temper tantrums,
sibling fighting, and school refusal
Health Promotion: From Birth Through Adolescence:
-essential advice on newborn baby care, nutrition, cholesterol
testing, immunizations, and sex education
-ways of preventing spoiled children, picky eaters, overeating,
tooth decay, accidents, and homework problems
關於作者:
Barton D. Schmitt, MD, FAAP, is Professor of Pediatrics at the
University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Director of the
Sleep Disorder Clinic and Encopresis-Enuresis clinic at The
Children''s Hospital of Denver. He has written more than one-hundred
articles for fellow pediatricians, as well as the book Pediatric
Telephone Protocols and the computer software program The
Pediatric Advisor, used by over four-hundred-and-fifty hospitals
nationwide.
Dr. Schmitt has received numerous awards for his work, including
the American Academy of Pediatrics Education Award in 2004. He and
his wife spend as much time as possible with their children and 6
grandchildren.