{"id":55191,"date":"2023-06-27T22:04:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T05:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/?page_id=55191"},"modified":"2023-06-29T16:55:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T23:55:08","slug":"family-health-fitness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/recommended-books-for-parents\/family-health-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Health & Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Information on child and adolescent health and suggestions on a family approach to health and wellness.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Your Child's Health: The Parents' One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development<\/a><\/h3>

Emergencies:\n\n--when to call your child's physician immediately\n\n-what to do in case of burns, bites, stings, poisoning, choking, and injuries\n\nCommon Illnesses:\n\n-when it's safe to treat your child at home\n\n-step-by-step instructions on dealing with fever, infections, allergies, rashes, earaches, croup, and other common ailments\n\nBehavior Problems:\n\n-proven strategies for colic, sleep disturbances, toilet training problems, thumbsucking, and the video game craze\n\n-no-nonsense discipline techniques for biting, temper tantrums, sibling fighting, and school refusal\n\nHealth Promotion: From Birth Through Adolescence:\n\n-essential advice on newborn baby care, nutrition, cholesterol testing, immunizations, and sex education\n\n-ways of preventing spoiled children, picky eaters, overeating, tooth decay, accidents, and homework problems.


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Caring for Your School-Age Child, 3rd Edition: Ages 5-12<\/a><\/h3>

From the American Academy of Pediatrics, the most up-to-date advice for mothers, fathers, and caregivers of school-age children\n

\nYou\u2019ve outgrown the baby books\u2014but your school-age child needs your guidance and support more than ever.\n

\nDuring the ages of 5 to 12, children continue to grow and develop skills and habits that will impact their future health and well-being. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the trusted organization that represents the nation\u2019s top pediatricians, presents this revised and updated age-specific guide to help your children thrive during these formative years.\n

\nA child\u2019s school years, while exciting, bring new transitions. A comprehensive resource, Caring for Your School-Age Child includes advice on:\n

\n\u2022 Your child\u2019s emotional, physical, behavioral, and social development
\n\u2022 The best ways to encourage good nutrition and physical fitness
\n\u2022 Gender-specific issues facing boys and girls as they approach adolescence, including the stages of puberty
\n\u2022 Your child\u2019s media use, including screen time, electronic devices, and internet use and safety
\n\u2022 Effective discipline, behavior problems, temper tantrums, and optimal nurturing
\n\u2022 Promoting independence and fostering resilience through balanced expectations
\n\u2022 Safety and injury prevention, plus handling emergency situations
\n\u2022 School issues including promoting good homework skills and social dynamics, and dealing with school problems and learning disabilities
\n\u2022 Talking to your child about self-esteem, puberty, being shy, and dealing with prejudice
\n\u2022 Family matters, including divorce, stepfamilies, adoption, sibling rivalry, working-parent households, and childcare
\n\u2022 Understanding your child\u2019s inborn temperament\u2014and how it affects the child-parent relationship
\n\u2022 And much more, including a complete health encyclopedia covering injuries, illnesses, and chronic medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes
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\nCaring for Your School-Age Child is an essential childcare resource\u2014recommended by pediatricians and trusted by parents.


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Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 7th Edition: Birth to Age 5<\/a><\/h3>

Now in its seventh edition! From the American Academy of Pediatrics, the most up-to-date, expert advice for mothers, fathers, and care providers\u2014all in one guide.\n

\nAll parents want to provide the very best care for their children. This essential resource from the most respected organization in child health is the one guide pediatricians routinely recommend. Parents can safely trust the guidance, which covers everything from preparing for childbirth to toilet training and from breastfeeding to nurturing your child\u2019s self-esteem. Whether it\u2019s resolving common childhood health problems or detailed instructions for coping with emergency medical situations, this new and revised edition of Caring for Your Baby and Young Child has everything you need, with information on . . .\n

\n\u2022 Basic care from infancy through age five
\n\u2022 Milestones for physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth, as well as visual, hearing, language, and movement mileposts
\n\u2022 Information on healthy development and disabilities, including what to watch for and when to seek help
\n\u2022 Injuries, illnesses, congenital diseases, and other disabilities addressed in a complete health encyclopedia
\n\u2022 Updated content dedicated to environmental hazards and allergies
\n\u2022 Guidelines for prenatal and newborn care, with spotlights on maternal nutrition, exercise, and screening tests during pregnancy
\n\u2022 An in-depth discussion of breastfeeding, including its benefits, techniques, and challenges
\n\u2022 Revised nutrition recommendations, including the importance of early introduction of allergenic foods and obesity prevention tips
\n\u2022 Updated safety standards: the very latest AAP recommendations, from CPR instruction, safe sleep, and immunizations to childproofing tips, car safety seats, and toy safety
\n\u2022 Tips for choosing childcare programs
\n\u2022 Cutting edge research on early brain development and how babies and young children think
\n\u2022 Updated media chapter, including the effects of media and technology exposure on children and how to make the most of screen time in the home

\n\nCaring for Your Baby and Young Child is an essential childcare resource\u2014recommended by pediatricians and trusted by parents.


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American Academy of Pediatrics Caring For Your Teenager<\/a><\/h3>

Expert, authoritative guidance you can trust on helping your teenager cope with the changes and challenges of adolescence, from The American Academy of Pediatrics.\n

\nThe critical, life-shaping years between twelve and twenty-one have been called the \u201cturbulent teens.\u201d But adolescence doesn\u2019t have to be a time of anxiety and upheaval--for either teenagers or their parents. In this comprehensive, down-to-earth guide, the nation\u2019s leading authority on the care of children helps parents and caregivers guide teenagers through the successful transition into young adulthood. Combining practical parenting advice with the latest medical, psychological, and scientific research, and covering every aspect of a teenager\u2019s growth and development, the American Academy of Pediatrics\u2019 Caring for Your Teenager offers indispensable information on:\n

\n\u2022 The stages of adolescence--what defines normal physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development
\n\u2022 Setting rules and limits--helping teenagers grow into responsible adults
\n\u2022 The twelve building blocks of self-esteem--from feelings of security and belonging to decision making, pride, and trust
\n\u2022 Instilling values and strengthening family ties
\n\u2022 The problem of peer pressure: giving your child the confidence to handle it
\n\u2022 Hormones--easing teenagers\u2019 anxieties about their changing bodies
\n\u2022 Safeguarding your teenager from sexually transmitted diseases
\n\u2022 Adapting to different family types--from single-parent to adoptive to blended
\n\u2022 Helping your teenager cope with serious illness or death in the family, sibling rivalry, separation, or divorce\n

\nPlus\n\u2022 Helping your teenager find the right college--or make an alternative choice
\n\u2022 Teens, the Internet, and the law
\n\u2022 A comprehensive medical guide to common ailments . . . and much more\n


Caring for Your Teenager is the one guide that no one entrusted with the care of a teenage child should be without--a book that provides parents with all the information they need to ensure that their child is on the right track to becoming a happy, healthy adult.


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Family Fit Plan: A 30-Day Wellness Transformation<\/a><\/h3>

This dynamic plan will help the whole family kick-start their health and wellness and set the stage for long-term, lasting improvements in nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress, and screen use habits. Dr. Natalie Digate Muth walks families through this thirty-day transformation that establishes a baseline and goals, creates routines and healthy habits, and provides strategies for overcoming frustration and recognizing obstacles. At the end of thirty days, parents and children will have laid the ground work to continue a lifetime of healthy habits. The plan also includes family-friendly recipes, health and fitness experiments for the kids, and additional wellness tools.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family: How to Eat, How to Raise Good Eaters, How to Cook<\/a><\/h3>

This readable, entertaining, and light-hearted book by Ellyn Satter, based on solid scientific evidence, will transform your life. In writing about eating, feeding, and cooking, Satter also writes about emotional health and positive family relationships. Satter encourages you to celebrate eating. Eating is okay. Eating enough is okay. Enjoying eating is okay. Eating what you like\u2015and discovering the joy of cooking\u2015is okay. Raising your child to do the same thing is more than okay, it is brilliant! How can this be? Won\u2019t taking off the brakes on eating and weight make you eat way too much and gain a lot of weight? Based on her research and experience with Eating Competence and the Satter Division of Responsibility in Feeding, Satter says no. On the contrary, discovering the joy of eating\u2015becoming eating competent\u2015lets you connect with your inner self that knows how to eat.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Parents' Guide to Help Kids Sleep: Proven Tips and Techniques for Helping Children of All Ages Achieve Quality and Restful Sleep <\/a><\/h3>

Do you finally want to say goodbye to bedtime struggles and discover something that works for you and your family?\n

\nIf so, then this book is for you.\n

\nSay goodbye to bedtime battles and hello to peaceful slumber with the \"Parents' Guide to Help Kids Sleep\"! This practical and engaging guide is your go-to resource for turning your home into a haven of restful nights for the whole family.\n

\nThis book covers everything from understanding the sleep needs of different ages to making your child's room the sleepiest place on earth. Discover how to establish a calming bedtime routine that will make your child eager to snuggle up and drift off without fuss.\n

\nIn \"Parents' Guide to Help Kids Sleep,\" you'll discover:

\nThe crucial role of age-appropriate sleep needs and how to tailor bedtime routines accordingly
\nHow to transform your child's room into the ultimate sleep sanctuary
\nThe secrets to establishing a bedtime routine that gets your child to sleep without losing your mind
\nCreative ways to overcome sleep-disrupting monsters and fears
\nThe benefits of using technology to improve sleep for your kids and the whole family
\nHow to ensure you're getting the rest you need as a parent, so you can better support your child's sleep needs
\nBeneficial therapies for sleep that work for the entire family
\nStrategies to manage sleep issues related to special needs
\nTroubleshooting tips for when sleep problems arise and how to handle them effectively\n...and so much more!\n

\nImagine how you'll feel once your child sleeps through the night and how your life could improve.\n

\nWhether you're a new parent or a seasoned veteran, this comprehensive book is a must-have addition to your parenting library. Say goodnight to sleep struggles and hello to a well-rested family with the \"Parents' Guide to Help Kids Sleep\" \u2013 the ultimate resource for helping your little ones (and yourself!) get the sleep they deserve. Order your copy today and start experiencing the benefits of a well-rested family tomorrow!


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