Dr. Spock's baby and child care

Before your child is born

Your newborn, birth to about three months

The first year, four to twelve months

Your toddler, twelve to twenty-four months

Your two-year-old

Your preschooler, three to five years

School age: six through eleven years

Adolescence: twelve to eighteen years

Feeding in the first year

Breastfeeding

Formula-feeding

Starting solid foods

Nutrition and health

General medical issues

Immunizations

Preventing injuries

First aid and emergencies

Dental development and oral health

Common childhood illnesses

What children need

Child care

Discipline

Grandparents

Sexuality

The media

Different types of families

Children with special needs

Stresses and traumas

Acting out

Messiness, dawdling, and whining

Habits

Toilet training, soiling, and bed-wetting

Sleep problems

Disorders of feeding and eating

Sibling rivalry

Anxiety and depression

Hyperactivity (ADHD)

Learning disabilities

Intellectual disability

Autism

Down syndrome and other genetic disorders

Getting help

Common medications for children.