Children who fail to thrive : a practice guide
by
 
Iwaniec, Dorota.

Title
Children who fail to thrive : a practice guide

Author
Iwaniec, Dorota.

ISBN
9780471497202
 
9780470870778

Personal Author
Iwaniec, Dorota.

Publication Information
Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Physical Description
x, 299 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm.

Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Perspective of Failure to Thrive -- 3. Failure to Thrive: Definition, Prevalence, Manifestation, and Effect -- 4. Psychosocial Short Stature: Emotional Stunting of Growth -- 5. Feeding/Eating Behaviour of Children who Fail to Thrive, and Parental Feeding Styles -- 6. Parent-Child Interaction in Failure-to-Thrive Cases -- 7. Child-Parent Attachment Behaviour of Children who Fail to Thrive and Parental Responsiveness -- 8. Fabricated or Induced Illnesses and Failure to Thrive -- 9. A Framework of Assessment of Failure-to-Thrive Cases: Ecological Approach -- 10. Levels of Intervention -- 11. Some Theoretical Approaches to Failure-to-Thrive Intervention -- 12. Multidimensional/Integrated Model of Intervention in Failure-to-Thrive Cases -- 13. Approaches to Failure-to-Thrive Intervention Programmes -- 14. Considerations Arising from Failure-to-Thrive Intervention Research.

Abstract
"This book is essential reading for every professional working with children who fail to thrive, such as social workers, health visitors, nurses, paediatricians, psychologists and child care workers."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
Failure to thrive syndrome.
 
Parent and child.


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