What Your Pediatrician Doesn't Know Can Hurt Your Child · A More Natural Approach to Parenting by Markel, Susan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Some Words from the Author Introduction SECTION ONE - DISCOVERY Chapter 1 - From Birth Onward, Every Procedure Has a Story

The Beginning: The Birth of Your Newborn Rooming In Newborn Vitamin K Injection Newborn Jaundice Jaundice and Breast-fed Babies? Bilirubin Lights Phototherapy Initiating Breast-feeding Benefits of Colostrum Lactoferrin PKU Test Circumcision Hepatitis B Vaccine Eye Treatment FOOTNOTES

Chapter 2 - Breast-feeding

More Than a “Parenting Choice” Brain Development in Breast-feeding vs. Artificial Feeding Soy Lifestyle Immunology Allergy Vitamin D Iron Lactoferrin SIDS Reduced Breast Cancer Risk Reduced Cardiovascular Disease Oxytocin, Mother’s Own Wonder Drug Environment Women FOOTNOTES

Chapter 3 - Keeping Baby Close: Carrying

Visual Stimulation Flat Head Syndrome SIDS Prevention Motor Development Digestion Choosing a Carrier The Safest Style of Parenting FOOTNOTES

Chapter 4 - Keeping Baby Close: Shared Sleep

Independence Breast-feeding Plagiocephaly FOOTNOTES

Chapter 5 - Nutrition

The Beginning Starting Solids Between the First and Second Birthday “My Child Doesn’t Eat” Juice The Standard American Diet (SAD) Nutritious Foods vs. Enriched Foods Hydrogenated Oils and Trans Fats Supplements Essential Nutrients Vegetarian Diets Concerns about Soy Why Vegetarianism Helps the Planet FOOTNOTES

SECTION TWO - EMOTIONS Chapter 6 - The Good-Enough Mother: Transition

Transition Responding Throughout the Stages of Childhood FOOTNOTE

Chapter 7 - Communication: Learning to Talk, Learning to Listen

Learning to Talk Sign Language and Language Development Television Learning to Listen to Children Effective Listening How to Show You’re Listening Teach Children How to Listen Anger Hold Your Applause Be Present The Communication Pay-off FOOTNOTES

Chapter 8 - Discipline

Babies, the First Year Your Baby,Year Two Tenacious Toddlers Tantrums Be Positive When Appropriate Consistency Is the Key “Treat Me Like I’m Someone You Love” Anxiety and Stress Teaching Correct Behavior

Chapter 9 - Attention

Attention Deficit Disorders Diagnosis Causes School and Learning Junk Play vs. Real Play Nutrition Brain Foods Allergies and Environmental Illness Modifying Behavior Parent Training as a Behavioral Intervention Medications Medication Does Not Cure ADD FOOTNOTES

SECTION THREE - MAINTAINING HEALTH Chapter 10 - The Sunshine Vitamin

Hazardous Chemicals What about Skin Cancer? Physical Sunblocks Nanoparticles Vitamin D and Autism FOOTNOTES

Chapter 11 - Milk: Not for Human Consumption

Anemia Lactose Intolerance Allergies Colic Diabetes and Other Autoimmune Diseases Saturated Fat Contaminants Bone Health Vitamin D Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) FOOTNOTES

Chapter 12 - Allergies and Asthma

What Are Allergies? Airborne Allergies Food Allergies Cut Out Dairy Preventing Food Allergies Identifying the Allergy A New Theory Environmental Allergies Preventing Environmental Allergies House Dust Modifications at Home Asthma Asthma Prevention FOOTNOTES

Chapter 13 - Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)

Genetic Tendencies Treatments Caution with Baby Bath Products—Not All Are Gentle Vegetable Oil Oatmeal Clothing Burow’s Solution Environment Proper Nutrition Early Introduction of Solid Foods Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) Probiotics Probiotic Foods Zinc Steroids When to Contact the Doctor Outlook FOOTNOTES

Chapter 14 - Ear Infections

Over-Diagnosis Symptoms Causes Prevention Antibiotics Wait-and-See Approach The Problem with Antibiotics Alternative Treatment Tympanostomy Tubes Overuse and Problems FOOTNOTES

Chapter 15 - Fever

What a Fever Is, What It Isn’t Fever Phobia Excessive and Intrusive Fever and Newborns Home Treatment Deciding to Call the Doctor FOOTNOTES

Chapter 16 - Natural Healing vs. Medications

Coughs and Colds More Cold Remedies Ear Infections Croup Roseala Probiotics for Prevention FOOTNOTES

Chapter 17 - Vaccinations: Every Vaccine Has a Story

Adverse Reactions The First Months More Vaccines The Varicella Vaccine The Rubella Vaccine MMR Tetanus Gardasil Do Vaccines Cause Autism? Mercury MMR A Coincidence of Timing? Too High a Vaccine Burden? Vaccine Nation FOOTNOTES

Epilogue: Peace of Mind in the Pursuit of Happiness Acknowledgements Index About the Author Copyright Page

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