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YOU: Raising Your Child: The Owner's Manual from First Breath to First Grade
There’s little doubt that parenting can be one of the most rewarding and satisfying experiences you’ll ever have. But it can be plenty tough, Around the clock, you’re working to keep your little one healthy, teach her the difference between right and wrong, and make sure none of her little fingers find their way to the electrical outlets, the dog’s nose, or grandpop’s cup of coffee. In Raising Your Child, Drs. Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen, the New York Times #1 bestselling authors of the YOU health series, help you navigate the often tricky journey of parenting with the ultimate guide to raising a happy, healthy child.
Dr. Mehmet Oz—host of television’s The Dr. Oz Show —and Dr. Michael Roizen—chief wellness officer and chair of the Wellness Institute of the Cleveland Clinic—have sold millions of books informing readers about healthy dieting, aging, and overall health. Picking up where their prior book, Having a Baby, left off, the docs provide oh-wow information and insider advice to help parents understand the biology and psychology of raising a child from birth to school age.
With humor and cutting-edge biological insights, the authors address everything from troubleshooting infant health issues to creating an environment that supports the emotional and intellectual development of your growing child. They talk about the various approaches to parenting—are you a Marshmallow Mommy or an Iron Maiden, passive or hyperinvolved? The docs help you identify your style of parenting, encouraging passive parents to create clear boundaries and hypervigilant ones to step back more often and let their kids develop. You will learn to become the ideal firm but flexible. The docs also provide an extensive overview of nuts-and-bolts health problems— from asthma to fevers to emergency room visits and the sensitive issue of vaccinations.
In Raising Your Child, America’s most trusted doctors, who co-host a daily Sirius/XM radio program for Oprah Radio, once again come to the rescue with wisdom about how to provide an enriching environment with the ultimate goal of raising a child with a healthy body—and mind. As the docs say in their “Our goal is to teach you how to create the optimal environment for your child—an environment that’s most conducive to your child thriving in all areas of life, physically, emotionally, socially, and developmentally. Why? Because the latest research shows us that the environment—as defined not only by physical space but also by the behaviors of parents and caregivers—is the number-one determinant of your child’s future.”
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Raising Your Child offers a brand-new way to think about parenting. Imagine child development—and your child’s journey though life—as a ride down a long, often unpredictable river. You are the guide, there to control the direction and speed that you travel. For the fi rst few years of their lives, your children are your precious cargo—the passengers who take in everything they see and who learn from you how to paddle on their own. As the guide, you can control the path you take and the environments you choose to travel in—with the goal of creating a healthy and happy life for your child. Here’s just a sample of what you’ll
• The mind relies on the environment to give clues and signals about how it’s supposed to develop and what it’s supposed to learn. Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz show you how to create the best learning landscape possible to help your child thrive.
• Breast milk provides the perfect concoction of nutrients to help protect your baby against infection, asthma, and many other conditions (it also burns 500 calories a day to help you lose that baby weight!). But if you aren’t able to breastfeed, we have plenty of tips on exactly what and how much to feed your baby to make sure that he or she is getting the best possible diet from day one.
• Get the truth about high fevers and learn the most accurate way to take a temperature (it’s not what you think!). You’ll also get insider tricks for handling everything from earaches to febrile seizures.
• Whether your child is allergic to gluten or peanut butter, there are two dominant theories about why more kids have allergies today than ever before. Raising Your Child explains them and tells you unique ways to prevent and treat allergies in your child.
Our goal is for Raising Your Child to be the map that you need to safely navigate the waters of your baby’s life from day one to day 2,190, and in it we will give you all the tools you need to steer the best possible course.
Dr. Mehmet Oz—host of television’s The Dr. Oz Show —and Dr. Michael Roizen—chief wellness officer and chair of the Wellness Institute of the Cleveland Clinic—have sold millions of books informing readers about healthy dieting, aging, and overall health. Picking up where their prior book, Having a Baby, left off, the docs provide oh-wow information and insider advice to help parents understand the biology and psychology of raising a child from birth to school age.
With humor and cutting-edge biological insights, the authors address everything from troubleshooting infant health issues to creating an environment that supports the emotional and intellectual development of your growing child. They talk about the various approaches to parenting—are you a Marshmallow Mommy or an Iron Maiden, passive or hyperinvolved? The docs help you identify your style of parenting, encouraging passive parents to create clear boundaries and hypervigilant ones to step back more often and let their kids develop. You will learn to become the ideal firm but flexible. The docs also provide an extensive overview of nuts-and-bolts health problems— from asthma to fevers to emergency room visits and the sensitive issue of vaccinations.
In Raising Your Child, America’s most trusted doctors, who co-host a daily Sirius/XM radio program for Oprah Radio, once again come to the rescue with wisdom about how to provide an enriching environment with the ultimate goal of raising a child with a healthy body—and mind. As the docs say in their “Our goal is to teach you how to create the optimal environment for your child—an environment that’s most conducive to your child thriving in all areas of life, physically, emotionally, socially, and developmentally. Why? Because the latest research shows us that the environment—as defined not only by physical space but also by the behaviors of parents and caregivers—is the number-one determinant of your child’s future.”
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Raising Your Child offers a brand-new way to think about parenting. Imagine child development—and your child’s journey though life—as a ride down a long, often unpredictable river. You are the guide, there to control the direction and speed that you travel. For the fi rst few years of their lives, your children are your precious cargo—the passengers who take in everything they see and who learn from you how to paddle on their own. As the guide, you can control the path you take and the environments you choose to travel in—with the goal of creating a healthy and happy life for your child. Here’s just a sample of what you’ll
• The mind relies on the environment to give clues and signals about how it’s supposed to develop and what it’s supposed to learn. Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz show you how to create the best learning landscape possible to help your child thrive.
• Breast milk provides the perfect concoction of nutrients to help protect your baby against infection, asthma, and many other conditions (it also burns 500 calories a day to help you lose that baby weight!). But if you aren’t able to breastfeed, we have plenty of tips on exactly what and how much to feed your baby to make sure that he or she is getting the best possible diet from day one.
• Get the truth about high fevers and learn the most accurate way to take a temperature (it’s not what you think!). You’ll also get insider tricks for handling everything from earaches to febrile seizures.
• Whether your child is allergic to gluten or peanut butter, there are two dominant theories about why more kids have allergies today than ever before. Raising Your Child explains them and tells you unique ways to prevent and treat allergies in your child.
Our goal is for Raising Your Child to be the map that you need to safely navigate the waters of your baby’s life from day one to day 2,190, and in it we will give you all the tools you need to steer the best possible course.
496 pages, Hardcover
First published September 29, 2010
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February 11, 2011
Wouldn't want it to be the only book I read before becoming a parent, but it's an excellent supplement.
October 9, 2017
Great book especially for the first time to be moms.
I loved it and was mostly like a dictionary for me
Thank you
I loved it and was mostly like a dictionary for me
Thank you
August 5, 2011
I read this while dealing with my daughter catching some sort of virus when she was three months old that led to a series of issues up through five months and there were a number of topics it covered that were very useful at the time. Some of the sections I wish I had read before I had her so that I wouldn’t have freaked out so much as I encountered new bumps in the road of parenthood. It didn’t cover stridors which would have been VERY helpful but that’s a bit uncommon...I can’t expect it cover everything. This book does a great job of providing good detail without feeling like you’re wading through an encyclopedia. They actually mention a few other books that are similar in format that I wouldn’t mind picking up. I’m thinking the pregnancy one would have been a good one to have read when I was expecting. I don’t have my husband read very many parenting books because he gets fixated on milestones and definitives but I think I might actually have him listen to this.
May 1, 2015
Some of this was a little late for me, since my son is already three years old. However, this was an informative read. I would say the most valuable part of this book is ideas for how to instill positive habits, as well as statistics backing up the validity of limiting television and reading to children and getting them to eat healthy. There isn't a lot of material here that parents haven't already been told, but the method of presentation is what sets it apart.
December 24, 2010
I wish I could have read this a few years ago when I was pregnant. It is wonderfully informative and I trust Dr. Oz. There is a lot covered in the book but the doctors explain everything very well with just enough detail. I will be purchasing this book for everyone I know that is pregnant or has a small child. I will read other "You" books as well.
April 13, 2011
How can you go wrong with Dr. Oz? It's an informative book that also features a lot of whimsical illustrations--makes you think of the Dangerous Book for Girls/Boys series. I read this book when my toddler is already 2 so a lot of the information I already knew, but for those just grasping the reality of parenthood, it's definitely a good addition to your book collection.
May 25, 2011
For such a thick book, I expected it to be packed with more information. Don't get me wrong, it was well written and laid out inside. I think I've read so many parenting books that I was looking for the holy grail of information that I haven't seen yet. My expectations were not on target, nor should they have been. A great book as a gift to a mom or soon to be mom.
April 9, 2012
This book tries to be both an interesting read and a good reference book and manages instead to fail at both. I'd skip it. It's not un-interesting or un-informative, it's just that there are plenty of better books out there.
March 31, 2014
buku manual lengkap untuk membesarkan/mengasuh anak di era modern, mulai dari panduan makan, pola asuh, pola aktivitas, pola pikir, all about allergic, common diseases, sampai resep makanan bergizi ada disini.
recommended buat yg mau dan sudah punya anak
recommended buat yg mau dan sudah punya anak
June 2, 2015
Lots of helpful info in here but reads more like a reference book. Not a great choice for an audio book. Think I'll borrow the actual book to refer to when the baby is born. I especially liked the last few sections on discipline and ADHD.
December 14, 2016
Interesting at times, common sense at others, useful occasionally. Mostly skewed towards the younger end of the spectrum, as many of the portions for toddlers seemed abbreviated. A good supplement for a new parent, although by no means the only resource I needed or would expect others to want.
February 14, 2013
The book was informative, but also had too much fluff/dry humor at times that made it a long read without providing much useful information.
January 29, 2011
For some reason his books aren't as great as I expect them to be. This was ok and I did get some good information from it but I have others that are better when it comes to raising my child.
April 27, 2011
It is an informative reference to have on hand with little ones at home. I did read it from front to back, however, it will need to be picked up time and again as the need arises.
April 9, 2011
Just OK. There were some really good sections but they were sort of lost in this giant book of blah.
August 17, 2011
I liked this book, but I thought it was broken up into chapters incorrectly.
May 2, 2012
Very easy to read. Very informative. I'll have to refer back to it as my child ages.
September 13, 2012
I found this to be OK, other baby books are better.
March 11, 2013
I'm so in love with this book...a must read book for new parents like me :)or for anyone who wants to be a better parents...
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