By preparing for accidents and emergencies that every family could face, you'll know what to do when they occur and how to avoid many of them. That's why this updated guide is so valuable -- at home, at work, in the car, or on vacation. It's first aid basics -- not only on the ABCs of CPR, for example, but how to recognize most signs of distress and when to step in to help. An alphabetical directory of specific emergencies describes what to look for and what to do (and not to do). Book jacket.

This comprehensive handbook covers first-aid topics in an easily accessed A to Z format. Refreshingly free of jargon, it makes the information clear to the average reader. Fully cross-referenced, The Good Housekeeping Family First Aid Book is the most complete and easy-to-use guide on the market. Features that make it outstanding: -- Clean, aesthetically pleasant design, using two colors, with color bars to highlight specific sections for quick and easy accessibility. -- Well organized topics, easy to find. -- Up-to-the-minute information, clearly presented. -- Playing It Safe: a special section apprising the reader of ways to prevent injuries and illness in the first place, with practical safety advice and tips to follow inside and outside the home.This is a book that no household (or car ) can afford to be without -- especially those with young children.Good Housekeeping, with 21 million readers every issue, is a trusted source of information for health and family, and has won a number of awards for its coverage of important health issues.

The Good Housekeeping Book of Child Care offers the expert guidance you'll need on key child-rearing topics during the first twelve years, including: Parenting Advice, Commonsense fundamentals of raising a healthy, happy, and well-adjusted child. Health Care, Easy-to-follow advice on illnesses, prevention, and recommended first aid treatments. Child Development, Relevant and insightful tips on the major developments in every child's physical growth, skills, thinking, understanding, and behavior. Newly revised, The Good Housekeeping Book of Child Care now includes updated immunization charts, growth charts, and the latest information on coping with childhood illnesses. It will help you tackle every new challenge with confidence. Book jacket.

A practical and attractive handbook with more than 850 essential life skills to get anything done faster and easier The editors and scientists at Good Housekeeping and its lab, the Good Housekeeping Institute, share genius solutions and trusted, expert advice in this how-to guide to making life simpler. With chapters on the kitchen, organizing and cleaning, decorating, home maintenance, outdoor living, and entertaining and celebrating, this go-to resource offers step-by-step illustrated instructions, inspiring photos and sometimes surprising but always practical guidance to get things done. Plus, you'll save time and money and even have fun along the way. The 850+ skills include how to: Store and make your own spice mixes Clean your house in 15 minutes Seal a drafty window Remove water rings from your tables Perk up a grocery-store bouquet Sew a button Plant an outdoor herb garden (and keep herbs fresh after they are picked!) Make the perfect boiled egg Uncork champagne Cure a hangover and so much more! QR codes throughout the pages offer additional lessons and video instruction. Whatever home means to you, this book is brimming with invaluable know-how to keep your home in tip-top shape and to help you inject more fun and flair into your every day.

This indispensable companion to the first 12 years of childhood includes information on caring for childhood illnesses, handling emergencies, and basic first aid. 750+ photos & illustrations.

Autism is in the public spotlight now more than ever as new research and information appears almost daily. Although in many ways this is a positive development it also presents challenges to families and practitioners who want to keep up with the latest developments and are left to sift through new information by themselves to see what is credible and relevant for them.Each of us needs a personal research assistant who can determine which information we need to pay attention to and let us know how it might affect our daily work and the children we are living with or serve. Since we each don’t have our own research assistants on staff, I am delighted to recommend this wonderful book by Fred Volkmar and Lisa Wiesner. Both of these talented professional leaders have combined their scientific skills and understanding of the field with great practical experience and ideas about how research can be translated into clinical practice. The result is a book that provides the best and most comprehensive information about recent scientific developments and a splendid practical guide for how they are being implemented and what we are learning in the process. The issues are presented in all of their complexity but translated into language that is clear, direct, and easy to follow. The format also lends itself to understanding the complex issues and their implications through excellent charts, question and answer sections, and chapters that vary from describing diagnostic issues to stating very specifically how to expand and evaluate the services one is receiving. The comprehensive references and lists of additional resources also add greatly to the overall package. As a professional dedicated to understanding scientific advances and helping families and teachers to utilize them most effectively, I am very pleased to have an ally like this book available. I am very grateful to the authors for providing a very credible, practical, and relevant addition to our field to help the many advocates and family practitioners to better understand the exciting new developments and how they can be implemented in our day to day work. Those taking the time to read through this superb volume will find it time well spent that pays back dividends in many different ways. —FOREWORD by Gary B. Mesibov, Ph.D., Professor and Director of TEACCH, Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

All you need to run a modern home Hundreds of expert time-and-money-saving ideas A must-have for every household This indispensable manual is a must-have for every home. The Art of Good Housekeeping is packed with tried and tested answers to every household query, from how often you should clean your duvet, to how to maintain the exterior of your house. Written by a team of experts from the Good Housekeeping Institute, it tells you everything you need to run a home in the most efficient, safe, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly way. Chapters include Buying a Home, Equipping your Home, Care and Maintenance, Cleaning, and Safety and Security. Topics covered include everyday chores, appliances, planning rooms, buying furniture, legal matters, mortgages, pipes and drains, and gas and electricity. With easy-to-follow, practical illustrations throughout, this book packs a wealth of expertise into one indispensable volume so you can run your home without running out of steam.