A reference text which covers health maintenance visits, and the guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Each visit described focuses on one or two important aspects of development for a specific age group: two year old, seven year old, office visit with the six month old.
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"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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Suzanne Dixon, M.D., M.P.H. is Professor Emerita of Pediatrics, the University of California, San Diego, and is on the clinical faculty, University of Washington. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, where she has served on the national Early Childhood Committee and the executive Committee of the section of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics. She has also served on the Executive Council of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and is a member of the Society for Research in Child Development, the Society for Pediatric Research and the American Public Health Association. She currently serves as a consultant on child health and development and practices Behavioral and Development Pediatrics and Pediatrics in Montana. She is also a contributor to the Pamper?s Parenting Institute and BabyCenter web site for parents, where she supplies information on everything from normal development to special problems (http://www.totalbabycare.com, http://www.babycenter.com).
Martin T. (Marty) Stein, M.D. is Professor of pediatrics at UCSD in LaJolla, CA. He practices and teaches in both primary care pediatrics and developmental/behavioral pediatrics. Dr. Stein currently serves on the editorial boards of Pediatrics in Review and the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, in which he also writes the section on challenging cases. He is the President Elect of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. He was the past Chair of the Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health. Dr. Stein was the past Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics at UCSD, where the program received the Ambulatory Pediatric Association?s Award for Teaching Excellence while he was Chief. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Martin T. (Marty) Stein, M.D. is Professor of pediatrics at UCSD in LaJolla, CA. He practices and teaches in both primary care pediatrics and developmental/behavioral pediatrics. Dr. Stein currently serves on the editorial boards of Pediatrics in Review and the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, in which he also writes the section on challenging cases. He is the President Elect of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. He was the past Chair of the Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health. Dr. Stein was the past Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics at UCSD, where the program received the Ambulatory Pediatric Association?s Award for Teaching Excellence while he was Chief. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This review is from: Encounters with Children: Pediatric Behavior and Development (Paperback)
I recently entered the world of adolescent psychopathology anddrug abuse. I wanted to read a text that would provide acomprehensive, yet succinct review of child and adolescent development, sprinkled with clinical examples and short discussions of recent research, and noting particulary important developmental highpoints that the clinician or health professional needs to be aware of. The strength of this book is that it accomplishes all that in an exceedingly reader-friendly manner, teaching, but not preaching, pointing out pros and cons, and presenting this difficult topic in a manner that anyone, from the layman to the pediatrician, can reep benefits. The book begins with pre-natal care and systematically progresses to young adulthood. First-time parents may especially benefit by learning the normal course of their baby's development. Parents of teenagers may benefit by an objective explanation of the physiological and associated psychological changes of their children. Researchers may benefit by constructing better targeted interview questions. Clinicians may benefit by learning of alternate or different or increasing number of approaches to pediatric care. And the inquiring mind can simply learn and enjoy.
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Non-physicians,
By Donna L. Hale "Licensed Clinical Social Worker" (Helena, MT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Encounters with Children: Pediatric Behavior and Development (Paperback)
This is the most impressive volume on child development that I have read. It is a unique effort, presenting reader-friendly and comprehensive information regarding the development of children and adolescents. Although it is written for Pediatricians, the "Perspectives', "Quick Check" behavioral descriptions, and "Heads Up" indicators of difficulty, provide invaluable information for all who work with children. The format, describing clinical issues that may arise at various ages along with brief demonstrative vignettes, is simply outstanding. I highly recommend this book to medical personnel, mental health professionals, and child/adolescent educators because it will add to the competency of all readers. My compliments to the authors.
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This review is from: Encounters with Children: Pediatric Behavior and Development, 4e (Dixon, Encounters with Children) (Paperback)
This was a required book for graduate school for my Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program. In my opinion, there are many more valuable pediatric Growth and Development books available (check Mandleco's book). I do not like the narrative approach of this book; it is vague.
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