The Holistic Pediatrician (Second Edition): A Pediatrician's Comprehensive Guide to Safe and Effective Therapies for the 25 Most Common Ailments of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (Paperback)

by Kathi J. Kemper (Author) "Helen's story epitomizes many families' complaints about the health care system..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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"A must read for all pediatricians and the families they serve." -- Dr. Henry Bernstein, DO, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School

"This delightful, informative, and indispensable holistic guide to children’s health will become a classic." -- Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Making the Body, Mending the Mind

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"A must read for all pediatricians and the families they serve." (Dr. Henry Bernstein, DO, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School )

"This delightful, informative, and indispensable holistic guide to children's health will become a classic." (Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Making the Body, Mending the Mind )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; 2 edition (August 6, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060084278
• ISBN-13: 978-0060084271
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #270,535 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guide to avoiding the doctors office, March 24, 2005

By	tsa "Mom of 2 boys" (Germantown, MD) - See all my reviews

I got the first edition of this book nearly 5 years ago when my first born was an infant. It has been incredibly useful for avoiding the doctor - who usually can't really help anyway, or wants to prescribe antibiotics too frequently. Children often run the risk of getting something even worse than what they have by a visit to the doctor's office. This book is a guide for what to do with certain situations. It helped me to make my children more comfortable while a virus ran its course. This book gave me confidence to know that I was doing that best thing for my kids and gave guidelines for when to go to the doctor.

I have two kids - 5 and 2 - who have NEVER had the need to take antibiotics. I give this book a lot of credit for the my healthy kids.

40 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lacks balance, January 15, 2004

By A Customer

The heading states that this book is a comprehensive guide for safe and effective therapies for childhood illnesses, though it is seriously lacking. Kemper has no experience with homeopathy so she just gives us the usual "it doesn't work" jibe.
Does she even know that Homeopathy successfully cured thousands in epidemics of the past? Did she even do research on the studies that she quotes in this book? Most studies done on homeopathic remedies by the allopathic community are seriously flawed - no homeopath even in attendance.
Then she goes on to validate the use of antibiotics for just about everything, does she not know that antibiotics have been seriously over prescribed for decades and that this is why we are seeing resistant bacterial diseases?
It's easy to see where she is coming from.
I recommend doing a full check on the author before buying any book on childrens health.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best ever, October 26, 2002

By A Customer

I thought the first edition was terrific. But the newest one is even better. This books contains BOTH mainstream and complementary therapies -- all the latest studies. It's easy to read, and yet my pediatrician said SHE learned new facts from it. MUST HAVE on any parent's bookshelf.