The Child's Manual

For nearly eighty years, parents around the world have relied on Dr. Benjamin Spock's expertise and this manual dedicated to parents raising children of various ages in a rapidly changing world. However, while children never change, questions and concerns do. That is why Dr. Robert Needlman, also a leading pediatrician, has updated and expanded this timeless classic to support you.

This revised edition contains additional information on recent topics:

–Updated medical opinions on vaccines and immunizations;
–Obesity and nutrition;
–Cultural diversity, non-traditional family structures;
–Family stress, divorce, parental custody and death in the family;
–Adolescence, sex and contraception;
–Children's learning and brain development;
–The latest findings on children with special needs;
–Environmental health;
–Medication and behavioral intervention for cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression and autism;
–The media, electronic games, social media and screen time management.