Nonfiction Book Reviews
Page Two of FourBaby Steps: Exercises for Baby's First Year of Life by Susan Fox
Berkley, October 1999.Trade Paperback, 267 pages.
ISBN: 0425170578.
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
Susan Fox, a pediatric neurodevelopment
therapist and director of the Pediatric
Therapy Clinic in Seattle, provides insight
and healthy exercises for parents
to try with their babies in this practical
guide. But do babies need to exercise?
Susan Fox says yes they do. She explains
that "Babies who practice physical
skills improve their strength, balance,
coordination, visual abilities, dexterity
and even listening skills and memory --
and infants who master these basic
skills, better coordinated, more
self-confident and possibly even
smarter." The book includes exercises,
information, recommend books and
advice for each stage of the babies
development such as when they can
hold their head-up, touch their toes, grasp
objects, sit-up, roll over, crawl, stand up
and walk.
There are lots of exercises in this book that can help babies, and are also fun to try. The author also includes reasoning as to why each particular exercise can be beneficial to the child and what parents can expect from babies during each stage of development. Baby Steps is a valuable book for parents of new babies who are looking for innovative, natural ways to keep their babies healthy and active.
Complete Guide to Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs by H. Winter Griffith, M.D.
Perigee, October 1999.Trade Paperback, 1077 pages.
ISBN: 0399525416.
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
This guide provides detailed information
on both prescription and non-prescription
drugs. Each drug is listed in a chart format,
so information can be gathered quickly.
The drug listings contain basic
information, uses, correct dosage information,
overdose details, possible side effects,
warnings and precautions and possible interaction
with other drugs and substances. The drug listings
also include specific information for people over 60,
pregnancy, breast-feeding and infants and children.
The book includes over 5,000 brand names
and 700 generic names for drugs which can
be quickly referenced from indexes in the book.
The book also
includes information about substance abuse,
a checklist for safe drug use and a glossary of
medical terms.
The Complete Guide to Prescription and Nonprescription
Drugs is an in-depth guide to drugs and
an invaluable reference that no home should be without.
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