Child Health Books

I purchased this book to help my daughter and I get started with potty training. I found it to be geared more to an older toddler, rather than my daughter who is just under 2. I've purchased some other books that seem to be more of what I'm looking for. Since there is some useful information and the activities look like something she'd enjoy when she's a little bit older, I'm planning to hang onto it in the event we're still training when she's closer to 3.

This was the only resource I found that truly helped me potty train my 3year-old son... He would fight it and have accidents everyday until we began using the ideas supplied in this book... It was fun and entertaining for us both and made training alot less stressful for us both!!! Buy it!

There are hilarious songs, great ideas for rewards, and a variety of activities to help you get your child engaged in toilet training. A great gift for parents!

My daughter is going on 3. She had become uninterested in using the potty. She was back in diapers when I got the book, and I just gave it to her. She was surprised and proud and it worked! We took it with us on bathroom visits and she didn't want diapers anymore.

Why is this book so timely and necessary for parents, teachers, all of us right now ? These are my reasons. IT'S NEVER TOO SOON TO INTERVENE BUT OFTEN TOO LATE !
Lets all get real ! Think ! Most of us in this culture believe in the idea that A PERSON WAS HEALTHY UNTIL DIAGNOSED WITH (lets say) CANCER ! How unfortunate. How sad that even today this is so. Cancer is an accumulation of years, decades of mutation, promotion and progression within cells. Undoubtably, the vast majority of tragic health issues, such as diabetes, heart disease, etc. are cumulative processes, that over the years, decades destroy and change the body's natural balancing mechanism, until... well until a real reversal, any real hope of cure is frankly impossible. Clearly, today in 2007, we are sure that "Poor nutrition is one of the most frequent reasons that the immune system malfunctions." Poor to extremly poor nutrition is a daily norm in the majority of households in our culture. There is an un-arguable cause and effect relationship between nutrition, immunity and cancer ! (surely other diseases as well) Why are we so suprised at the accelerated growth in numbers of these serious diseases over the last two decades ?

This is a huge issue, with enormously powerful business interests lined up weighing in on the other side. ( What is this "other side"? It's those powerhouses that are profiting immesurably from and control our industrial food supply production, the marketing and media, the distribution and the franchising. After some time when the consequences of the consumption of such foods assert themselves as they lawfully will, those same powerhouses supply the pharmaceutical products and finally surgical invasive procedures and the facilities to temporarily relieve the symptoms only, so that we can continue to be consumers to them a little longer.)

What are we doing ? How can we continue to tolerate it ? We must THINK CRITICALLY, and have much more doubt, suspicion and less automatic acceptance and belief on this issue. The issue of EATING SMARTER.
World wide, medical professionals working closely with cancer diagnosis and treatment feel that up to 80% of cancer includes poor nutrition as a significant factor. Is it news to anyone that we live in an enviroment which is not conducive to optimum health promotion, with pollution of our air and water, the adulteration of our food and the additional disharmony of the chronic tensions in us, induced by our present social, political and economic cultural life ? These factors individually are known to have cancer causing properties, but with the sum of it all weighing on us daily, shouldn't we do what we can; where we can ? In re-THINKING our food choices as suppliers of vitally needed nutritions for our life, essential elements for our health, energy, for clear mind and heart and yes therefore happiness, we make the first and most significant step in the right direction.
Only a few people really believe in and act on, prevention ! Let's hope that the number of those few believers grows and inspires the world with much more than just hope, but with "this new knowledge", so that all can benefit ! I know this author. This is the deep knowledge and wisdom gained from her own challenges, that this author shares with us on this most important subject at hand. She has truly helped a very large number of seriously suffering people over many years. This book is for little kids and big kids. Lets always remember that it is NEVER TOO SOON TO INTERVENE BUT OFTEN TOO LATE !

It is so sad to see kids eating junk food and being overwieght-this cookbook has ALL the info for feeding your kids the right way and keeping them fit and healthy. Kudos to Dale Figtree fr writing such an insightful and helpful book!

Eat Smarter makes it a lot easier to understand food and why it's important to eat smarter and make better choices. The comic book that comes with this book is very cool and funny and I learned more about food then I ever knew or was taught in school. The recipes look like healthy food can also taste good. This book makes me ready to try a new way.

This is an interesting diet book with two parts. The first part contains information to educate parents to help their kids to lose weight, and it contains lots of ideas and good recipes. The recipes are separate by breakfast, lunch, dinner and treats. They are easy to use and delicious enough to get your kids to eat those (e.g. Baked French Fries, Polenta Pizza, guacamole and even banana ice cream)
The second part is a separate color comic book so the kids can read it by themselves.
If you have overweight kids, you know the last thing your kids want is to hear you talk about their weight. The comic book is a good idea to educate your kids about food choice without harassing them all the time.

My 2 year old son loves all the Elliot Moose and friend's stories (since we started reading them to him when he was a few months old). He loves to have us read them to him over and over. Recently, he started "reading" them to us! Elliot is such a loving character, that has fun adventures with his friends. These books also have wonderful illustrations we use to teach our son, and have him point out things he knows and learn new words.

"Elliot's Bath" is an Elliot Moose story in which the little moose takes a bath for the very first time.


It all happens when Elliot and his friend Socks are preparing for a talent show. They end up spilling paint on themselves and don't know what to do about it. But their friend Paisley does --- it's time for their first-ever bath!

Elliot and Socks have a lot of fun in their bath, but then find themselves in a troublesome situation. Being the furry, fuzzy creatures that they are, they've become completely waterlogged! How will they get out of this?

The illustrations are war and cute and full-page on every other page. The characters look rather like stuffed animals. This is a great story for before bathtime, or for Elliot Moose fans. The only possible danger I can think of is that it might cause kids to get scared to go in the bath. But I also think it teaches that with the help of someone else, there's nothing ever to worry about when it comes to a bath.

I tell stories at the local library and I am in training for being a preschool teacher. This book is a great story about bathtime for stuffed creatures and their special concerns. It is quite imaginative. The illustrations are very colorful and the characters will warm the hearts of reader of all ages. The characters all work together to solve a problem. It shows good thinking and reasoning skills that young children can see themselves doing as well. It was a joy to read.

This is one of those sweet, simple stories that infants and toddlers will enjoy. It's populated by a friendly ensemble incuding the titular Elliot, his sock monkey pal, "Socks," and minor characters "Paisley" the cat, and "Beaverton," a resourceful beaver. The adventure begins as the four stuffed animals get the stage ready for a big alent show that night. Socks accidently spills some blue paint on Elliot and herself.

"'What are we going to do?' cried Socks. 'You need a bath!' said Paisley. A bath? Elliot had been damp before. He'd even had his paws in the pond. But he'd never had a bath. 'That sounds like fun!' he said with a grin."

With everyone lending a paw, the bath goes very well. The animals constantly smile, the water is just right, and there's no fear of going out the drain. The problem is almost the opposite: The water-saturated animals aren't able to exit the bathtub until Beaverton fishes out the stuck plug.

One more dilemma await Elliot and Socks in this gentle drama--how to dry two thoroughly soaked stuffed animals. Your little one might enjoy talking this one out loud with your audience, and seeing the various solutions proposed by the four furry friends. Although the closing is a little weak (Elliot and Socks--now colored purple from the paint, although he rather likes his new color draw applause at the talent show), young kids will enjoy the comaraderie, Elliot's discovery that he has fun in the sink bath, and the creative problem-solving.

This positive approach may help wee ones overcome any fears about bathing. However, I wonder if showing just a little more hesitation and anxiety from Elliot might have created a more realistic, and therefore more identifiable situation. If a first bath doesn't go as well for your little one as it did for the moose and the monkey, will he or she reject the book's promise of splashy fun? Still, the problems faced and surmounted by the stuffed animals model a confidence and "can-do" approach that can apply to bathing and other new activities. Moreover, there is enough characterization and suspence that the book stands on its own, whether or not you have a bathtime problem. That quality makes "Elliot's Bath" stand out from other "issue-oriented" books centered around some developmental challenge.

Andrea Beck's bright, varied colors, and her richly textured animal portraits provide an exciting, yet very safe and cuddly setting. Her appealing animals hint at her background; she studied at the Ontario College of Art, and founded a plush toy company! This is Beck's fourth "Elliot" picture book.

My 2 year old son loves all the Elliot Moose and friend's stories (since we started reading them to him when he was a few months old). He loves to have us read them to him over and over. Recently, he started "reading" them to us! Elliot is such a loving character, that has fun adventures with his friends. These books also have wonderful illustrations we use to teach our son, and have him point out things he knows and learn new words.

And it's a winner!

In this story, Elliot finds himself in a bad situation. Being the plush toy that he is, it's easy for him to get snagged. And that's exactly what happens and he starts losing stuffing. Like in other later Elliot Moose stories, his many friends work together to help him out.

Elliot gets sad. He's a bit afraid to cry at first, but eventually lets it out. He shows that it's okay to express your feelings. And in the end, things work out okay.

This is a wonderful and touching book. My son, Elliott, is especially fond of it. I highly recommend this book for kids of all ages. It shows the value of teamwork and being sensitive to the needs of others.

This book was an immediate favorite with my 4-year-old son. The story has characters faced with a dilemma and it is both touching and charming to see how the crisis is resolved.

This wonderful book takes a serious subject and makes understanding and dealing with it kid-friendly. The talented author has a knack for "speaking kid" and brings a warm hearted lightness to this subject with humor while still treating the child reader with respect by including explainations of the facts. I highly recommend this fun and colorful book to anyone looking for a way to talk about diabetes with a child.

What a wonderful way to open a discussion of diabetes between a child and a parent or a child with diabetes and his or her friends. This book has the uncanny ability of turning something scary into a powerful adventure, just what the world needs! Beautiful colors surround an triumphantly exciting story.

I got to see a group of children at a birthday party having this book read to them. They were completely enthralled. While others played raucously outside, they listened to every word. Wonderful!!

This is a terrific book for any child who has diabetes, and for siblings and classmates, too. It demystifies the experience and offers truly beautiful illustrations. Every school library should have a copy--pediatricians' offices, too!

i got the book in a short amount of time and it was in good condition

This book, Everyones Children, is very deep. Dr. Claire McCarthy is a breathtaking pediatrician, who tells about her patients troubles and her life. Not only does McCarthy describe her medical career, she also describes how she helps teh families psychologically, and her home life. McCarthy's way of describing her patients' problems isn't often optimistic in the begining, but sometimes her view changes. Her descriptions of her patients, home life, and family are very intense and details are given. The book is written skillfully, catching the readers attention immediately, from the very first sentence. This is a wonderful book to read if you like medical/psychological child-care, or if you are interested in reading about working with children in a poor area.

Dr. Claire McCarthy has elevated the struggles of her busy workday into an interesting and realistic account of medical practice in a poor Boston neighborhood. She describes her routine work at Martha Eliot Health Center without dramatizing her patients or the mundane aspects of care. Her descriptions of families are sensitive and clear. Her description of her own attempts to have meaningful medical relationships in the context of poverty, disease, violence and drug addiction is careful and honest. This book portrays urban social problems from the perspective of one person working to make a difference; we should all have such meaningful vocation.

This is a wonderful book about Dr. McCarthy's experiences as a pediatrician in a clinic. She writes beautifully about the patients, current welfare problems and she gives suggestions about what we - as readers, parents, etc. - can do to make things better. McCarthy writes a great column in Sesame Street Parents Guide.

This is a well crafted book. The author introduces, in language easily understood by pre-teens, a broad range of components found in psychodynamically oriented therapy. My sense is that this book can (and does) increase even a somewhat resistant client's capacity for engaging in the therapeutic process.

One concern of mine is that, because of its thoroughness, the book is somewhat on the long side and, hence, difficult to read from beginning to end. The children who sit in my waiting room, though, are undeterred. On at least one occasion, the book has disappeared, only to reappear a week or two later. Overall, I believe that "Feeling Better", is an excellent investment for the office or waiting room of any child therapist.

This is a great book about a girl who goes to therapy because she's having problems at school and at home. I was nervous and mad to see a therapist but my mom found this book for me. It really helped me feel better about going and my mom liked reading it too! It's hard to find books about things like this, so I'm glad this one was written. Thanks!

As a teacher, I found this book to be a valuable resource to many of my students who receive counseling in or out or school. It is a kid friendly, high interest level book that helps break down the varied thoughts and feelings of children undergoing therapy. I would highly recommend this book to any educator or parent working with a child in crisis.

This is a subject that can be difficult to write about, but Ms. Rashkin does an excellent job of making visiting a therapist seem like the healthiest choice to make. It is not sugar-coated, nor is it simplistic, but rather brings up all the realistic difficulties and positives of therapy. The author does not talk down to her audience, but clearly and warmly presents a gentle matter of fact approach. This book can really be helpful to those young people considering or are in therapy. Yeah!

The teen years are some of the more stressful of people's lives - high school, hormones ranging, preparing for the future. Now in a fully revised and informatively updated new edition, "Fighting Invisible Tigers: Stress Management for Teens" is a guide book for teenagers who need to reduce the stress in their hectic lives. "Fighting Invisible Tigers" outlines ten techniques that will assist teens in their desire to control their stress, such as breathing and relaxation exercises, time management, dealing with hostile peers/family/friends, and embracing an optimistic outlook. A top pick for community library parenting collections.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

This enjoyable, easy-read offers proven, practical advice to adolescents interested in acquiring stress and life management skills. Adults working with teens will find this book a valuable resource for helping adolescents understand what happens when they are stressed to the limits of their coping ability. The section "Self-Care for Tiger Bites" offers immediate first aid for those times when fast relief is needed to relieve overwhelming levels of stress. Using this book, teenagers and adults alike can crack the whip and tame the stress within.

Anxious and troubled and confused teens (most of the teen populations) will carry this portable guide to survival for several days and come away reassured that they are not alone, and come away with useful skills to make life better and easier. Even the teen readers like it!!

I find this book, despite its small size & simple layout, to be an excellent guide/resource for teens.

The analogy is interesting. When life is very stressful, it can feel as if you're in a jungle with lots of dangerous tigers --ferocious, hungry, invisible tigers, quietly stalking you.

It covers everything from being assertive to building relationships, taking risks, making decisions, staying healthy, dealing with fears, using positive self-talk, & even growing a funny bone. There is also a "Self-Care for Tiger Bites" section which offers ready "first aid" for teens who need quick relief.

Parents &/or educators who are also interested in this book, are advised to get hold of the Leader's Guide. It is designed to support & enhance the messages of the Student Book with a step-by-step curriculum in a dozen of easy-to-use sessions. It comes with two dozens of reproducible handout masters.

Kudos to the authors for these two excellent guides/resources!

I would strongly recommend readers to check out the publisher's website. They have an extensive repertoire of excellent guides/resources for kids, teens, parents as well as educators.

This is an excellent book replete with spiritually uplifting stories. Dr. Chopra is one of the leading experts on Eastern-Western medical treatments and is a gifted philosopher and writer as well.

With regard to the references to autism in this book, Portia Iversen's son Dov, the boy featured in "Strange Son" and Tito Mukhopadhyay are included in this book. Dov was the young man who was actively listening although he was nonverbal during his early years and Tito Mukhopadhyay was the gifted poet/author who has severe autism.

I want to add that the claim made in this book that people with autism "go inside of themselves" and "don't respond to the outside world" simply isn't true. Dov himself said he was listening at all times and Tito Mukhopadhyay was acutely aware of his environment.

Autism is a sensori-neurobiological condition that affects sensory processing and communication. For individuals with severe autism as these two young men have, communication is severely impacted. People with autism are generally acutely aware of their environments; however, the sensory processing issues can create false impressions. For people on the autism spectrum (and it IS a continuum), sensory input can be confusing and hard to separate into discrete units. When a person is on overload, it is not uncommon for them to appear non/unresponsive. That is when the person is "coming even," trying to tone out the overload and the feeling of being overwhelmed.

Communication is an inherent part of all individuals; it is listening to people on the spectrum that hopefully will create a more tolerant world and put false claims about autism permanently to rest.

It is a awesome book. Real situations real solutions yet in alignment with spirituality for teens,not boring at all.It makes you think and wonder. The author Chopra is a great teacher.

This is an amazing book, to be read by people of all age groups.
There are a very few books which give a spiritual insight in such simple terms.
This is definetely one among the best of such books. It is as interesting as
a good fiction, with a very simple and effective message in each chapter.
The author makes each of the message reach straight into the heart of the
reader by the style he has used for writing.

Deepak Chopra's new book for teens is filled with wonderful stories, beautifully told! It conveys profound spiritual teachings that resonate with wisdom and truth. I bought several copies - one for each of the teens in my life! Thanks, Deepak; this is just what the world needs right now!

Our baby hasn't arrived yet and our theme is Fisher Price's Rainforest, so this is a great book! It contains all the characters from the rainforest theme and will be great to read to the baby as he or she gets older. A definate plus in the line of Rainforest!!

My daughter is 11 months old, and this book has been a lifesaver. She loves books, and will shop all day if she has something to "read." I tried regular books, but she kept dropping them, and she had trouble holding the bigger ones up enough to look at them. This is a perfect size, she can't lose it over the edge. She loves the babies' faces and the cartoon animals. I also take it into the grocery store with us and clip it to the cart.

When she gets bored with it, I take a few seconds and say "Where's the baby's nose?" "Where's mommy's nose?" and so on, and she gets interested enough again for another 15 minutes.

Reviewed by Cayden (age 3-1/2) & Max (age 19 months) Aures & Mom for Reader Views (3/08)

"Ears, Nose & Toes!: Discovering Me & My Friends!" is a smaller-sized board book that has pictures identifying the different body parts of rainforest animals and human babies. For instance, the first page says "Two eyes" and there is a picture of a frog with two big eyes. On the opposite page there is the same text but this time a picture of the baby's eyes.

Cayden sat for the book but determined that at age 3-1/2 he was "too old for the book and that it was for babies like Max." I definitely agree with him on that one. I think the book is most appropriate for newborns up until approximately the age of two. It would be a great tool to use to help teach and reinforce first words and body parts to a child.

Max enjoyed the pictures of the animals and the babies and as soon as I read the text he was able to point to the appropriate parts on the pictures. He enjoyed repeating the words as I was reading them to him and by the second time through he was "reading" the book to me.

A great feature of the book is that it has a stroller strap so that you can take it with you on the go. This is very handy so you can have entertainment when you are out and not have to worry about the child dropping or losing the book somewhere.

"Ears, Nose & Toes!: Discovering Me & My Friends!" is also part of Fisher-Price's "Animals of the Rainforest" line, so if you have any of the other rainforest toys or items your child may enjoy seeing those same familiar animals in the book as Max does.

I only bought this because it coordinates with the whole Fisher Price Rainforest Collection, But it doesn't teach my lil one anything, she likes it because she can either chew on the attached ring or just go after the cardboard pages itself, she uses it and thats what counts to me.