Take Charge of Your Child's Health: A Guide to Recognizing Symptoms and Treating Minor Illnesses at Home

This book is so wonderful because it gives another perspective of medicine. It is about educating parents so that they can make informed decisions about their children's healthcare, and not just rely on their doctor's opinion. I have enjoyed it because it has taught me which questions to ask my children's doctor, and even when to avoid taking my children to the doctor. (Another book that is similar, although not as thorough, is "How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor".)

This book is an essential part of our health-library! We've shared it with friends and family and everyone who has seen it has wanted their own copy for their family. This is so popular it is hard-to-get. The section about ear infections is especially useful today with so many kids being diagnosed with them. This book is a GREAT gift for parents with young children! Get a copy if you can!

Dr. Wootan enables the conscientious parent to take charge of her children's health in a practical, empowering way. In addition to basic grounding knowledge, it offers a chance to expand one's learning base i.e. to share discovering the health and working of bodies with your children so that they feel empowered to keep healthy. Guaranteed to save you money of doctor visits! Alternative or non-mainstream choices are respectfully treated and weighed against "modern" medicinal knowledge, and could encourage a waivering mind to follow it's intuition (ie to vaccinate or not to vaccinate).