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Healthy and efficient parenthood lies in the
meticulous planning based on the
knowledge about the pregnancy and child rearing. Such knowledge is all the more
essential because of the solitary family system being prevalent these days. The
joy of parenthood is usually associated with apprehensions about pregnancy and
the outcome. Though the parents, especially the mother tries to seek advice and
information from relatives, friends, doctors, books, and also through the
internet,
yet she may not get answers to many of her queries. The present publication is
not a
detailed encyclopedia on the subject but is aimed to provide guidance on
maintaining
good health during pregnancy, preventing complications of pregnancy, preparing
for
the baby's arrival and proper care of the newborn and his/her growth towards development into childhood including medical, psychological and social aspects.
The guidance incorporated is on the basis of the scientific facts and thirty
five
years of extensive experience of the author in dealing with diseases and
problems
of children.
The inexperienced mother not only will find solutions to her questions regarding
simple but important techniques like feeding, bathing, clothing of the new-born
but also regarding growth and development, prevention of diseases and accidents
in children, learning, schooling, method of studying, play and toys, health, sex
education, correction of bad habits, imbibing human values, tips for making the
child an achiever and more.
Since the child undergoes rapid growth and development in terms of physical,
neurological and endocrinal maturation, the behavioural problems are most common
in the growing children. The parents will get tips on disciplining and dealing
with behavioural problems, character building, emotional stabilization and
developing self-esteem in their children. The book will also enable the parents
to perceive the difference between normal and abnormal growth pattern and to
take timely actions.
Further, information regarding vaccination and common ailments, their prevention
and important signs and symptoms have been included, so that parents may know
what to do immediately and when to seek medical advice. This will help in
alleviating unnecessary worries of parents on the one hand and avoiding
complications of the disease on the other. The chapters on psychological
problems, schooling, studies and social aspects have been discussed by our
experts in the subjects.
Instead of writing ‘he’ or ‘she’ and to avoid repetition we have often used the
word ‘child’. The book is expected to be useful to the parents in general,
living in India and in countries with similar cultural and socio-economic
background in South Asia, South East Asia and the Middle East.
This book is dedicated to the parents, especially the mothers who by their
selfless efforts bring up their children, to make them important members of the
society.