PEDIATRICS Vol. 52 No. 5 November 1973, pp. 764-765
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Childhood Illness: A Common Sense Approach, by Jack G. Shiller, M.D., F.A.A.P. New York: Stein and Day, 1972, 320 pp., $7.95

Clarence H. Webb M.D.1

1 Shreveport, Louisiana

This book by a practicing pediatrician of Westport, Connecticut, is aimed at the parent, more specifically the mother, with the hope of shifting emphasis from "panic pediatrics" to "do-it-yourself pediatrics." The author states that his purpose is threefold: to indicate when simple disease can be treated at home; to alert parents as to when medical help should be sought; and to encourage young mothers to take better care of their sick children.

Dubious of solving the discrepancy between the volume of demands and the available medical manpower by the expedient of pediatric assistants, Dr. Shiller seeks to reduce visits to the pediatrician by teaching mothers to evaluate their children's illnesses in a conscientious and confident manner.