Understanding Children

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Summary: Very dissappointed
Review: I saw this book featured in Good Housekeeping magazine and was very excited to get it. It didn't live up to my expectations at all. For one thing, it's full of spelling and grammar errors, which makes me wonder what else they messed up. Also, the information on cloth diapers is all wrong. The table of contents is very difficult to use and there's no index at all. I was looking for something with much more in-depth information and much of it is very superficial.

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Summary: easy and accessible
Review: I thought this book was extremely easy to use and made information that is often dense and confusing very accessible. The unique format of the book provides quick bits of information without the technical jumble that often clutters other books on children and child development. I think this is a great gift for any expectant or new parent.

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Summary: Not what I expected.
Review: I was looking for a book that would truly help me "understand" my baby, however, this wasn't the book. This book was fun in the sense that it had intersting facts and pictures, but it was much more of a coffee table book that a reference book. Choose a "What to Expect" book or a Dr. Sears book if you are looking for USEFUL information!!

Rating:
Summary: Not what I expected.
Review: I was looking for a book that would truly help me "understand" my baby, however, this wasn't the book. This book was fun in the sense that it had intersting facts and pictures, but it was much more of a coffee table book that a reference book. Choose a "What to Expect" book or a Dr. Sears book if you are looking for USEFUL information!!

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Summary: Understanding Children
Review: I was so delighted to see such a fresh look and perspective to parenting information. Wow! As a professional that works with parents, I found the questions asked were ones I'm challenged with every day. I not only learned answers to those questions but walked away with new information and ideas that I can apply both to my life and to my practice.

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Summary: It's horrendous!
Review: I'm sure the info is great, but it's like trying to read a National Enquirer! There is no rhyme or reason to following the paragraphs, it's splashy and loud and not user friendly. I appreciate all of the visuals, graphs and charts, photos, illustrations, etc. but wouldn't it have made more sense in normal paragraph form? Waste of money!
--Mom of a 16 month old

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Summary: Just a Bunch of Charts...
Review: If you like colorful graphics and charts this book is for you. But it is not a good reference book. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE INFORMATION IN THIS BOOK. I found "cradle cap" and there was a definition but nothing regarding the treatment of it. There is NO INDEX. The information is not really in sequence (e.g. by age of baby). There are grammatical errors in the book and a bank of advertisements in the back. It's pretty and I enjoy flipping through it, but as far as a parental reference book goes, an additional resource is absolutely required.

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Summary: A good reference for a new first-time parent.
Review: My wife is in her first trimester, and so we've recently been busy finding pregnancy and child-care guides. I'm glad we picked up a copy of Understanding Children, as it's been quite helpful. I'm a mechanical engineer by trade, so don't know too much about pregnancy and babies, and was pleased to find a lot of easily absorbable information in this book. What to expect at our first ultrasounds, what foods I should and should not order for my wife when we're out, and even suggestions on shopping for baby clothing - it's all in there. I've found the budgetary information particularly helpful as Molly and I are just starting out in life and can't break the bank quite yet.

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Summary: It's horrendous!
Review: Pregnant with my first child, I've been awakened many a night by a rush of panic wondering, "How much of our hard-earned money will we spend on diapers each year?" I've also been awakened by my husband's fits of panic as he worries, "Will we know how to bathe this child?" This book is the perfect bedside companion for prospective parents like us. Organized into categories that make it easy to navigate, the Q&A format gets right to the point. And we get right back to sleep! A great reference for parents-to-be. I found this book far more comforting than tomes like What to Expect that many times instill more fear than anything.

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Summary: Answers to all of the questions that wake you up at night!
Review: Pregnant with my first child, I've been awakened many a night by a rush of panic wondering, "How much of our hard-earned money will we spend on diapers each year?" I've also been awakened by my husband's fits of panic as he worries, "Will we know how to bathe this child?" This book is the perfect bedside companion for prospective parents like us. Organized into categories that make it easy to navigate, the Q&A format gets right to the point. And we get right back to sleep! A great reference for parents-to-be. I found this book far more comforting than tomes like What to Expect that many times instill more fear than anything.