The Portable Pediatrician - 9780316017480

From America's leading authorities on childcare---an encyclopedic guide to your child's health from birth through adolescence

Yes, Dr. Sears makes house calls! Whether you are up in the middle of the night with a sick child or looking for sound preventive advice, The Portable Pediatrician provides the answers you seek. Distinguished by the comprehensiveness, reliability, and clear, accessible, reassuring tone that has made Sears the most trusted name in pediatrics

As medical professionals, as parents, and as the pediatric experts to whom Americans are increasingly turning for advice on all aspects of pregnancy, birth, childcare, and family nutrition, the Searses bring to this book a vast range of knowledge and experience. The Portable Pediatrician is a rich, invaluable resource for every parent. It equips you to understand the myriad facets of your child's physical development---and to become the best caregiver you can be.

The Searses are the authors of the million-copy bestseller The Baby Book, widely embraced as the "baby bible" of America's post-Dr. Spock generation. William Sears, MD, has practiced pediatrics for more than forty years and is an associate clinical professor at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Martha Sears is a registered nurse and parenting and health consultant. Robert Sears, MD, is a pediatrician in private practice in Southern California. James Sears, MD, is a pediatrician and cohost of The Doctors. Peter Sears, MD, is a physician specializing in family practice in Nashville. Visit www.AskDrSears.com.

Even more portable! The Portable Pediatrician is also available as an app for your mobile device.