Dr Dawn's Guide to Toddler Health

Book 10 in comprehensive series by this popular media doctor and celebrity impetus for the Sheldon list. Your child's world broadens as they become more mobile and vocal, and attend nursery or playgroup. In this book, designed to follow on from Dr Dawn's Guide to Your Baby's First Year, Dr Dawn guides you through the changes you will notice in the next three years, and helps you stay one step ahead in your child's expanding world. She explains how to foster your child's growing independence in eating, dressing, and bathing, while keeping him or her safe and well. It also covers illness, along with warning signs and symptoms for more serious conditions such as meningitis, and when to see a doctor. It's also the era of tantrums and toilet training, so there's advice on that too. Other topics include: * Development including language * Nutrition and healthy eating * Sleeping and moving from cot to bed * Bathing, toileting and hygiene * Teething * Travelling with your toddler * Developmental checks and milestones * Vaccinations and why it's vital to have them * A to Z of toddler ailments * Medicines and first aid * Toddler safety