This Red Ribbon award winner from the American Film and Video Festival (and winner of numerous other awards) is the best instructional guide for parents of newborns that we've ever seen. Exhaustive in scope, thoroughly professional in its presentation, the program is conveniently divided into eight chapters which cover everything from dealing with post-partum depression to selecting an infant car seat. Following the progress of four families, the video offers a wealth of practical information on: bathing, toenail trimming, toy selection, diaper rash, breast feeding, bottle feeding, colic, etc., while also emphasizing the fact that different babies achieve various levels at different ages, and that temperaments and personalities of individual babies can be worlds apart. A 23-page booklet with more detailed information, and a list of reference sources that parents can go to for more information is included with the tape. Highly recommended. (Available from: Vida Health Communications, P.O. Box 365, Wayne, NJ 07470;1-800-524-1013.)
Baby Basics
(1987) 110 m. $39.95. Vida Health Communications. Public performance rights included. Vol. 4, Issue 4
Baby Basics
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