Baby and Toddler Basics - Expert Answers to Parents' Top 150 Questions (Paperback)

Parents of children from birth to age three will find answers to their most-frequently asked questions about child health and wellness in this easy-to-understand volume. Tanya Altmann, MD, FAAP, practicing pediatrician and frequent contributor to NBC’s “Today” show, helps parents with friendly, straightforward guidance in an easily digestible question and answer format.

Baby and Toddler Basics focuses on parents’ top 150 questions, based on Dr. Tanya's years in practice. An internet search of these questions could yield dozens of answers, many from dubious sources. Dr. Tanya addresses parents’ concerns with the expertise of a pediatrician backed by the trusted authority of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Baby and Toddler Basics’ clear Q&A layout means it’s just as fast as Googling, but with answers parents can trust, based on medically-sound AAP policy.

Topics covered in Baby and Toddler Basics include

- Breastfeeding

- Developmental stages

- Fever

- First Aid and injuries

- General baby care

- Poop

- Safe sleep and sleep challenges

- Stomach ache and illness

- Vaccines

- and much more!

Dr. Tanya’s clear answers to these frequently asked questions will help parents take the right actions at home and alert them when it would be best to call their pediatrician. With Baby and Toddler Basics parents can keep their own “portable pediatrician” in their diaper bag or on their nightstand, always ready with reassuring answers.