The Care and Feeding of Children eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 114 pages of information about The Care and Feeding of Children.

The Care and Feeding of Children eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 114 pages of information about The Care and Feeding of Children.
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II.  INFANT FEEDING1
III.  THE DIET OF OLDER CHILDREN1
IV.  MISCELLANEOUS1
THE CARE AND FEEDING OF CHILDREN1
PART I1
BATHING1
GENITAL ORGANS2
EYES2
MOUTH2
SKIN3
CLOTHING3
NAPKINS4
NURSERY5
AIRING6
WEIGHT, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT7
DENTITION9
PART II10
NURSING11
WEANING13
ARTIFICIAL FEEDING15
THE SELECTION AND CARE OF MILK USED FOR INFANT FEEDING15
THE MODIFICATION OF COW’S MILK17
FOOD FOR HEALTHY INFANTS[3]—­THE EARLY MONTHS20
FOOD FOR HEALTHY INFANTS—­THE LATER MONTHS23
GENERAL RULES FOR GUIDANCE IN THE USE OF THE FORMULAS GIVEN25
THE ADDITION OF OTHER FOODS TO MILK27
OVERFEEDING28
LOSS OF APPETITE29
THE CHANGES IN THE FOOD REQUIRED BY SPECIAL SYMPTOMS OR CONDITIONS30
COMMON MISTAKES IN MILK MODIFICATION AND INFANT FEEDING34
PREPARATION OF COW’S MILK AT HOME35
DIRECTIONS FOR FEEDING INFANTS36
INTERVALS OF FEEDING37
REGULARITY IN FEEDING37
STERILIZED MILK38
MODIFIED MILK OF THE MILK LABORATORIES39
PEPTONIZED MILK40
FEEDING DURING THE SECOND YEAR41
FEEDING DURING THE THIRD YEAR43
PART III44
MILK AND CREAM44
EGGS45
MEAT AND FISH45
VEGETABLES46
CEREALS46
BROTHS AND SOUPS47
BREAD, CRACKERS AND CAKES47
DESSERTS47
FRUITS48
INDIGESTION IN OLDER CHILDREN49
GENERAL RULES TO BE OBSERVED IN FEEDING50
FOOD FORMULAS51
PART IV54
THE BOWELS54
SLEEP54
EXERCISE56
THE CRY56
LIFTING CHILDREN57
THE TEMPERATURE58
NERVOUSNESS58
TOYS59
KISSING59
CONVULSIONS60
FOREIGN BODIES60
COLIC60
EARACHE61
CROUP61
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES62
SCURVY64
CONSTIPATION64
DIARRHOEA65
BAD HABITS65
VACCINATION67
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