Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies

Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies
Author: Scott H. Sicherer
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2006-11-17
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 080188957X

For children with food allergies, eating—one of the basic functions of life—can be a nightmare. Children who suffer or become dangerously ill after eating peanuts, seafood, milk, eggs, wheat, or a host of other foods require constant vigilance from caring, concerned parents, teachers, and friends. In this empathetic and comprehensive guide, Dr. Scott H. Sicherer, a specialist in pediatric food allergies, gives parents the information they need to manage their children’s health and quality of life. He describes why children develop food allergy, the symptoms of food allergy (affecting the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, and the respiratory system), and the role of food allergy in behavioral problems and developmental disabilities. Parents will learn how to recognize emergency situations, how to get the most out of a visit with an allergist, what allergy test results mean, and how to protect their children—at home, at school, at summer camp, and in restaurants. Informative, compassionate, and practical, this guide will be indispensable for parents, physicians, school nurses, teachers, and everyone else who cares for children with food allergies.

Understanding Your Child's Sexual Behavior

Understanding Your Child's Sexual Behavior
Author: Toni Cavanagh Johnson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Child sexual abuse
ISBN: 9781572241411

When a child under 12 engages in sexual behaviours, many parents wonder if this is a cause for concern, or natural and healthy. The author, a clinical psychologist, uses her expertise on child abuse and child sexuality to answer questions and to provide guidelines to help parents understand which behaviours are problematic and which are a normal part of exploration and play.

Understanding Your Three-Year-Old

Understanding Your Three-Year-Old
Author: Louise Emanuel
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2005
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781843102434

Contains information to help parents understand and interact with their three year old.

Parenting Matters

Parenting Matters
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 525
Release: 2016-11-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309388570

Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.

How to Be a Great Parent

How to Be a Great Parent
Author: Nancy S. Buck
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Parent and child
ISBN: 9780825306891

Does your child's behavior confuse you? Do you find yourself wondering if there is a better way to respond to your screaming toddler or teenager? It is easy to be the kind of parent you want to be when your children are safely tucked into bed at night. But how do you become that parent when they are getting into everything and driving you crazy? How to Be A Great Parent offers practical strategies and techniques for coping with a wide variety of parenting issues. Dr. Nancy S. Buck will help you deal with issues such as eating, biting, lying, chores, swearing, homework, sexuality, and more. Stories of real-life families plus parenting tips, quizzes, and Q&As show you how to apply these new techniques right away. You'll learn to stop asking why: Why does my child act that way? Why doesn't he listen to me? Why does she keep asking me permission when I've already told her no? And you'll discover the "magical question" you should be asking instead. You'll also find out to to: Make conscious parenting decisions instead of automatically doing what your parents did; decide how much freedom is enough for your child; harnass your child's innate desire for fun; cope with bedtime (and naptime); handle squabbling siblings; talk with your teenager; parent together after a divorce. Once you understand your child's behavior, you will be able to respond in a kinder, more effective way. This will facillitate a stronger parent/child bond.

The Child Code

The Child Code
Author: Danielle Dick, Ph.D.
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0593192257

A provocative, science-based approach to parenting centered on a child’s unique genetic “code,” from an award-winning developmental psychology professor and researcher. With few exceptions, parenting books, websites, and podcasts emphasize the critical role of the parent in shaping a child’s destiny. But the obsession with parenting ignores a fundamental biological fact: that genetics affect every aspect of human behavior, and every child is uniquely “coded” with predispositions that affect everything from fearfulness, to impulsivity, to happiness. In The Child Code, award-winning professor Dr. Danielle Dick draws from her research in developmental behavior genetics to debunk the myth that parenting techniques alone can determine a child’s behavior and future. Dr. Dick introduces readers to the 3 E’s that underlie each child’s unique predisposition—extraversion (Ex), emotionality (Em), and effortful control (Ef)—and shows that, in fact, the key to raising successful adults isn’t to try harder to mold them, but to adapt your parenting strategies to the way they are wired. This powerful and fresh approach not only diminishes friction and stress in families, but sets children up for true, authentic success in life. Each chapter unpacks the science behind this unique approach, and provides practical, individualized strategies for parents to support their child’s strengths and to help them navigate their challenges. Reassuring, with real takeaways, The Child Code offers parents an inspiring message: Their biggest job is to help their children become who they were literally born to be.

Understanding Your Child's Sensory Signals

Understanding Your Child's Sensory Signals
Author: Angie Voss
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-05-19
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

4th edition! Larger print for easier reading and reference! A daily use handbook that includes 205 common sensory signals, with a brief explanation and practical ways to help! A sensory signal is a hint, clue, or indicator given by a child's behavior or reaction to the environment. This includes a child's reaction to social interaction or communication. When one understands a child's sensory signals, it becomes more natural and clearer as to how to enrich the environment with the right sensory tools and strategies. This reference handbook is intended to support and guide you in understanding your child's sensory differences and needs.

Understanding the Mental Health Problems of Children and Adolescents

Understanding the Mental Health Problems of Children and Adolescents
Author: Kirstin Painter
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2021
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0190927844

"Understanding Mental Health Problems of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Social Workers provides a practical guide for social workers on promoting positive mental health in youth from a system of care perspective. Social workers will gain an understanding of the scope of mental health issues in youth to include definitions, etiology, evidence-based treatments. The book emphasizes the importance of collaborating with youth and caregivers, importance of addressing issues from a strengths and trauma informed perspective, and of cultural humility practice. A unique aspect of the book is the presentation of real life case studies allowing the reader to apply the information in each section of the book. Each diagnosis is presenting in two chapters. The first chapter discusses the DSM criteria, biological aspects of the disorder, differential diagnosing, followed by a case study applying the diagnostic criteria. The second chapter presents evidenced based treatments and medications. Presentation of how to access evidenced based treatments for each diagnosis is provided. Followed by a discussion of the outcomes of the case studies from the previous chapter"--

Understanding Your Child's Temperament

Understanding Your Child's Temperament
Author: William B. Carey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2004-12
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1413470289

UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHILD'S TEMPERAMENT From their earliest days some children are shy and others are bold. A brother may be flexible, while his sister is rigid. One child is highly active, another far less so. One may stick with a challenge for hours, while another gives up easily. All children display distinct profiles of nine largely inborn temperament traits that determine how they experience their environments and respond to them. These interactions have a major impact on children's physical health, development, social behavior, and school performance, and on the caregivers themselves. If adults learn to recognize and tolerate temperament traits, they will be able to manage them more harmoniously and care for each child's individual needs. "What an important book for parents to consider. Treating each child as an individual shows them the respect that will engender self-esteem in them later. This book about differences in temperament by Dr. William Carey, an esteemed pediatrician, will give parents the backup they need to treat each child individually." T. Berry Brazelton, M.D Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Author of numerous books on child development and care. "America's favorite pediatrician" "This classic work is now more useful than ever. The too often neglected role of temperamental patterns is explained brilliantly, so that all adults who live or work with kids can understand and manage these all-important differences between them." Mel Levine, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina Medical School. Author of national bestseller, A Mind at a Time, and 10 other books about children's learning issues.