Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5

by David L. Hill, MD Altmann (editor)

The 8th edition of Caring for Your Baby and Young Birth to Age 5 is the gold-standard reference guide for parents from the most trusted source available - the 67,000-member American Academy of Pediatrics. Everything on basic childcare from birth to age 5 is covered in the newly revised and updated book, with new information on vaccines, car safety seats, food allergies, and nutrition, as well as CDC-aligned recommendations for social, emotional, language, cognitive and physical milestones. This is the trusted guide a parent turns to again and again as their baby grows.

1311 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2024

Reviews

[Stephen Longfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great reference book. I have the Kindle edition, and have just skipped around to read though the chapters that are relevant to me--the book is not intended to be read cover-to-cover.

There was some repeated info, and some chapters ooze with experience (e.g. the chapter on trampolines was clearly written by a pediatrician who has seen some serious injuries), but it's a great reference, and I can see myself coming back to it a lot over the next few years.

[Mehmet Özkan · Rating 5 out of 5]

must have

if you are going to be a new parent this is your first book. if you are a parent you already have this book