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Health & Wellness

The well child book

by Mike Samuels and Nancy Samuels (1982)

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This manual is designed to be used by parents and children together to help ensure health from conception until age four. It includes medical advice on how to deal with common illnesses and accidents. It emphasizes the importance of balancing stress, nutrition, exercise when considering a child's health. The authors provide a guide on a child's body and how it works - written for children. This work goes on to explain how to analyze a home environment in order to protect and improve a child's health.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe well child book Lead Character

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