Is it Just a Phase ?: How to Tell Common Childhood Phases from More Serious Problems

Susan Anderson Swedo,Henrietta L. Leonard, Dr.

Is it  Just a Phase ?: How to Tell Common Childhood Phases from More Serious Problems
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Country
United States
Published
5 October 1999
Pages
368
ISBN
9780767903912

Is it Just a Phase ?: How to Tell Common Childhood Phases from More Serious Problems

Susan Anderson Swedo,Henrietta L. Leonard, Dr.

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

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