How to Raise a Healthy Child : In Spite of Your Doctor

by Robert S. Mendelsohn

Book Description
Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, renowned pediatrician and author advises parents on home treatment and diagnosis of colds and flus, childhood illnesses, vision and hearing problems, allergies, and more. PLUS, a complete section on picking the right doctor for your child, step-by-step instructions for knowing when to call a doctor, and much more.

Synopsis
Dr. Mendelsohn instructs parents how to diagnose and treat their children without medical intervention, how to determine if their child is sick enough for a doctor, and how to recognize the correct medical treatments. HC: Contemporary Books.

Reviewer: A reader from San Carlos, California
This book gave me the confidence to question my pediatrician knowledgeably, and to trust my own judgment caring for my daughter. Along with Dr. Spock's "Baby and Child Care," this book helped me to raise and healthy and happy kid.

Reviewer: A reader from Rhode Island, USA
I'm a medical student who will soon be a pediatrician. This book should be absolutely required reading for any future (and current, for that matter!) pediatrician, not to mention new or soon-to-be parents. Dr. Mendelsohn's book is a wonderful reminder of the power of natural healing, as well as a great source of advice and comfort for parents. I'll be giving every new parent in my practice a free copy of this book!

Reviewer: Elise Lawless (eliselawless@webtv.net) from USA
This book will teach you the signs to look for in an illness, when to call the Dr. and when to let the illness run it's course. The author, a pediatrician for almost 30 years has a drug free approach and believes the body has the ability to heal itself in most cases. He teaches parents the influence DRUG COMPANIES have over most pediatric practices and how to avoid Drs. who tend to over-prescribe. His advice on immunizations, asthma, earaches, allergies and breastfeeding is fabulous. This book has helped my family enormously. I've given this book as a gift and have been thanked many times over for it. It's a must have for any new parent, parent or grandparent. EXCELLENT.

Excellent Book. I give my patients a copy. May 26, 1999
Reviewer: chiroump@hotmail.com from Lafayette, Louisiana
I am a chiropractor who believes supremely in natural health. I present each new parent or expecting mother with a complimentary copy of this book. It is a collection of excellent thoughts on healthy children and how to raise children to be healthy. Strongly recommend it to all young adults who have, or are going to have, children.