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Caring for Your School-Age Child, 3rd Edition: Ages 5-12
Caring for Your School-Age Child 3rd Edition Ages 5-12 Author:American Academy Of Pediatrics, Shelly Vaziri Flais MD FAAP From the American Academy of Pediatrics, the most up-to-date advice for mothers, fathers, and caregivers of school-age children — You?ve outgrown the baby books?but your school-age child needs your guidance and support more than ever. — During the ages of 5 to 12, children continue to grow and develop skills and habits that will impact their futur... more »e health and well-being. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the trusted organization that represents the nation?s top pediatricians, presents this revised and updated age-specific guide to help your children thrive during these formative years.
A child?s school years, while exciting, bring new transitions. A comprehensive resource, Caring for Your School-Age Child includes advice on:
? Your child?s emotional, physical, behavioral, and social development
? The best ways to encourage good nutrition and physical fitness
? Gender-specific issues facing boys and girls as they approach adolescence, including the stages of puberty
? Your child?s media use, including screen time, electronic devices, and internet use and safety
? Effective discipline, behavior problems, temper tantrums, and optimal nurturing
? Promoting independence and fostering resilience through balanced expectations
? Safety and injury prevention, plus handling emergency situations
? School issues including promoting good homework skills and social dynamics, and dealing with school problems and learning disabilities
? Talking to your child about self-esteem, puberty, being shy, and dealing with prejudice
? Family matters, including divorce, stepfamilies, adoption, sibling rivalry, working-parent households, and childcare
? Understanding your child?s inborn temperament?and how it affects the child-parent relationship
? And much more, including a complete health encyclopedia covering injuries, illnesses, and chronic medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes
Caring for Your School-Age Child is an essential childcare resource?recommended by pediatricians and trusted by parents.« less