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Paperback: 656 pages Publisher: Bantam; Rev Sub (July 06 1999) Costumer Rating:  Read an Excerpt Chapter 1: Physical Development Through Puberty Book Description State-of-the-art advice for mothers, fathers, and caregivers from the American Academy of Pediatrics You've outgrown the baby books-but your school-age child needs you more than ever. No longer are the middle years of childhood considered a time of relative calm and smooth development. During the years from five to twelve, children must master the skills and habits that determine their future health and well-being-and parents have a crucial role to play. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the organization that represents the nation's finest pediatricians and the most advanced research and practice in the field of child health from infancy to young adulthood, presents this fully revised and updated guide for parents who want to help their children thrive during these exciting and challenging years. Comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date, Caring for Your School-Age Child includes advice on: • Charting your child's physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth • Dealing with the gender-specific issues facing boys and girls as they approach adolescence • Recognizing your child's important emotional and social issues, including making friends, school behavior, sex education, self-esteem, and attention deficit disorder • Maintaining discipline and authority while forging a respectful relationship with your child • Handling divorce, stepfamilies, adoption, sibling rivalry, and dual-working-parent households • Combating procrastination, laziness, aggressiveness or shyness, and bed-wetting • Understanding your child's inborn temperament-and how it affects the child-parent relationship • Treating childhood injuries and ailments-a comprehensive health guide And much more Caring for Your School-Age Child is an essential childcare resource for all parents who want to provide the very best care for their children-and the one guide pediatricians routinely recommend and parents can safely trust. About the Author
Edward L. Schor, M.D., a pediatrician, has held many important positions in pediatrics, health outcomes, and child development and pediatric care. He has a special interest in the social determinants of child health and family functioning, and has done research and taught on child health status assessment and on the family and how it affects children's health. » More by Edward L. Schor, M.D. The American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 57,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. AAP books with Bantam include Caring for Your Baby and Young Child Birth to Five, Caring for Your School-Age Child Ages 5 to 12, Caring for Your Teenager, Guide to Toilet Training, and New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding. » More by The American Academy of Pediatrics | |||||||
Edward L. Schor, M.D.