Avoiding The 15 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make: A Pediatrician'S Perspective [Paperback]

John J. Mangoni M.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 7, 2007

Author John Mangoni, M.D., tells parents the short and skinny on the nuts and bolts to parenting in the modern world. He provides guidelines, recommendations and tells it like it is on a wide range of topics. From the formula to good health to issues concerning the overly active and overly pampered child to combating childhood incidences of obesity, here is the template to good parenting. Refreshingly candid and at times brutally honest, this book examines the child-parent relationship with the goal to help good parents be aware of issues and help prevent difficulties affecting today's children.

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About the Author

A graduate of the University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago, John Mangoni, M.D. is board-certified in pediatrics and has been involved in his specialty for over thirty years. Currently in private practice, he has served as Chairman of Pediatrics and is on active staff at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California. As a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, Dr. Mangoni has been an on-camera spokesperson for Abbott Laboratories and appeared on ABC and CBS network television as a medical spokesperson. Featured in many newspaper articles including the Los Angeles Times and Pasadena Star-News as well as radio segments on various timely pediatric topics, Dr. Mangoni was recently presented an award by the city of Pasadena for outstanding immunization services and his commitment to keeping children healthy. The American Cancer Society has given Dr. Mangoni a certificate of appreciation for notable service in the crusade to conquer cancer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (August 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419657909
• ISBN-13: 978-1419657900
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #656,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for parents or future parents!, August 18, 2007

By 

Herb Schenden - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Avoiding The 15 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make: A Pediatrician'S Perspective (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book and found it most informative. I really think this book would help parents and future parents wishing to avoid parenting mistakes. I think preventing a mistake is paramount over trying to solve one. Even if your kids are older, I found this book very helpful. I even bought a copy for my dad!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT BOOK FOR HAVING HAPPY, HEALTHY CHILDREN!!, October 8, 2007

By 

Rolando Barberena (Pasadena, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Avoiding The 15 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make: A Pediatrician'S Perspective (Paperback)

I am so glad to have found this book that was recommended by a number of close friends. This concise book is easy to read and understand. Having this book makes me suddenly feel less stressful and more confident while trying to raise my children. I loved the section on what to feed my kids to avoid childhood obesity. This one gets an A+!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book! - a TEENAGERS perspective!, August 29, 2007

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Christina J. Morgan "Charlie D." (Santa Clarita-- visiting Pasadena, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Avoiding The 15 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make: A Pediatrician'S Perspective (Paperback)

I just came back from my aunt's ranch and she was

reading a very interesting book. It was called

Avoiding the 15 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make, and

when she wasn't reading it, I was!

It's a fascinating book about how to parent children

correctly and I could see my OWN parent's mistakes

throughout this entire book. My brother Shawn started

reading it whenever my aunt and I were working and we

couldn't pry it out of his hands. It seemed to be a tug

of war between the three of us the entire weekend!

Oh how I longed to enfold this book amongst my peers

who see absolutely no guidance upon these expert

issues! I found these issues to be amongst the most

grievous a parent can employ because it comes from the

experience of the doctor who has suffered through such

radical behavior.

I found this book to be relevant to any and all

situations that I have encountered as a teenager, and

emplore any of my collegues to hear the words of Dr.

Mangoni as he has brought these current issues into

perspective.

I come to see the beauty within my parents loving care

for me as I finish this book, and am honored that one

doctor would conceive of returning us all to our

"proper form" as I am coming into adulthood myself.

I come to see the beauty of existance through Dr.

Mangoni's presence as I become ensconced within his

book, and hope that others will see the wonders of

life that are given to us all, through the

appreciation of the heart.

Thank you Dr. Mangoni. Its been a real pleasure to

read your book.

Christina Morgan