Raising children doesn’t have to be such a puzzle. All you need are good instincts and a set of down-to-earth directions to help you on your way. Instructions not Included is the practical manual they forgot to send you home with when you checked out of the maternity ward and into the wondrous, baffling world of parenthood. Part medical memoir and part how-to guide, this warm, handy reference delivers down-to-earth parenting advice straight from the mouth of a seasoned pediatrician. Over the course of four decades, Dr. Irwin H. Berkowitz has cared for more than 30,000 children and their parents. Now, he invites readers to join him at the examination table for a tour through childhood – as seen through a pediatrician’s lens.