Encounters with Children: Pediatric Behavior and Development
The only text of its kind, this Fourth Edition continues to provide a practical how-to guide to normal childhood development and behavior. In addition to exploring the normal stages of development, this informative text discusses the many familial and societal issues that can influence a child's behavior, such as terrorism and disasters, preschool choices, bullying, and divorce. Organized according to the child's age, it takes readers from the neonatal visit and newborn exam all the way...
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The only text of its kind, this Fourth Edition continues to provide a practical how-to guide to normal childhood development and behavior. In addition to exploring the normal stages of development, this informative text discusses the many familial and societal issues that can influence a child's behavior, such as terrorism and disasters, preschool choices, bullying, and divorce. Organized according to the child's age, it takes readers from the neonatal visit and newborn exam all the way through the late adolescent years. Additional topics include ADHD and learning disabilities, autism and other disorders of communication, and reactions to stress. Clinical examples illustrate development and behavior.Presents a user-friendly, comprehensive course in normal development.Provides Observational, Interview, and Examination points for each age.Arranges developmental concept chapters according to the child's age, with more attention given to younger children when much of their development occurs. Offers many resources available to parents, including many found on the Internet.Addresses the mandated training requirements and fulfills Residency Requirements on normal childhood development. .Incorporates children's art throughout, for use in clinical practice.Discusses the hottest topics, including gender differences throughout development • childhood depression • children's responses to terrorism and disasters • preschool choices • divorce • and the effects of violence in a context of care and anticipatory guidance.Presents a "Heads Up" section in each chapter, alerting clinicians to certain behaviors that may be present. Offers case vignettes throughout each chapter to allow readers to better recognize and manage similar cases encountered in practice. Includes data gathering sections at the end of each chapter that demonstrate how to apply information in clinical settings by using age-appropriate interview techniques and activities. Addresses a wide range of cultural issues in practice in a cross-cultural chapter.
Ch. 1Perspectives on child development in child health care2Ch. 2Understanding children : theories, concepts and insights12Ch. 3Cultural dimensions in child care44Ch. 4Developmentally based office : setting the stage for enhanced practice72Ch. 5Use of drawing by children at health encounters98Ch. 6The prenatal visit : making an alliance with the family122Ch. 7The newborn : ready to get going146Ch. 8Neonatal intensive care units : special issues for the at-risk infant and family170Ch. 9First days at home : making a place in the family200Ch. 10On to two months : getting on track222Ch. 11Three to four months : having fun with the picture book baby252Ch. 12Six months : reaching out268Ch. 13Eight to nine months : exploring and clinging292Ch. 14One year : one giant step forward322Ch. 1515 to 18 months : declaring independence and pushing the limits352Ch. 16Two years : language leaps382Ch. 17Three years : emergence of magic410Ch. 18Four years : clearer sense of self434Ch. 19Five years : opening the school door456Ch. 20Six to seven years : reading, relationships and playing by the rules476Ch. 21Seven to ten years : the world of middle childhood504Ch. 22Eleven to fourteen years : early adolescence - age of rapid changes534Ch. 23Fifteen to seventeen years : mid-adolescence-redefining self564Ch. 24Seventeen to twenty-one years : transition to adulthood600Ch. 25Special families622Ch. 26Encounters with illness : coping and growing648Ch. 27Stressful events : separation, loss, violence and death674Ch. 28Resources for families : an annotated bibliography704
\ From the Publisher"Lovely and practical summary of child development" - NEJM 2006\ "Unique in its blending of theory and practical advice and its sensitivity to families and their important role in the child’s development... In their 4th edition of Encounters with Children, Drs. Dixon and Stein have retained all that was wonderful about the previous editions while adding more than 150 pages of new material… This book continues to be my favourite child development book." - Dr. Linda S. Grossman, Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 28(6):437, December 2007.\ \ \
