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September 29, 2018 @ 11:30 am
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Debra Smiley Holtzman
The Safe Baby has been the go-to guide for thousands of parents and grandparents since 2004. Chock full of essential information from a nationally recognized child safety expert, this comprehensive, readable and empowering book tells you how to make your home and environment safe for children. It won the prestigious Gold award from National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA). Library Journalsaid “Highly recommended” and Kirkus Review declared, “Parents will wonder how they could have done without The Safe Baby.”
This third edition includes:
- New national safety standards
- How to select safer baby products
- Mindfulness and Meditation Practices for Parents
- Family Technology Rules
- Tips for New Grandparents
- How to create a healthy and green living lifestyle
- Money savings tips
About the Author:
Debra Holtzman, J.D., M.A., is a nationally recognized child safety and health expert, an award-winning parenting author, and the mother of two children. She has a law degree, an M.A. in occupational health and safety, a B.A. in communications and over twenty years experience in the child safety and health field. She was named an “Everyday Hero” by Reader’s Digest and a “Woman Making a Difference” by Family Circle Magazine.
Debra has made hundreds of media appearances including NBC’s Today Show, Weekend Today, ABC World News, Dr. Oz, The Good Life, Martha Stewart Living Radio and USA Weekend Magazine. She was the official on-camera baby safety expert for the popular weekly Discovery Health series, “Make Room for Baby”.
She is a certified child passenger safety technician and teaches infant and toddler safety and CPR classes at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida. Debra lives in South Florida with her husband, Robert and dog, Rocky.