• Relatively examines the pros and cons of this highly charged issue.
Deciding whether or when to vaccinate a child is among the most important–and most difficult–health-care decisions a parent will ever make. The recent increase in the number of vaccinations really helpful and the concurrent controversies about whether vaccinations are secure or even effective have left many parents puzzled and concerned.
Midwife, herbalist, and mother of four, Aviva Jill Romm sifts through the spate of current research on vaccine safety and efficacy and offers a sensible, balanced discussion of the pros and 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 and school requirements, dealing with other parents, and traveling with an unvaccinated child are covered in detail. The book also suggests how one can make stronger children’s immune systems and take care of optimal health and offers herbal and homeopathic remedies for childhood ailments. Emphasizing that no single approach is appropriate for every child, the writer guides parents as they make the choices that are right for their child.
