Dr. Anand's Guide to Child Care answers questions such as: Is there a right age to have a baby? What can I do when my baby cries? Can a working mother successfully breastfeed? How helpful is a joint family in bringing up children? How should we handle our fussy eater? Is my child ready for toilet-training? Are vaccines safe? When is the right age for sex education? How can I raise a happy child? Are drugs overprescribed for childhood illnesses? How should we handle our teenager? What should I do in a medical emergency? Listed as a bestseller by Crossword, Indian Review of Books, India Today, The Asian Age, Sunday Mid-day, and English Speaking Union Newsletter (ESU Newsletter). Published previously as The Penguin India Guide to Child Care, this revised and updated edition of Dr. Anand's handbook offers a definitive guide to the parent on pregnancy and childrearing from infancy to the teenage years. Authored by one of India's foremost paediatricians and an internationally renowned authority on breastfeeding, the book combines a knowledge of traditional childrearing practices with the latest medical developments in child care.