When to get help for toddlers to teens and what to do about: thumb-sucking, bed-wetting, separation problems, shyness, hyperactivity, nighttime fears, ADHD, school avoidance, misbehavior, eating problems and much more.
Is It "Just a Phase"? uniquely combines the advice of an expert pediatrician and an expert child and adolescent psychiatrist on the challenges a child faces from toddlerhood through adolescence. Drawing on real-life examples, Doctors Swedo and Leonard give concrete guidelines for determining when a behavior is a common developmental phase and when it is a more serious problem. With the latest medical research on issues that concern every parent,
Is It "Just a Phase"? includes information on:
Excessive activity and ADHD
Picky eating, anorexia, and bulimia
Thumb sucking, other habits, and tic disorders
Shyness and social phobia
Excessive moodiness, depression, and bipolar disorder
Childhood fears and separation anxiety disorder
When your daughter sprains her ankle playing softball, you know when and where to get help. But what about bed-wetting, or trouble in school? For trickier problems like these, Is It "Just a Phase"? has all the answers.
Uniquely combining the expertise of a pediatrician with that of a child and adolescent psychiatrist, this crucial guide gives practical advice for distinguishing between causes for concern and mere developmental phases. Topics include thumb sucking, separation problems, shyness, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), school avoidance, misbehavior, eating disorders, and much more. With thorough, accessible explanations, diagnostic sections, and checklists, Is It "Just a Phase"? shares the latest physical and psychiatric research and helps parents make confident, informed decisions for the well-being of their child.
"This book will bring comfort to parents who are simply perplexed by their child and helpful strategies for parents confronted with more serious problems."
--Judith Rapoport, M.D., author of
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing"A must book for parents and anyone who wants to understand children."
--John J. Ratey, M.D., author of
Driven to Distraction and
Shadow Syndromes"Parents concerned by the behavior of an overactive, shy, or disobedient child, or troubled by their child's bedwetting or eating problems, can find reassuring, practical advice in this accessible handbook."
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Publishers Weekly
