The Pediatrician's New Baby Owner's Manual: Your Guide to the Care & Fine-Tuning of Your New Baby [Paperback]

Horst Weinberg MD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2002

This manual covers everything from what to get for the nursery, to recognizing the seriously ill child, to disciplining with love, and will appeal to both new parents and those buying gifts for new parents. Written in a folksy, warm, simple-to-understand, commonsense manner, this book is chock-full of useful information.

Editorial Reviews

Review

At last! A book that cuts through the confusion and gives new parents clear, simple advice. Dr. Weinberg's guide is a breath of fresh air and will make a welcome addition to any parent's bookshelf. -- Fred Levine, senior editor, Parenting magazine

Since Dr. Spock's classic there have been so many follow-ups and copies to baby-care manuals that it's fair to say the market is flooded and there's almost not room for any more on the subject. Enter Dr. Weinberg's contemporary approach, which provides new parents with a fine guide to new baby care. This is no weighty tome, but a highly accessible at-a-glance reader for busy parents which imparts clear, simple advice on everything from bedtime habits to pinworms. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Linden Publishing; 2nd edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884956076
• ISBN-13: 978-1884956072
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 4.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,176,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Pediatrician's New Baby owner's Manual, January 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pediatrician's New Baby Owner's Manual: Your Guide to the Care & Fine-Tuning of Your New Baby (Paperback)

This is a concise, well written and practical book, that Parents and Grandparents can use to get quick information on how to raise their child. Any family that does not have a grandparent or other older relative near by to help in the first few years, will benefit from having this book as an easy reference.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Upbeat, Reassuring & 100% Readable, February 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pediatrician's New Baby Owner's Manual: Your Guide to the Care & Fine-Tuning of Your New Baby (Paperback)

This little book has such an adorable cover I've bought at least 10 for baby-shower gifts and just stuck on a big bow! They've always been a hit, especially with younger mothers who feel intimidated by those books with the endless charts of average heights and weights, etc. The contents are just as attractive as the cover, as Doctor Weinberg covers every topic about babies from how to feed them, dress them, toilet-train them, right thru the vaccinations and childhood sickness, into the teen-age years. There are great little bullet points with advice on almost every page, and every subject. I'm a dedicated mother and I found nothing to argue with. All in a book small enough to throw in a diaper bag and take to the park. This book will also appeal to people who may not have the inclination or habit of reading books at all. Every baby deserves informed parents, and this book is a worthy addition to anybody's library.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, January 2, 2007

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This review is from: The Pediatrician's New Baby Owner's Manual: Your Guide to the Care & Fine-Tuning of Your New Baby (Paperback)

I found this book to be very informative and full of practical advice. Some reviewers freaked out about certain statements made in the book-but I personally didn't see anything wrong with his experienced viewpoint. Especially, the part about trusting your insticts and the breastfeeding advice. With my first child,I wish I had more confidence and could have stopped breastfeeding after I knew she was full (instead of sinking into depression after breastfeeding my colicky child nearly non-stop). He is right in line with what my muffled insticts said- and now say proudly. Overall, I felt this was a wonderful book.