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Book Review of The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Children: From Allergies and Animal Bites to Toothache and TV Addiction, Hundreds of Doctor-Proven Techniques

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Helpful Score: 2


A cool book, with remedies made from stuff you have around your house already, including your own brain, which can be used for most of the "ailments" listed.

As a parent, I like this book because I hate using store-bought medicines and chemicals to treat my children and would much prefer "natural" methods like vinegar for bee stings and rubbing alcohol for cooling a fever.

The only problem I have with this book is that it's big and for some of the ailments it lists many solutions, which can be confusing when you just need one. All-in-all, though, a pretty neat reference, but one that won't replace the real, live family doctor.