What you should know about early childhood illnesses. Dr. Bill and Martha Sears, the doctor and nurse husband and wife team who are widely recognized as America's leading authorities on childcare, have spent decades answering parents' questions about nurturing newborns. In this book they share their expertise on: childhood vaccines and immunizations, what you can do to ease teething discomfort, choosing a fever medication for your child, dealing with allergy attacks and asthma flare-ups, infant gassiness and formula intolerance, tracking your child's motor development, detecting lazy eye early to save your child's vision, treating gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and other digestive disorders, recognizing croup, what causes ear infections and how best to treat them, vitamin supplements and your child's nutritional requirements, flushing your child's stuffed-up nose, diaper rash, teething rash, and other skin conditions, your child's first trip to the dentist, finding the perfect pediatrician, and much more.

