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Children's Health For Dummies

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    9780470027356

  • ISBN10:

    0470027355

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-10-06
  • Publisher: For Dummies
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Summary

Your children's good health is central to their happiness - and yours! For a parent, coping with a sick child is worrying and the amount of information you need to know can be overwhelming. But help is at hand with this practical, jargon free guide - packed full of information - providing advice on every aspect of your child's health. Outlining all the basics from vaccinations to visiting your doctor, it also provides expert advice on keeping your child healthy and how to spot what is wrong if they do become poorly. Helpful to both first time parents and those with more than one little angel, explanations of key symptoms and typical illnesses, along with first aid advice, provide you with the ideal complete reference to your child's health, from new-born to pre-teen.

Author Biography

Katy Holland is Deputy Editor of Mother & Baby magazine and a childcare columnist for the Independent on Sunday.

Dr Sarah Jarvis is the co-author of Pregnancy For Dummies and Diabetes For Dummies.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 7
About This Bookp. 1
Conventions Used in This Bookp. 1
How This Book Is Organisedp. 2
Children's Health: The Basicsp. 2
The First Year of Lifep. 2
Raising Healthy Childrenp. 2
Symptoms, Illnesses, and Treatmentsp. 2
Playing Doctors and Nurses: Looking After a Sick Childp. 3
The Part of Tensp. 3
Icons Used in This Bookp. 3
Where to Go from Herep. 4
Children's Health: The Basicsp. 5
Your Child's Health in a Nutshellp. 7
Keeping Your Child Healthyp. 7
Eat, drink, and be healthyp. 7
A moving storyp. 9
Breathing easyp. 9
Getting good sleepp. 10
Staying safep. 10
All protectedp. 11
All you need isp. 11
Spotting the Signs That Something's Wrongp. 11
Knowing When to Call a Doctorp. 13
Who You Gonna Call?p. 13
Trying a bit of DIYp. 13
Going to your doctor or casualtyp. 14
Your Child's Body and Developmentp. 15
Meeting Developmental Milestonesp. 15
Understanding Physical Developmentp. 20
From birth to 24 monthsp. 21
From 2 to 3 yearsp. 23
From 4 to 5 yearsp. 23
Considering Cognitive Developmentp. 23
From birth to 24 monthsp. 24
From 2 to 4 yearsp. 24
From 4 to 7 yearsp. 25
Looking at Social Developmentp. 25
From birth to 24 monthsp. 26
From 2 to 4 yearsp. 26
From 5 to 7 yearsp. 27
Watching Your Child Growp. 27
What's normal growth?p. 28
Growth spurtsp. 29
Playing your role in your child's growthp. 29
Checking Out Growth, Height, and Weight Chartsp. 30
Measuring body mass index (BMI)p. 31
Grappling with growth disturbancesp. 31
The Immune System and Immunisationp. 35
Finding Out How Your Child Fights Infectionsp. 35
Do not enter: keeping the invaders outp. 36
Looking for troublemakersp. 36
Taking a systematic approachp. 36
Like an elephant, the immune system never forgetsp. 37
Living Examples: Seeing the Immune System in Actionp. 38
A helping hand: antibioticsp. 39
Looking at disorders of the immune systemp. 40
Boosting Your Child's Immune Systemp. 40
Turbo-charging your child's defencesp. 40
Appreciating the role of nutritionp. 42
Pricking the Surface: The Low-Down on Vaccinationsp. 44
Available vaccines and the vaccination schedulep. 45
Explaining how jabs workp. 47
What to expect on the dayp. 48
Dealing with side effectsp. 49
Answering commonly asked questionsp. 50
Considering alternatives to vaccinationsp. 51
Who's Who? The Roles of Healthcare Professionalsp. 53
Getting to Know Your Child's Doctorp. 53
Finding a doctorp. 54
Scheduling standard doctor visitsp. 55
Getting the Most Out of Your Health Visitorp. 55
Making Friends with Your Pharmacistp. 56
Dealing with the Dentistp. 58
Understanding what the dentist doesp. 58
Overcoming fear of the dentistp. 58
A Final Word and a Gentle Reminderp. 59
The First Year of Lifep. 61
Is My Baby Okay? Health and Development Checks in the First Yearp. 63
Checking the Basicsp. 64
Making the Most of Your Clinic Appointmentsp. 64
Finding Out About Your New Babyp. 65
Testing, testing: Checks at birthp. 65
Your baby's first full examinationp. 66
Catching Up with Your Baby at 6-8 Weeksp. 70
Looking at what your baby can do at 6-8 weeksp. 70
Muscling in or flopping outp. 71
Helping your baby make sense of the world at 6-8 weeksp. 71
That's Progress! Check-ups at 7-8 Monthsp. 72
Looking at what your baby can do at 7-8 monthsp. 73
Helping your baby develop at 7-8 monthsp. 73
Weighing It Up: The Big Picturep. 74
Monitoring your baby's weightp. 74
'Light' babiesp. 75
'Heavy' babiesp. 75
Focusing on Your Baby's Eye Checks: Squintsp. 76
Listening In: Your Baby's Hearing Testsp. 76
Making Exceptions: Your Premature Babyp. 77
Feeding Your Babyp. 79
Choosing to Breastfeedp. 79
Spouting on about the health benefits of breast milkp. 80
Getting startedp. 81
Expressing milkp. 83
Overcoming common breastfeeding problemsp. 84
Considering Bottle-feedingp. 86
Finding out about formulap. 87
Bottle-feeding the healthy wayp. 88
Feeding babyp. 89
Moving from breast to bottlep. 89
Working Out When to Weanp. 90
Spotting the telltale signs that your baby's ready for solidsp. 91
Getting startedp. 91
Moving on up: step-by-step weaningp. 92
Introducing lumps and texturesp. 92
Harnessing health hazardsp. 93
Avoiding foods that could be harmfulp. 94
Making the transition from formula to cows' milkp. 95
Introducing drinks with mealsp. 95
Troubleshooting: When Food and Your Baby Don't Agreep. 96
Diagnosing food reactions in babiesp. 96
Getting geared up on glutenp. 97
The truth about milk intolerancep. 97
Spotting the Signs that Something's Wrongp. 99
Finding Out Why Your Baby's Cryingp. 99
Reading the signs that your baby's in painp. 101
Comforting your crying babyp. 102
Coping with persistent cryingp. 102
Getting to the Bottom of Tummy Troublesp. 103
Contemplating causes of stomach complaintsp. 103
Preventing dehydrationp. 105
What's That in Her Nappy?p. 106
Getting all blocked up about constipationp. 106
Having a wee look at your baby's waterworksp. 108
Weighing Things Up: Failure to Thrivep. 108
Finding out what causes failure to thrivep. 109
Diagnosing and treating failure to thrivep. 109
Teething Times: Nothing but the Toothp. 110
Spotting the signs of teethingp. 110
Nipping teething pain in the budp. 112
Hello World! Common Newborn Health Nigglesp. 113
Baby Basics: Holding, Bathing, and Keeping Warmp. 114
This way up: Picking up your babyp. 114
Making sure he's not too hot or coldp. 114
Keeping your baby cleanp. 115
Blotches, Spots, and All: Caring for Your Baby's Brand New Skinp. 115
Seeing spotsp. 116
Regarding rashesp. 116
Focusing on birthmarksp. 117
Dealing with dry areasp. 118
Tackling cradle cap head-onp. 119
Jaundice, Colic, and Other Early Worries: Adapting to Life Outside the Wombp. 120
Making sense of newborn jaundicep. 120
Combating colic: Every parent's nightmarep. 121
Reflecting on refluxp. 123
Dealing with Delicate Areasp. 124
Caring for your baby's umbilical cordp. 124
Homing in on herniasp. 125
Getting to the bottom of nappy rashp. 125
Going gooey eyedp. 126
Thrashing out thrushp. 127
Diagnosing urinary tract infectionsp. 127
Raising Healthy Childrenp. 129
The Importance of Nutritionp. 131
Meeting Your Child's Nutritional Needsp. 131
Making sense of food groupsp. 132
Playing a vital role: Vitaminsp. 132
Ruling out mineral deficienciesp. 133
Putting it all on a platep. 134
Establishing Healthy Eating Habitsp. 135
Getting up for breakfastp. 135
Stocking up on healthy foodsp. 136
Making food interestingp. 136
Eating togetherp. 137
Ditching the junk foodp. 138
Sussing out saltp. 139
Feeding fussy eatersp. 140
Fat-finding: The Good, the Bad, and the Uglyp. 141
Getting the best from fatsp. 141
Keeping the bad guys under controlp. 142
Exposing the Bitter Truth about Sugarp. 142
Seeing how sugar can affect your child's healthp. 143
Hunting for hidden sugarsp. 143
Cutting down on the sweet stuffp. 144
A word about fizzy drinksp. 145
Raising a Healthy Vegetarianp. 145
Pondering possible deficienciesp. 146
Doing dairy-free and vegan dietsp. 146
Exercise, Activity, and Playp. 149
Looking at the Benefits of Exercisep. 149
Inspiring Your Child to Get off the Sofap. 150
Family funp. 150
Organised sportsp. 152
Finding activities to suit your childp. 152
Maximising your chances for successp. 153
Exercising an overweight childp. 154
Working out how much is enoughp. 155
Taking Sensible Precautionsp. 155
Minimising the risk of injuryp. 155
Eating and restingp. 156
Understanding the Impact of Television on Your Childp. 157
TV or not TV: The adverse affects of too much tellyp. 158
Television-watching for children under 2 yearsp. 159
Keeping control of the small screenp. 159
Dozing Off: The Importance of Sleepp. 161
Uncovering the Mysteries of Sleepp. 161
Looking at sleep stagesp. 162
Working out how much sleep your child needsp. 163
Establishing Healthy Sleeping Habitsp. 164
Fixing broken nightsp. 164
Getting into a routinep. 165
Solving Common Sleep Problemsp. 166
Helping your unwell child sleepp. 166
Working through wee problems: bedwettingp. 167
Sleepwalking and Monster-spotting: Nightmare Scenariosp. 169
Dealing with night terrorsp. 170
Looking after your sleepwalking childp. 170
Getting rid of monsters under the bedp. 170
To sleep, perchance to snorep. 171
Making Sure That Your Baby Sleeps Safelyp. 171
Sleeping in a cotp. 172
Bed sharingp. 172
Reducing the risk of cot deathp. 172
Monitoring your baby's breathingp. 173
Basic Hygiene and the War on Germsp. 175
Hygiene How-Tosp. 175
Dishing the dirt on hand-washingp. 176
Understanding sterilisingp. 176
Preventing food poisoningp. 178
Treating food poisoning and tummy upsetsp. 179
Talking about your pet subjectp. 180
Nursery Nastiesp. 181
Nitpickingp. 181
Worrying about wormsp. 182
Dealing with sticky eyesp. 183
Tackling Teethp. 183
Getting protectivep. 183
Keeping teeth cleanp. 184
Visiting the dentistp. 185
Symptoms, Illnesses, and Treatmentsp. 187
Symptoms and What They May Meanp. 189
Tackling Headaches Head-onp. 189
Finding and solving the problemp. 190
Managing migrainep. 191
Sussing out sinusitisp. 191
When a headache's an emergencyp. 192
Mum, I've Got Earache!p. 192
Spotting the symptomsp. 193
Treating the infectionp. 194
Getting All Gummed Up about Glue Earp. 195
Spotting signs of glue earp. 195
Working out what to dop. 196
Coping with glue earp. 197
Getting to the Bottom of Tummy Achep. 197
Helping to soothe away the painp. 198
Diagnosing constipationp. 199
Beating tummy bugsp. 200
Checking for appendicitisp. 202
Soothing a Sore Throatp. 203
Common Childhood Illnessesp. 205
Chickenpoxp. 205
Coldsp. 207
Cold Soresp. 207
Croupp. 209
Ear Infectionsp. 210
Encephalitisp. 210
Flu (Influenza)p. 210
German Measles (Rubella)p. 211
Glandular Feverp. 212
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Diseasep. 213
Impetigop. 213
Measlesp. 214
Meningitisp. 215
Mumpsp. 216
Nettle Rash (Urticaria)p. 217
Pneumoniap. 217
Psoriasisp. 218
Ringwormp. 219
Roseolap. 220
Scarlet Feverp. 220
Slapped-Cheek Syndrome (Fifth Disease)p. 221
Sore Throatp. 221
Tonsillitisp. 222
Tuberculosis (TB)p. 222
Whooping Coughp. 223
Allergies, Asthma, and Eczemap. 225
Understanding Allergiesp. 225
Floating around: Common airborne allergensp. 226
Digesting the facts about food allergies and intolerancep. 227
Looking at other common allergensp. 229
A word about anaphylaxisp. 230
Diagnosing and Treating Allergiesp. 231
Uncovering the culpritsp. 231
Controlling your child's allergyp. 232
Reducing your child's symptomsp. 233
Considering complementary therapiesp. 233
Taking a Closer Look at Asthmap. 234
Sussing out the symptoms and triggersp. 234
Treating asthmap. 235
Dealing with an asthma attackp. 236
Making sure that you don't make it worsep. 236
Itching to Find Out About Eczemap. 237
Spotting the symptoms of eczemap. 237
Treating eczemap. 237
Keeping eczema under controlp. 239
Behavioural Problems and Emotional Healthp. 241
Exploring Emotional Developmentp. 242
Recognising signs of anxiety and phobiasp. 242
Helping your child deal with fear and anxietyp. 244
Building Healthy Self-Esteemp. 245
Identifying low self-esteemp. 246
Helping your child develop self-esteemp. 246
Developing Social Skillsp. 247
Homing in on Hyperactivityp. 249
Identifying a hyperactive childp. 249
Coping with hyperactivityp. 250
Behaving badly: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)p. 251
Diagnosing ADHDp. 252
Treating your child with ADHDp. 253
Diagnosing Dyslexia and Dyspraxiap. 256
Understanding Autismp. 257
Playing Doctors and Nurses: Looking After a Sick Childp. 259
Caring for an Ill Childp. 261
Looking After Your Child at Homep. 262
Taking your child's temperaturep. 262
Nursing care 101p. 263
Surviving at nightp. 265
Get thee to a doctor! Emergency situationsp. 266
Fighting a Feverp. 267
Cooling downp. 267
Dealing with febrile convulsionsp. 268
Taking Your Child to Hospitalp. 269
Going to A&Ep. 270
Planned admissionsp. 270
Staying Sanep. 273
Knowing Something about Medicinesp. 275
Giving Medicines Safelyp. 275
Measuring upp. 276
Getting your child to take the medicinep. 276
Giving dropsp. 277
Abiding by the golden rulesp. 279
Understanding Commonly Used Medicationsp. 280
Painkillersp. 280
Antibioticsp. 281
Steroidsp. 282
Looking at Complementary Medicinesp. 284
Considering homeopathy for your childp. 284
Using herbal medicine for your childp. 286
Osteopathy and chiropracticp. 287
Aromatherapyp. 287
Knowing Something about First Aidp. 289
Staying Calm in an Emergencyp. 289
Some Common First Aid Emergenciesp. 290
A knocked-out toothp. 290
A nosebleedp. 291
Trapped fingersp. 291
Splintersp. 292
Blistersp. 293
The ABC of Resuscitationp. 293
Resuscitating your baby or childp. 293
Putting your child in the recovery positionp. 295
Performing CPR on Your Baby or Childp. 296
Giving CPR to your babyp. 296
Giving CPR to your childp. 297
Treating Your Child for Shockp. 298
Coping with Bleedingp. 298
Minor cuts and grazesp. 299
Severe bleedingp. 299
Dealing with Your Choking Childp. 300
Treating your choking babyp. 301
Treating your choking childp. 302
Treating Burns and Scaldsp. 302
Electrical burns and shocksp. 303
Chemical burnsp. 304
Handling Poisoningp. 304
Looking After Bites and Stingsp. 305
The Part of Tensp. 307
Ten Ways to Stay Healthy on Holidayp. 309
Ensure You're Insuredp. 309
Have the Jabsp. 310
Take Care in the Sunp. 310
Don't Let the Bugs (or Other Animals) Bitep. 312
Pack Up Your Troubles: The Medical Kitp. 312
Water, Water, Everywhere...p. 312
Food, Glorious Food...p. 313
Fly in Comfortp. 313
Nip Travel Sickness in the Budp. 314
Watch Out! Children About!p. 314
Ten Health Web Sites You Can Trustp. 315
Asthma UKp. 315
British Nutrition Foundationp. 316
British Red Crossp. 316
Child Accident Prevention Trustp. 316
Children First for Healthp. 317
Complementary Healthcare Information Service, UKp. 317
NetDoctorp. 317
NHS Direct Onlinep. 318
Patient UKp. 318
WellChildp. 319
Ten Ways to Keep Your Child Safe at Homep. 321
Let the Alarm Bells Ringp. 321
If You Can't Stand the Heat...p. 322
Don't Go Stair-crazyp. 323
Brush Away Toilet Troublesp. 324
Watch Out for Windowsp. 325
Go Get the Gadgetsp. 325
Try Not To Be Shockedp. 325
Play it Safep. 326
How Does Your Garden Grow?p. 327
Take Care in the Carp. 327
Indexp. 329
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