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What does a typical three-year-old feel and think about? What can you anticipate from your six-year-old as he begins school, or if there is a death in the family? How will your ten-year-old respond to the news that her parents are divorcing? What does it mean that your eight-year-old seems to lie regularly?

By describing the developmental milestones of childhood, discussing specific questions and concerns and examining more troublesome problems, this invaluable book is designed to provide guidance for your day-to-day interactions with your child. It covers a range of practical issues, from choosing your baby's doctor to dealing with sleep problems, from bolstering a child's self-esteem to helping a child manage school difficulties, from selecting age-appropriate toys to helping your child cope with divorce, death, or other circumstances disrupting family life.

Your Child also moves beyond the day-to-day quandaries and concerns to those that represent more serious obstacles to a child's development and family life. The latter sections of the book provide extensive discussion of the developmental problems that usually require professional intervention, including emotional disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, persistent sleep difficulties, and psychotic disorders. The information provided in these sections will help you to recognize and understand these serious disorders and offers practical advice and useful information to guide you through the who, where, when, and why of getting help for your child.

Written by members of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the leading national association of physicians dedicated to the healthy mental development of children and adolescents, Your Child is the only reference to offer comprehensive and accessible information for parents on the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development of children from infancy through the preadolescent years. No other book offers such thorough information on:

Understanding your child's developmental achievements in the day-to-day challenges of growing up Determining when your child's behavior is normal and when it's a signal for professional help Getting help for your child--including practical and reassuring advice on the many aspects of mental health treatment and the professions involved

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Library Journal Review

This title clearly aims to be a sort of "Doctor Spock" for parents of adolescents, helping parents to understand what behaviors are normal, how to help teens avoid problems, and how to handle those that do arise. In addition to discussing the milestones of normal development, common family, behavioral, physical, and emotional disorders are described and treatment options are discussed. The recommendations tend to be standard and general (Just how do you make a reluctant teen study? How do you respect your child's privacy and still monitor for signs of drug and alcohol abuse?), and troubled parents will need more in-depth information. Despite these quibbles, this is the most encyclopedic general treatment of the topic to be issued in years and will be a useful starting point for many parents. Recommended for all public libraries.‘Mary Ann Hughes, Neill P.L., Pullman, WA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

Produced by members of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, this tome offers a clear and straightforward examination of issues of development behavior and psychological growth, for instance, separation anxiety, self-esteem and school readiness. Age by age, developmentally appropriate milestones are discussed, providing a chronology of physical, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, social and moral concerns that parents will face as they raise their children. Part I addresses such general pediatric concerns as allergies and when to introduce solid foods. Part II takes up a more tightly aimed discussion of day-to-day problem behaviors, such as tantrums, lying and aggression. Suggesting that in most cases such behavior problems are a part of normal developmental phases, the editors urge parents to follow their instincts and offer practical tips ("If possible, hold your child firmly during a tantrum"). Parts III and IV address problems that call for professional help (e.g., mental retardation, depressive disorders, learning disabilities), offering descriptions of disorders and abnormalities, with guidelines for when and where to seek help. Appendices include a glossary of psychiatric terms, a descriptive list of psychiatric medications, and an explanation of medial, psychological, educational and developmental tests. Pruitt, a psychiatry professor at the Univ. of Tennessee, Memphis, has compiled a comprehensive behavioral guidebook. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved