Machine derived contents note: [FMT] Contents -- [CFMT] Introduction: Optimal Health for Your Child -- [CPN/CPT] Part I. Holistic Health and Natural Therapies for Children -- [CCN/CPT] Chapter 1 Even Healthy Children Get Sick -- [CCL] The Natural Perspective on Health and Disease Acute and Chronic Diseases -- Chapter 2 Straddling the Fence -- Incorporating Conventional with Holistic Medicine Antibiotics: How They Work -- Dealing with Medication Side Effects Knowing When to Call the Doctor -- Chapter 3 Overview of Natural Therapies for Children -- Homeopathic Remedies Chinese Medicine Herbal Medicine Aromatherapy Chiropractic Naturopathy Osteopathy How to Find a Practitioner -- Part II. Stages and Ages -- Chapter 1 Newborns (Birth to One Month) -- First Week Jaundice Umbilical Care Circumcision Eye drops Vitamin K Diapers Swaddling Baby Wearing and Carrying Bonding and Attachment Parenting -- Chapter 2 Infants (One Month to One Year) -- Milestones Crawling Teething Pacifiers and Thumbsucking Walkers Playpens Working Parents & Caregivers SIDS -- Chapter 3 Toddlers (Ages 1 to 4) -- Development Baby Proofing Tantrums Birth Order Learning to Eat Solid Foods Toilet Training Preschool Germs Autism -- Chapter 4 Children (Ages 5-10) -- Development Bedwetting, Sleepwalking, Talking in Sleep, Nightmares Teething Starting School Childrearing Approaches and School Childhood Obesity Exercise Growing Pains -- Chapter 5 Preteen (Ages 11-13) -- Puberty Menstruation Acne Eating Disorders Junk Food Sports (competition, injuries) -- Part III. Natural Parenting Basics -- Chapter 1 Healing Applications and Frequently Asked Questions -- Infant and Child Massage How Do I Make a Compress or Poultice? Where Can I Obtain Remedies? How Do I Administer Them? How Should I Store Remedies? Are There Any Side Effects? ABCs of Case Taking -- Chapter 2 Clothing, Diapering, and Bathing -- Dressing Your Child The Family Bath Sunscreens/Creams Your Baby in a Nontoxic Environment Feng Shui? -- Chapter 3 Sleep -- Sleep Expectations Baby's Sleep Patterns Sleep Rituals Family Bed Poor sleep (bedwetting, talking, sleepwalking, nightmares) -- Chapter 4 Breastfeeding: Nursing your Newborn...and Beyond -- Benefits of breastmilk [will shorten] Breastfeeding prep How-to Positions Breastpumping Formula Feeding Difficulties [remedies for mastitis and increasing milk move but here will just be a short description] -- Chapter 5 Healthy Nutrition -- ABCs of Nutritional Building Blocks [will shorten] How to Shop for and Prepare Natural Foods for Kids How to Feed Kids [will shorten -- part goes in Stages and Ages] Food and Additives to Avoid Food Allergies and Intolerances [will mention but remedies and specifics move to A-Z] Vegetarian and Other Alternative Diets -- Chapter 6 Vaccinations -- Immune System [will shorten] What is a vaccine [will shorten] Pros and Cons Vaccination reactions [general information only -- remedies move to A-Z] Vaccination schedule [gives brief overview of each vaccine but specifics move to A-Z] -- Chapter 7 Bonding, Mind and Spirit -- The Spiritual Life of Children The Arts: Fairy Tales, Music, and Math Popular Culture, Recreation, and Creative Play Television and Video Game Generation Advertising Family Activities Adoption, ART and the Changing Family.
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