Well Beings is the definitive guide to child care in Canada. First published in 1992, the new third edition has been updated with the latest information, evidence and best practices in child care. It’s packed with useful forms, checklists, tools and resources, as well as visual clues to alert readers to key points.

This comprehensive reference is a must for child care centres, agencies and home-based providers, early childhood instructors and students, and public health professionals. With so much information on the daily care, health and safety of children from birth to preschool, it’s also an indispensible resource for physicians and parents alike. Well Beings contains chapters on:

• Healthy activities
• Nutrition
• Dental health
• Preventing and managing infections
• Safety and injury prevention
• Common and chronic medical conditions
• Emergencies
• Children’s emotional well-being
• Including children with special needs
• Protecting children from maltreatment
• The physical and emotional health of caregivers 

Find even more information by previewing the table of contents.

The new third edition of Well Beings was developed over a three-year period with involvement of dozens experts from paediatrics, child care, public health, and many other disciplines. The development process was led by an Editorial Board.

Editorial Board

CO-EDITORS
Danielle Grenier, MD, FRCPC
Community Paediatrician
Medical Affairs Officer, Canadian Paediatric Society
Gatineau, Que.

Denis G. Leduc, MD, FAAP, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Paediatrics
McGill University Hospital Centre
Montreal, Que.

Members

Cecilia Irene Baxter, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Paediatrics
University of Alberta
Paediatrician, Royal Alexandra Hospital
Edmonton, Alta.

Margaret P. Boland, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Paediatrics
University of Ottawa
Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ont.

Linda M. Casey, MD, FRCPC, MSc
Assistant Professor, Paediatrics
University of Alberta
Paediatric Physician Nutrition Specialist
Stollery Children’s Hospital
Edmonton, Alta.

Anne Fenwick, RN, BScN
Director, Family Health
Region of Peel – Public Health
Brampton, Ont.

T. Emmett Francoeur, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Paediatrics
McGill University
Director, Child Development Program
Montreal Children’s Hospital
Montreal, Que.

Joanne M. Langley, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Professor, Paediatrics
Dalhousie University
Halifax, N.S.

Anne Maxwell, BA
Senior Director, Projects,
Programs and Services
Canadian Child Care Federation
Ottawa, Ont.

Dorothy L. Moore, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Paediatrics
McGill University
Division of Infectious Diseases
Montreal Children’s Hospital
Montreal, Que.

Elizabeth Moreau, BA, MM
Director, Communications and Public Education
Canadian Paediatric Society
Ottawa, Ont.

Michelle G. Ponti, MD, FRCPC
Community Paediatrician
Medical Director, London-Middlesex
Children’s Aid Society
London, Ont.

Sarah Emerson Shea, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Paediatrics
Dalhousie University
Halifax, N.S.

Richard S. Stanwick, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAAP
Chief Medical Health Officer
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Victoria, B.C.

Jennifer Strickland, BA
Publications Coordinator
Canadian Paediatric Society
Ottawa, Ont.

Lynne J. Warda, MD, FRCPC, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Child Health
University of Manitoba
Medical Director, IMPACT – Injury Prevention Centre
Children’s Hospital
Winnipeg, Man.

Posted: October 2008