Download or read book The Everything Parent s Guide To Childhood Illnesses written by Leslie Young and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-03-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a recognized M.D. with his own pediatric office, The Everything Parent's Guide to Childhood Illnesses debunks the myths and offers you a trusted reference for recognizing and troubleshooting common childhood illnesses. With this book, you will feel confident that you can handle common ailments and gauge the seriousness of your child's condition. This helpful guide covers newborns to adolescents, offering detailed information and helpful tips on: *Diaper rashes and skin problems *Antibiotics and vaccines *When to worry about a fever *Cold remedies for infants *Bedwetting Dr. Young gives you the straight facts, helping you avoid costly doctor visits and worrisome, sleepless nights. The Everything Parent's Guide to Childhood Illnesses will help you sleep better at night, knowing you have the tools and know—how to raise a happy, healthy child.
Download or read book The Everything Parent s Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder written by Rebecca Branstetter and published by Everything. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vital skills children need to achieve their full potential! Being organized. Staying focused. Controlling impulses and emotions. These are some of the basic executive functioning (EF) skills children need to function and succeed as they grow. But what can you do if your child is struggling with one or all of these skills? With this hands-on guide, you'll learn what EF difficulties look like and how you can help your child overcome these challenges. Psychologist Rebecca Branstetter teaches you how to help improve the executive functions, including: Task initiation Response inhibition Focus Time management Working memory Flexibility Self-regulation Completing tasks Organization With checklists to help enforce skills and improve organization, The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder is your step-by-step handbook for helping your child concentrate, learn, and thrive!
Download or read book The Everything Parent s Guide to Vaccines written by Leslie Young and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To vaccinate or not? It’s a decision that all new parents must face within just a few days of their baby being born. Yet, with all the conflicting information on vaccines, it is difficult to sort through what is relevant and reliable. Concerned parents need a book that provides them with helpful information on: Types of vaccines How vaccines work Vaccine safety Adverse reactions Vaccination schedules Possible links to autism This guide presents easy-to-understand information along with the most up-to-date research. Unlike other books that try to pressure you with agendas and frightening data, this comprehensive guide allows you to come to your own conclusion—and make the right decision for your child.
Download or read book Available Pediatrician written by Ralph Berberich and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Everything Parent s Guide To Sensory Processing Disorder written by Terri Mauro and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If your child has been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder (SPD), you understand how simple, everyday tasks can become a struggle. With this guide you can help your child learn how to reduce stress and minimize the symptoms of SPD.
Download or read book Childhood Symptoms written by Edward R. Brace and published by Harpercollins. This book was released on 1985 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This child health reference provides detailed, up-to-date information on the possible significance of a wide range of signs and symptoms of childhood illnesses
Download or read book The Available Pediatrician written by Ralph Berberich and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1988 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes common childhood symptoms and ailments, explains when to consult a physician, and provides information on first aid, immunization, and safety
Download or read book How to Help Children Through a Parent s Serious Illness written by Kathleen McCue and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996-08-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering supportive, practical advice from a leading child-life specialist, this book includes information such as what to tell a child about the illness, how to recognize early-warning signs in a child's drawings, sleep patterns, schoolwork and eating habits, and when and where to get professional help. Illustrations & Calvin & Hobbes cartoons.
Download or read book Immunizations Infectious Diseases written by Margaret C. Fisher and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides advice on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in children, including everyday prevention methods, recommended immunizations, and the appropriate use of antibiotics and other medicines.
Download or read book The Parent s Guide to Childhood Eating Disorders written by Marcia Herrin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-02-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful new approach to treating eating disorders in preteens and teens, from a nationally renowned expert in the field. In a society where eating disorders are rampant, it often takes special awareness and vigilance to raise children who will come to the dinner table free of the modern food-related phobias: fear of being fat, fear of excess calories, and obsession with physical appearance. Emphasizing a nutritional approach to treatment, The Parent's Guide to Childhood Eating Disorders will prove to parents that effective solutions can begin in the home with a reasonable investment of time, effort, and love. This groundbreaking guide includes information on: - spottng early warning signs - normalizing eating and exercises - dealing with school, friends, sports, and camp - knowing when to seek professional help - avoiding a relapse As an expert in eating disorders, a former anorexic, and the mother of two teenagers, Dr. Marcia Herrin speaks with rare authority and understanding. The Parent's Guide to Childhood Eating Disorders takes readers step-by-step through the healing journey that Herrin makes with each of her patients. This important new addition to the literature is a warm, accessible guide that all parents concerned about eating disorders will turn to for practical and reassuring information.
Download or read book A Parent s Guide to Defeating Eating Disorders written by Ahmed Boachie and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building a supportive and open relationship with young people suffering from eating disorders is key to assisting the recovery process. This book is packed with metaphorical explanations that will allow parents and caregivers to ally themselves with treatment rather than the eating disorder, and take positive steps with their child towards a full and lasting recovery. Written by experienced eating disorder specialists, the book will help caregivers to reach out to young people having difficulty cooperating with treatment. Its effective use of analogies and metaphors helps to crystallize a practical understanding of eating disorders and the crucial aspects of the treatment process. Integrating medical, psychological, and narrative aspects, as well as the visual (with illustrations), it encourages the reader, and by extension the sufferer, to conceptualize each step towards health. This book will be an invaluable tool for families, friends, and those working with young people suffering from eating disorders. The fresh perspective will also appeal to mental health professionals and anyone else working in the field.
Download or read book The Conscious Parent s Guide to Executive Functioning Disorder written by Rebecca Branstetter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help your child feel confident and capable! If your child has been given a diagnosis of executive functioning disorder, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. You want your child to be able to master certain basic skills, such as being organized, staying focused, and controlling impulses and emotions. But what if your child is having trouble with one or all of these skills? With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Executive Functioning Disorder, you'll learn how to take a relationship-centered approach to parenting as you help improve your child's executive functioning skills: Task initiation Response inhibition Focus Time management Working memory Flexibility Self-regulation Completing tasks Organization Conscious parenting is about being present with your children and taking the time to understand how to help them flourish. With the strategies and advice in this guide, you and your child will build sustainable bonds, develop positive behaviors, and improve executive functioning skills for life. And you'll find that conscious parenting helps create a calm and mindful atmosphere for the whole family, while helping your child feel competent, successful, and healthy.
Download or read book The Parent s Guide to Eating Disorders written by Marcia Herrin and published by Gurze Books. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders shows that effective solutions begin at home and cost little more than a healthy investment of time, effort, and love. Based on exciting new research, it differs from similar books in several key ways. Instead of concentrating on the grim, expensive hospital stays of patients with severe disorders, the authors focus on the family, teaching parents how to examine and understand their family’s approach to food and body-image issues and its effect their child’s behavior. Parents learn to identify an eating disorder early, to establish healthy attitudes toward food at a young age, and to intervene in a nonthreatening, nonjudgmental way. The authors concentrate on teens, the age group most often affected by eating disorders, as well as younger children. Individual chapters cover boys at risk, relapse training, dealing with friends, school, and summer camp, and much more. The book includes an appendix and sections on further reading, organizations and websites, residential and hospital programs, and references.
Download or read book First Aid for Families written by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011-03-07 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential first aid information for every parent or caregiver from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the international authority on child health and well-being. The ability to provide basic care for an injured or ill child is a fundamental skill set that every parent or guardian should have. In most cases, situations that require first aid are not life threatening and can be managed with simple, commonsense procedures; the key for parents and other family members is have access to this information when they need it. Developed by experts at the American Academy of Pediatrics, First Aid for Families: A Parent’s Guide to Safe and Healthy Kids provides immediate access to vital first aid information on a range of common childhood illnesses and emergencies. This essential home resource gives parents the confidence they need to provide timely and appropriate care. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
Download or read book Childhood Symptoms written by Edward R. Brace and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 1992 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides detailed, up-to-date information on the possible significance of a wide range of signs and symptoms of childhood illnesses.
Download or read book The Everything Parent s Guide to Children with OCD written by Stephen Martin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-08-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OCD can make a child’s life difficult, turning simple tasks like homework and chores into almost impossible challenges. A child with OCD may feel stressed, worried, and even inadequate. Parents who suspect their child is suffering from OCD—or parents of a child with an OCD diagnosis—can now rest. This helpful guide helps parents with many issues: recognize symptoms; get an accurate diagnosis; find the right doctor and therapist; develop strategies for tackling schoolwork; and decide on the right treatment. Parents will learn how to talk to a child about OCD and devise coping strategies for school, sports, friendships, and other everyday situations. Children with OCD can learn how to enjoy life—without all the worry!
Download or read book The Defiant Child written by Douglas Riley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1997 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Psychiatric Association estimates that sixteen percent of children in the United States may have oppositional defiant disorder. These kids relentlessly push the boundaries set for them by authority figures. By exploring the mindset of O.D.D. children and explaining the way they operate, Dr. Douglas Riley teaches parents how to recognize the signs and modify the behavior of their O.D.D. child.
