For generations, millions of parents have turned to Dr Spock for advice on all aspects of child rearing and this sixth, fully revised edition gives up-to-date advice on every aspect of parenthood. Fresh topics covered include new information on Caesarean sections, the latest approaches and techniques for breast-feeding, advice for working parents on when to return to work and how to manage quality time, suggestions for single parents on helping your child through divorce or separation, remarriage and combining old and new families, how to talk to your child about sex, contraception, homosexuality and AIDS, and information about new medical developments for conditions such as diarrhoea, 'flu, scoliosis and preventative approaches such as immunisation and protective diets.