Mommy, My Head Hurts: A Doctor's Guide to Your Child's Headache (Newmarket Parenting Guide) (Paperback)

~ Sarah Cheyette M.D. (Author)
Key Phrases: biobehavioral training, headache diary, rebound headaches, The Causes of Headaches, The Concept of Pain, Doctor's Visit (more...)

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Wonderfully clear, complete, and current...I sincerely recommend it to all parents and their physicians. -- Donald E. Cook, M.D., President, American Academy of Pediatrics

Product Description

Reassuring and authoritative, the first and only book by a pediatric specialist to illuminate the sometimes frightening world of a child's headache pain and offer advice on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and how to deal with doctors.

Dr. Sarah Cheyette, a pediatric neurologist and mother of two young children, gives attention to a serious need: helping parents and caregivers of children from infants to teenagers understand and deal with headache pain, treat it with and/or without medication, and keep it from controlling their child's life as well as their own.

In a clear, lively, easy-to-understand style, with case studies, resources, diagrams, and a valuable "sample headache diary," Dr. Cheyette answers such pressing questions as:

• How can I identify and treat pain in my baby? My toddler? My teen?
• What are the possible causes of my child's headache?
• What medications and nondrug therapies are available?
• How can I prepare my child for a doctor's visit?
• What questions should my doctor ask to ensure an accurate diagnosis of my child's headache?
• What are our options if we've already seen a doctor ... and the headache still isn't going away?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Newmarket Press (August 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557045356
• ISBN-13: 978-1557045355
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #822,951 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Helpful Book For a Frustrated Mother, June 21, 2006

By	Funloving Mom "Susan" (Ohio; USA) - See all my reviews

This is probably the most easy to understand books I have read on childhood headaches. It is an easy read and makes a complicated topic simple to understand. I would highly recommend this book to mom's out there who think there's a little more to their child's headaches. By the time you're done reading you will have a good background to talk with your child's pediatrician.

I have also used "The Headache Detective" workbook as a diary to track both my girls' headaches. The Headache Detective; by John Ricker has helped us more than any other book in really finding the foods my daughters were eating that were triggering there headaches. It cost a little more than other books but not needing to put together my own diary was well worth the money.