Emotional abuse (abuse of a child's feelings)
Child abuse and neglect hurts children and families. (not caring or thinking about what a child needs) [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Ray Childs
The True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's Ill-Fated Race to Connect the Seas 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies In The Puzzle Palace, James Bamford revealed the... "Commit yourself to the Virgin Mary, for in ... [... more]
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Fear and anxiety - children
Children can fear situations or objects that adults don't consider threatening. Anxiety and stress is a real issue for kids, even babies and toddlers. Take a child's fears seriously and help them manage and overcome anxiety and stress. Teasing a ... [... more]
Better Health |
Children under 18 months of age
There is a simpler, illustrated version of this information in the topic Teeth - give your child's teeth a healthy start. South Australian Dental Service Health Promotion Unit University of Adelaide, Dental Department Australian Dental ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
What is croup?
Croup is caused by a virus infection. A young child (usually under 5 years) becomes mildly unwell with what seems to be a normal 'cold'. The virus infection then causes the lining of the airway (windpipe) in the child's neck to swell, causing the ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Many babies get ear infections
Sometimes the infections come back again and again. The infection can make a child's ears: The first few years of life are very important for a child's learning. They learn a huge number of words and sentences before they go to school. But they ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Donna Goertz
Charting the progress of twelve children in a real Texas classroom, educator Donna Goertz shows how positive change can occur given the proper environment. In each case she describes a child's transformation from destructive troublemaker to ... [... more]
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Lillian Hellman
These six plays span nearly twenty years of theatre and display the range of Lillian Hellman's dramatic gifts. The Children's Hour (1934), her first play, was considered shocking at the time; it concerns the devastating effects of a child's ... [... more]
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Diane Gage
A new approach for dealing with the most common--and seemingly intractable--battles of will between parents and children. Authoritative and sound, but lighthearted and guilt-free, all of the authors' suggestions work toward building a child's ... [... more]
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Monica Furlong
In a remote Scottish village, nine-year-old Wise Child is taken in by Juniper, a healer and sorceress. Then Wise Child's mother, Maeve, a black witch, reappears. In choosing between Maeve and Juniper, Wise Child discovers the extent of her ... [... more]
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Susan Newman
A Guide to Diagnosing and Finding Help for Yoru Child's Reading Difficulties Is it possible to raise a contented only child? Can we be happy with only one child? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes. In recent years, the ... [... more]
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John Brown Childs
The voices gathered in this book represent critical and personal responses to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. They are a second volley following the immediate journalism, and suggest the kind of dialogue, critical analysis and hopeful spirit ... [... more]
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