Lanterna Rally

Author: Christina Elston

Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9780812931341

Pediatricians at 80 leading children’s hospitals tell you how to make it better—fast! It’s a physician’s job to make a diagnosis and prescribe treatment for your child’s symptoms. But it’s your job as a parent to comfort your child from the first sniffle or cough until recovery. How can you help when the doctor is out of reach or the medicine is not yet working? Let The 24-Hour Pediatrician be your doctor on call. Equal parts medicine and love, this comprehensive book for parents covers home remedies, tips, and tricks recommended by pediatricians at eighty leading children’s hospitals—including Cedars-Sinai, New York Presbyterian, Children’s National Medical Center, and University of Chicago—for helping your child cope with more than thirty common ailments, from asthma, chicken pox, and colic to earache, fever, sleep problems, and stomach trouble. Find out how the country’s best pediatricians help their patients and their own children feel better, including these suggestions and many more: * If your baby has diaper rash, dab a liquid antacid on his bottom, and use a plant sprayer for cleaning to avoid touching the irritated skin. * If your toddler has a fever and won’t sit still in a tepid bath, lower her temperature gently by wrapping a bag of frozen vegetables in a towel and putting it on the back of her neck. * If you’re having difficulty teaching your child how to blow his nose, ask him to imagine blowing out a birthday candle with his nose.