A balanced, comprehensive guide to routine childhood vaccinations that offers parents the information they need to make the right choices for their child. Vaccinations A Thoughtful Parents Guide fairly examines the pros & cons of this highly charged issue. Deciding whether or when to vaccinate a child is one of the most important
- & most difficult
- health-care decisions a parent will ever make. The recent increase in the number of vaccinations recommended & the concurrent controversies about whether vaccinations are safe or even effective have left many parents confused & concerned. Midwife, herbalist & mother of four, Aviva Jill Romm, sifts through the spate of current research on vaccine safety & efficacy & offers a sensible, balanced discussion of the pros & cons of each routine childhood vaccination. She presents the full spectrum of options available to parents: full vaccination on a standardized or individualized schedule, selective vaccination, or no vaccinations at all. Negotiating daycare & school requirements, dealing with other parents, & traveling with an unvaccinated child are covered in detail. The book also suggests ways to strengthen children's immune systems & maintain optimal health & offers herbal & homeopathic remedies for childhood ailments. Emphasizing that no single approach is appropriate for every child, the author guides parents as they make the choices that are right for their child.