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Almost no one ever reads popular science literature from beginning to end – like a novel. In relation to books with information about children, problems and diseases, this is especially relevant. Why read about the rules of nutrition of a pregnant woman when the child is constipated? We open the chapter on constipation, get the necessary information and, with a sense of deep satisfaction, try to put into practice the advice and recommendations.

The author, of course, really wants you to read everything in order. But, since hopes for this are low, in order to prevent further misunderstandings, I will allow myself a brief instruction-information for those who are ready to start reading (options - viewing, flipping, studying).

1. The book consists of three main parts:

– Part one is devoted to the two most important stages in the life of a child and his parents – pregnancy and the first year of life.

– Part two – a child over one year old, of course, not on his own, but in conjunction with his father-mother, grandfathers-grandmothers, schools-kindergartens, the environment and the health care system.

– Part three – diseases, hospitals, doctors, medicines, what to do, what never to do.

2. Everything you read should be considered, first of all, as information for thought. No living soul in the whole world can love your child and understand your child as you do. It is quite another thing that understands, loves, and even at the same time thinks, reflects, and considers, and under all these conditions it is not always possible to achieve success.

3. Success, in relation to the process of care and upbringing, is a relative concept – depending on which bell tower you look at. From the teacher's point of view, a polite winner of the city Physics and Mathematics Olympiad who does not get out of hospitals is an undoubted success. An absolutely healthy juvenile bandit (if he is washed and forbidden to talk) will delight the pediatrician with the excellent work of internal organs and excellent tests.

4. The golden mean is a simultaneous and abundant balm for the soul of relatives, doctors and teachers - this is a smart, well-mannered and healthy child. This phenomenon is extremely rare, but when implementing a certain program of care and upbringing, we should at least know what to strive for.

5. The real level of health or ill-health of a particular child depends on four factors:

– Heredity, i.e. what was inherited from mom and dad;

– Environment (ecology + living conditions);

– Health systems;