The authors of this book are scientists from the Center for Preschool Childhood named after A.V. Zaporozhets, researchers at the Research Institute of Hygiene and Health Protection of Children and Adolescents, teachers, psychologists and pediatricians of the Scientific Center for Health of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. The book contains answers to the most pressing, pressing questions of young parents, modern recommendations for caring for a child in the first year of life, his nutrition, bathing, medical care, development and formation of useful skills. Expert advice will help the expectant mother carry the child and prepare for his birth; using tables developed by the Research Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, parents will be able to choose the optimal scheme for feeding the baby. The book is illustrated with drawings and photographs.