Stand Up and Slim Down

Abstract

-multitude of questions through the Health and Happiness Club of Good Housekeeping, Dr. Kenyon has acquired a facility of presenting subject matter which is a delight to read. She confesses modestly in the preface that it took courage to write another book on child care while she faced three long shelves of similar publications treating every phase of the subject. She has justified her temerity, however, by producing a compact handbook, conveniently arranged for reference, which answer the questions of mothers, and prospective mothers, in clear, concise, homey language. The book has a direct, personal appeal which every intelligent mother will appreciate. The material is arranged in chapters which consider chronologically the important features of each stage in the growth and development of the child, beginning with the prenatal period and extending through the third year. Two helpful chapters on the common communicable diseases of childhood and on emergencies are added to the general plan. The appendix contains a clarification of the usual foods given to children up to 3 years of age, a vitamin table, and foods for different months up to one year of age. RICHARD A. BOLT