Before your child is born -- Your newborn, birth to about three months -- The first year, four to twelve months -- Your toddler, twelve to twenty-four months -- Your two-year-old -- Your preschooler, three to five years -- School age: six through eleven years -- Adolescence: twelve to eighteen years -- Feeding in the first year -- Breastfeeding -- Formula-feeding -- Starting solid foods -- Nutrition and health -- General medical issues -- Immunizations -- Preventing injuries -- First aid and emergencies -- Dental development and oral health -- Common childhood illnesses -- What children need -- Child care -- Discipline -- Grandparents -- Sexuality -- The media -- Different types of families -- Children with special needs -- Stresses and traumas -- Acting out -- Messiness, dawdling, and whining -- Habits -- Toilet training, soiling, and bed-wetting -- Sleep problems -- Disorders of feeding and eating -- Sibling rivalry -- Anxiety and depression -- Hyperactivity (ADHD) -- Learning disabilities -- Intellectual disability -- Autism -- Down syndrome and other genetic disorders -- Getting help -- Common medications for children.