Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Years, 2nd Edition: 2nd Edition Revised and Updated

Not every parenting journey looks alike. In this best-selling reference guide, the parents and childcare experts at Mayo Clinic offer a trusted manual on expectedand not so expecteddevelopments that can occur during your babys first years. Updated and Revised 2nd edition. While new and experienced parents alike find that every baby brings its own set of challenges, the Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Babys First Years offers informative guidance on standard childcare practices, like proper nutrition, indoor and outdoor safety, diapers and toilet training, comforting a fussy baby, and more. However, more dilemmas face modern-day parents than ever before. This revised reference guide also gives essentialand actually attainableadvice for a new generation of parents, one that faces challenges like single parenthood, work-life balance, delayed child growth and development, and the potential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and other newborn conditions. Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Babys First Years combines everything you need to know about your babys first three years in an easy-to-read, convenient guide you can keep and reference throughout every stage of your childs first years. With a detailed, month-to-month calendar, learn what to expect of your babys growth and development during the first 36 months of its life, and what steps you can take to ensure a foundation of healthy growth and development. While there is no built-in instruction manual for raising a child, Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Babys First Years offers expert advice on everything you may need to know about caring for your little one.