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Enhancing Early Child Development

A Handbook for Clinicians

  • Practical, accessible and user-friendly guide to promoting development of normal and disabled children
  • Contains simple instructions which parents can use to stimulate the development of their children
  • Contains simple instructions which parents can use to stimulate their children with autism, cerebral palsy or other disorders
  • Includes tips on healthy nutrition for newborns, infants and toddlers for the first two years of life
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Enhancing Childhood Development in a Normal Child

    • Durriyah Sinno, Lama Charafeddine, Mohamad Mikati
    Pages 1-15
  3. Enhancing Childhood Development in Children with Autism

    • Durriyah Sinno, Lama Charafeddine, Mohamad Mikati
    Pages 17-66
  4. Enhancing Childhood Development in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Other Disorders

    • Durriyah Sinno, Lama Charafeddine, Mohamad Mikati
    Pages 67-114
  5. Enhancing Childhood Development in Children with Behavioral and Psychological Disorders

    • Durriyah Sinno, Lama Charafeddine, Mohamad Mikati
    Pages 115-127
  6. Nutrition for Better Development

    • Durriyah Sinno, Lama Charafeddine, Mohamad Mikati
    Pages 129-145
  7. Summary of the “Care for Childhood Development” Program (UNICEF/WHO)

    • Durriyah Sinno, Lama Charafeddine, Mohamad Mikati
    Pages 147-158
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 159-164

About this book

Early childhood development refers to the skills that children acquire within their first five years of life, which lay the foundation for future learning. Children need care and support to stimulate their growth and healthy development. The stimulation of language, understanding, personal, social and motor skills of the child are important at an early age and it is one of the primary physicians’ responsibilities to give proper advice to parents on how to promote their children’s physical and mental development. Enhancing Early Child Development: A Handbook for Clinicians is a quick reference guide for pediatricians, clinicians, and pediatric nurse practitioners that aims at promoting early stimulation and intervention for optimizing development of normal children as well as children with cerebral palsy and autism. Designed to be used in daily practice, this book will  provide counsel for clinicians, parents and caregivers and advise them on the appropriate methods to enhance their child’s development at different ages based on their health condition. In addition, Enhancing Early Child Development: A Handbook for Clinicians, incorporates a summary of the manual entitled "Counsel the Family on Care for Child Development" developed by UNICEF and WHO, which addresses child development in low resource countries.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This book offers readers the different facets of child development and early interventions in a range of children. … a resource for primary care providers, such as paediatricians and even specialists, but it has relevance as a reference book to parents/caregivers of children, early childhood teachers and to students across disciplines. … this book will be of interest to all readers who are keen to have fresh insights into various developmental issues relating to young children.” (Sujatha Gomathinayagam, He Kupu, Vol. 3 (3), November, 2013)

“This interesting text reviews the possibility to enhance early childhood development in normal children and those with behavioral and psychological problems. Recommended to all pediatricians.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 10 (4), July, 2013)

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent, American University of Beirut Medical Ce, Beirut, Lebanon

    Durriyah Sinno

  • , Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent, American University of Beirut Medical Ce, Beirut, Laos

    Lama Charafeddine

  • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

    Mohamad Mikati

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Enhancing Early Child Development

  • Book Subtitle: A Handbook for Clinicians

  • Authors: Durriyah Sinno, Lama Charafeddine, Mohamad Mikati

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4827-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-4826-6

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4827-3

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 164

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 59 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pediatrics, Primary Care Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, Child and School Psychology

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access