In his book, written in 1984 and a success among readers, the largest American pediatrician criticizes the evils of modern medicine from the standpoint of common sense. The author not only reveals carefully guarded corporate secrets to readers, honestly talks about the shortcomings of modern medicine, but also gives a lot of specific advice in cases of possible threats to the health of a child (from the moment of conception), teaches clear, simple technologies for parental care for childhood illnesses. Dr. Mendelson argues that the intervention of a pediatrician is often unnecessary and sometimes even dangerous, and calls on parents to take the health of their children into their own hands. The book has been translated into Russian for the first time. Addressed not only to parents, medical workers and teachers, but also to everyone who wants to see