child care

Provides advice for parents of children ages five and under, discussing how to prepare for a new baby, childbirth, basic care, feeding, growth and development, behavior and safety issues, and other topics; and features an encyclopedic guide to recognizing and solving health problems.

Offers guidance on parenting children ages five to twelve, with topics including nutrition and physical fitness, personal and social development, behavior and discipline, emotional problems and behavior disorders, family matters, and school.

A handbook with over 800 photographs for new parents and parents-to-be. Covers prenatal exercises, labor, nutrition, childhood illnesses, first aid, and immunization timetables.

This book discusses careers of childcare workers in family homes, daycare centers, and preschools and explains that these careers require responsibility and trustworthiness.

A step-by-step guide to finding the right child care options that includes information on identifying children's needs at different ages, finding the right nanny or day care facility, conducting an interview with a new sitter, finding child care alternatives, and other related topics.

Examines infant development from the perspective of discoveries in neuroscience and developmental psychology, arguing that human emotion and the sense of self originate not in the first year after birth, but in the womb, and looking at what parents can do to help actualize their child's full potential.

This book introduces the idea of working with young children with six hands-on activities to earn money, learn new skills, and get work experience.

Explores the job descriptions, education and training requirements, salary, and outlook predictions for twelve careers that focus on children and do not require a college education.

Provides advice for parents of children ages five and under, discussing how to prepare for a new baby, childbirth, basic care, feeding, growth and development, behavior and safety issues, and other topics; and features an encyclopedic guide to recognizing and solving health problems.