Dangerous or Safe?: Which Foods, Medicines, and Chemicals Really Put Your Kids at Risk

As a mom of two young kids, I always have so many questions about the potentially "scary" things--milk, plastics, pesticides, soy. It was great to read a book that is no-nonsense and, best of all, tells me what a pediatrician does in her OWN home. I own all of Dr. Natterson's books and find them to be very useful reference tools. This book encourages readers to ignore the hype and consider the facts when making decisions on what their kids put in and on their bodies.

This book takes all the questions we have as parents and answers them in an incredibly easy-to-read format. I have had questions about the effects of cell phones, soy products, vaccines and so many other things on my children and Ms. Natterson did all the research for me to get to the real - not hyped up -- answers.

Loved this book because you can either go through all the data and evidence, or you can flip to the back of the chapters for her quick synopses on each question: What's the bottom line? and What's in my house? Her tone is chatty instead of dry. Overall, a great resource. Highly recommend.

Kids don't have all the questions. Parents have plenty of questions of their own - and Dr. Natterson's book offers them answers. Well researched, reasoned, and written answers to questions that are a lot more complicated than "why is the sky blue?" or "how do I know if my goldfish is a girl or a boy?". The book is a clear and engaging narrative for parents and caregivers, but it is also the kind of book you will find yourself referring to over and over again as you contemplate how and when to expose the children in your life to everything from cell phones and antibiotics, to juice boxes. We can't child-proof the world. But this book will go a long way in helping you sort out what you can and should do to make wise decisions about what your children eat, drink, touch, take and do. If you buy it you will read it and refer to it over and over again. You will be tempted to loan it to friends - but the truth is they should probably have their own copy.

Dr. Natterson, pediatrician to my two children (ages 5 and 7), offers practical, helpful and invaluable information in this book. Although I was fortunate to be able to tap into her expertise, I found the book an invaluable bedside guide to the many questions I had about the safety of foods, medicines, cell phones, etc. Dr. Natterson approaches each topic with research, but also makes it all so easy to understand. Thank you so much for writing this practical guide for all us parents out there! Mallika Chopra Author of 100 Promises to My Baby and 100 Questions From My Child