Fort Worth Pediatrics
Resources
Recommended
Books
Click on the book links below to go to Amazon.com where you
may purchase the book if you wish.
 Caring
For Your Baby and Young Child
by Steven Shelov
Sponsored and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics,
this reference book goes through common baby issues, growth and
development, and common childhood diseases.
What
to Expect: The First Year by Heidi Murkoff
This is another reference book that is highly popular, and
rightly so. One criticism of this book is that it's developmental
ranges are overly strict, leading to unnecessary anxiety among
some parents.
Touchpoints by T. Berry Brazelton
This actually represents a series of books written by one of
the world's most respected pediatricians.
Healthy
Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth MD and
Solving
Your Child's Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber
Two of the more popular books on sleeping for children and babies.
For a more regimented approach, some parents prefer Baby
Wise.
Parents more in tune with attachment parenting may want to look
at The No-Cry Sleep Solution.
Siblings
Without Rivalry by Adele Faber
The most well-respected and quoted book on the subject.
Your
Child's Health: The Parents' One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms,
Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems,
and Healthy Development by Barton D. Schmitt
Websites
of Interest:
Click on the Site Links below to visit these websites.
Healthy Children Website
This website
is sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is
specifically designed for parents. The website is somewhat
new (debuted in December of 2009) but is positively loaded
with
useful and reliable tidbits on a wide variety of topics.
You can register with the site for free for a more personalized
experience,
but the site can be fully accessed without registering.
U.S.
Centers for Disease Control
Website for the government agency CDC. Contains up-to-date
information on infectious diseases, immunizations, and a wide
variety of health and safety topics for children and adults.
Includes sections on Diseases and Conditions, Healthy Living,
and Injury, Violence, and Safety.
Of special interest for travelers is the Traveler's Health
section. Go to this section and then click on Destinations to
learn what immunizations are recommended for travel to each foreign
country and if any other precautions (malaria prevention, etc.)
or health advisories are in effect for that area.
 Childhood Illnesses, Growth, Development and Parenting
KidsGrowth.com is a website that has information on health
and development for infants, children, and teens. It includes
special sections on parenting and behavior, child development,
childhood conditions (including information on diseases, medical
tests, and procedures, etc.), and growth milestones. There is
a separate section just for teenagers, TeenGrowth.com.
Immunization Information
Website
of the National Network for Immunization Information: contains
the most current
and reliable expert information on
all childhood immunizations (click on "Parents").
General Medical Information
Intellihealth.com is the website for consumer health information
of Harvard Medical School: has complete and up-to-date information
on men's, women's, children's, and senior's health topics. Also
has sections for drug search, a medical dictionary, and diseases
and conditions.
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