Pediatrics

Childhood Bed-Wetting
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Fourteen percent of 5- to 13-year-olds wet the bed, according to a recent population study. For many such children, like Patsy, the consequences are humiliation and damaged self-esteem.

Young People with Cancer: A Handbook for Parents
by National Cancer Institute
Young People with Cancer gives you information on all stages of your child's illness. It tells you what to expect and suggests ways to prepare for different situations. It can guide you to become your child's best advocate or supporter.

Teenage Brain: A work in progress
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
New imaging studies are revealing - for the first time - patterns of brain development that extend into the teenage years. Although scientists don't know yet what accounts for the observed changes, they may parallel a pruning process that occurs early

Your Child and Medication
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
One in ten of America's children has an emotional disturbance such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression or anxiety, that can cause unhappiness for the child and problems at home, at play, and at school.

Taking a Step on the Healing Path
The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now
by Frank Lawlis, Ph.D.
In all truth, ADD cannot be treated in seven minutes or in seven days, and probably cannot be treated in a doctor's office. It has to be approached in the home, where there is a higher calling than just getting a child to be quiet and conform to the rules

Sharing the Journey
The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now
by Frank Lawlis, Ph.D.
I did not begin to write this book last year or the year before that. I started this book when I was born, and I have edited it ever since. My birth was an ordeal for both my mother and me. She was given too much pain medication, by accident.

Foreword by Dr. Phil McGraw
The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now
by Frank Lawlis, Ph.D.
Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a major challenge for many families in this century. The needs and unresolved challenges of children with ADD are affecting virtually every school in this nation, and a high number of adult issues in the workplace have

A Pediatrician's Passionate Plea to Parents
Growing Up Healthy
by Joan Lunden, Myron Winick, M.D.
When I was a young pediatrician, the guiding principle of my profession was to ensure proper growth and development in children. Unlike other medical specialists, however, we pediatricians also had a particular interest in prevention.

Killer Diseases Begin with Childhood Nutrition
Growing Up Healthy
by Joan Lunden, Myron Winick, M.D.
I'm a new mom all over again! And just as excited and in awe of the challenge of parenthood as I was first time around. My new twins Kate and Max share the cover of this book with me because they, along with children everywhere, now have an amazing

Pediatric Heart Surgery
Walk on Water: The Miracle of Saving Children's Lives
by Michael Ruhlman
Life and death at the Cleveland Clinic. Walk on Water offers a rare and dramatic glimpse into a world where the health of innocent children and the hopes of white-knuckled families rest in the hands of all-too-human doctors.

Introduction to Allergy
What Your Doctor May Not tell You About Children's Allergies and Asthma: Simple Steps to Help Stop Attacks and Improve Your Child's Health
by Paul Ehrlich, M.D., Larry Chiaramonte, M.D.
Allergic reaction and asthma attacks among children have increased 95 percent since 1980! One in thirteen school-age children has asthma, and the greatest rise in the incidence of allergies and/or asthma is occurring among preschool-age children.

The Benefits of Youth Sports
The Young Athlete: A Sports Doctor's Complete Guide for Parents
by Jordan D. Metzl, M.D., Carol Shookhoff, Ph.D.
Kids usually get the benefits they seek from sports and more. Kids need attention and respect (in that order), but they have few ways to get them. What is unique about sports is that they offer kids an arena where they can earn attention and respect

“God, what's going on here?”
Up and Running : The Inspiring True Story of a Boy's Struggle to Survive and Triumph
by Mark Patinkin
Up and Running is a story about comebacks, about doctors who take on one of the most relentless of diseases, and parents who at first lose faith, then use it to will their child to live, even as they struggle with an unraveling marriage.

Emergencies
Your Child's Health : The Parents' One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development
by Barton D. Schmitt, M.D., FAAP
Emergencies: when to call your child's physician immediately, what to do in case of burns, bites, stings, poisoning, choking, and injuries. Common Illnesses: when it's safe to treat your child at home, step-by-step instructions on dealing with fever

Toward a Deeper Understanding of Health
Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition and Health
by Aviva Jill Romm
As parents seek a more natural approach to children's health, Aviva Romm offers the most comprehensive and effective compilation of herbal remedies for children from infancy to pre-adolescence. Romm, a mother, midwife, and practicing herbalist with

Metabolic Programming: What it is, and what it can do for your child
Feeding Your Child for Lifelong Health: Birth Through Age Six
by Susan B. Roberts, Ph.D., Melvin B. Heyman, M.D., Lisa Tracy
This book began in that moment 6 years ago, when I was that excited and puzzled mother-to-be. As a nutrition researcher, I have spent 20 years studying the importance of healthy food at all stages of life.

Avoiding Bedtime Battles So the Whole Family Sleeps Well
American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Sleep : Birth Through Adolescence
by George J. Cohen, M.D., The American Academy of Pediatrics
Sooner or later, almost every parent must deal with a child's sleeptime problems. In early infancy, the first task is to help your baby learn to sleep longer at night and stay awake for increasingly longer periods during the daytime.

Introduction
Salt in Your Sock: and Other Tried-and-True Home Remedies
by Lillian Beard, M.D., Linda Lee Small
MANY YEARS AGO, while I was advising a young mother on how to manage her baby's facial rash, I was surprised by a question from the baby's great-grandmother, who was in the exam room with us: "Ma 'dear," as she was called, piped up

Do I Have To Vaccinate My Child?
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations
by Stephanie Cave, M.D., F. A.A.F.P., Deborah Mitchell
This question is being asked more and more often by parents as they hear and read about the association between vaccines and various serious health conditions. Although there are no federal mandates that force parents to have their children vaccinated

An Infant's Immune System
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations
by Stephanie Cave, M.D., F. A.A.F.P., Deborah Mitchell
Infants come into the world with antibodies they have gotten from their mother through the placenta. Infants who are breastfed continue to receive many important antibodies in the colostrum; the thick, yellowish premilk that is secreted during the first