Sears, md, is a father of three, boardcertified in pediatrics, and a coauthor in the sears parenting library. Making the right decision for your child, which seeks to address the biggest concerns of parents who are looking for a middle ground between the official cdc vaccine schedule and not getting any vaccines at all. The vaccine book sears parenting library 2 edition by. Pediatrician bob sears punished for questionable vaccine. Bob sears provides an indepth look at each disease vaccine pair and covers everything you need to know. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library. Bill sears is a wellknown author of parenting books, most notably the baby book, a hugely successful and influential guide promoting. Robert sears in his capistrano beach, ca office on aug 8, 2014. Sears book is enormously popular, having sold 40000 copies. Bob, is an american pediatrician from capistrano beach, california, noted for his unorthodox and dangerous views on childhood vaccination. The vaccine book the vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Bob sears and the radical vaccination agenda of popular.
Sears is a practicing pediatrician and the coauthor of several parenting books, including the vaccine book. In october 2007, dr robert sears, in response to growing parental concerns about the safety of vaccines, published the vaccine book. Bob sears, author of the vaccine book and the autism book and coauthor of the baby book, at sears family pediatrics in capistrano beach on aug. Making the right decision for your child, revised and updated edition 9780316180528 by robert w.
With the vaccine book, parents finally have one, fair, impartial, factbased resource they can turn to for answers. The schedule was published along with other information about vaccines in his book the vaccine book. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library 9780316180528 by sears md, robert w. Jul 01, 2018 sears, son of the wellknown william and martha sears who authored several parenting books, wrote his own book about vaccines, which contains misleading and inaccurate information but has been. At the back of the book, sears includes dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule, a formula by which parents can delay, withhold, separate, or space out. Bob sears provides an indepth look at each diseasevaccine pair and covers everything you need to know.
This book offers tips for parents who want to vaccinate their child with all government recommended vaccines but prefer to use an alternative schedule for vaccination. In 2007, dr robert sears drafted a schedule to accommodate these parents. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library sears, robert w. Oct 26, 2011 the vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Some are concerned about vaccine safety in general, and some believe that too many vaccines are given when a child is too young. In this authoritative, factbased guide to childhood vaccinations, dr. Are there alternative vaccine schedules for babies. Sears 2007, paperback, revised at the best online prices at ebay. Includes suggested schedules for spacing recommended vaccines out and giving fewer vaccines on. Making the right decision for your child by robert sears, m. Each chapter is devoted to a disease vaccine pair and offer a comprehensive discussion of what the disease is, how common or rare it is, how serious or harmless it is, the ingredients of the vaccine, and any possible side effects.
Making the right decision for your child, robert sears, md, writes that the schedules he put together follow proper dosing intervals and age ranges that each vaccine is. The vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Making the right decision for your child and introducing what he. Robert sears of orange county, california, first drew attention after publishing a book in 2007 called the vaccine book. Bob sears accused of issuing invalid vaccine medical. Bob sears equips you with all the information you need to understand childhood vaccination and make an educated decision. Among his many books on pediatrics, sears has written the vaccine book, in which he discusses possible side effects. Sears, md, faap, is a board certified pediatrician in private practice in dana point, ca. Sears, md, talks about vaccines and his new book, the vaccine book, including the risks of additives and other considerations parents should carefully weigh before making this. Robert sears became interested in vaccines as a medical student after reading dpt. Bob wrote both the autism book and the vaccine book, the latter of which has sold over 200,000 copies and is now frequently cited by members of the antivaccination movement. The balanced information presented pros, cons and plainlanguage facts and commentary about vaccines for children.
Sears has covered a very complex topic and has done the ground work for concerned parents and practitioners. Making the right decision for your child 2007, proposes two alternative vaccination schedules that depart from accepted medical recommendations. Making the right decision for your child by robert w. The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule american. With the spate of publicity surrounding the possible health risks posed by childhood immunization, parents are no longer simply following doctors orders and.
The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule. Feb 22, 2019 the sears siblings and their mother also authored the healthiest kid in the neighborhood and the allergy book. I read this book to prepare myself for the onslaught of questions about vaccines from families in my practice. Bob, as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at georgetown university school of medicine in 1995. Sears, md, a practicing pediatrician, is the author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book and the portable pediatrician. To address parents concerns about vaccines, dr robert sears, son of noted pediatrician and author dr william sears, wrote the vaccine book. Robert sears the vaccine book is slim, hugely popular with parents and the bane of pediatricians existence. Sears, son of the wellknown william and martha sears who authored several parenting books, wrote his own book about vaccines, which contains misleading and. Sears book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule, which. The vaccine book provides exactly the information parents want and need as they make their way through the vaccination maze. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library sears md, robert w.
Robert sears presents a clear, concise plan for the treatment of autism. Alternate vaccine doctor robert sears accused of gross. Sears does a thorough job presenting the contents of the various vaccines and the issues involved with clustering shots and using cocktails. Making the right decision for your child through the sears.
He thoroughly discusses a myriad of topics including the basics on vaccines, information on the diagnosis of autism, and therapies from. My wife and i are using this info to drive our decisions to how we want our child vaccinated. Sears alternative and cdcs childhood vaccine schedules. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a nicely organized and apparently researched way. With the spate of publicity surrounding the possible health risks posed by childhood immunization, parents are no longer simply following doctors orders and automatically having their children vaccinated. Bob sears views on vaccines have inspired loyal followers. Bob, author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book in the sears parenting. Bob, as his little patients like to call him, received his medical degree in 1995 from georgetown university and completed his pediatric training at childrens. The sears siblings and their mother also authored the healthiest kid in the neighborhood and the allergy book.
Making the right decision for your child, by the widelyfollowed robert sears, md, of capistrano beach, calif. Medical board puts infamous doc on probation for toddler. Sears the author is actually the son of the famous dr. This book does a really nice job presenting each disease that the vaccines are meant to cover. The vaccine book by robert w sears, 9780316180528, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A shot in the dark, a 1985 book that argued that the whooping cough vaccine was dangerous.