Encounters with Children

Suzanne Dixon, M.D., M.P.H. is Professor Emerita of Pediatrics, the University of California, San Diego, and is on the clinical faculty, University of Washington. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, where she has served on the national Early Childhood Committee and the executive Committee of the section of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics. She has also served on the Executive Council of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and is a member of the Society for Research in Child Development, the Society for Pediatric Research and the American Public Health Association. She currently serves as a consultant on child health and development and practices Behavioral and Development Pediatrics and Pediatrics in Montana. She is also a contributor to the Pamper?s Parenting Institute and BabyCenter web site for parents, where she supplies information on everything from normal development to special problems (http://www.totalbabycare.com, http://www.babycenter.com).

Martin T. (Marty) Stein, M.D. is Professor of pediatrics at UCSD in LaJolla, CA. He practices and teaches in both primary care pediatrics and developmental/behavioral pediatrics. Dr. Stein currently serves on the editorial boards of Pediatrics in Review and the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, in which he also writes the section on challenging cases. He is the President Elect of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. He was the past Chair of the Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health. Dr. Stein was the past Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics at UCSD, where the program received the Ambulatory Pediatric Association?s Award for Teaching Excellence while he was Chief.

Ch. 1: Format, Use and Perspectives Ch. 2: Concepts and Theories of Child Development Ch. 3: The Development-Based Office: Doing more with each visit Ch. 4: The Prenatal Visit Ch. 5: The Newborn Examination Ch. 6: The Special Care Nursery: Unlocking the Behavior of the Vulnerable Neonate Ch. 7: Getting Launched: The first month together Ch. 8: Getting on Track: Months One and Two Ch. 9: Three Months: Having Fun with the Picture Book Baby Ch. 10: Five to Six Months: Reaching Out to Play Ch. 11: Seven to Eight months: Separation and Strangers Ch. 12: Nine to Ten Months: Active Exploration Ch. 13: One Year: One Giant Step Forward Ch. 14: Fifteen to Eighteen Months: Asserting Independence and Pushing the Limits Ch. 15: Two Years: Learning the Rules - Language and Cognition Ch. 16: Three years: The Emergence of Magic Ch. 17: Four Years: A Clearer Sense of Self Ch. 18: Five years: Entering School Ch. 19: Six to Seven Years: Reading, Relationships and Rules Ch. 20: Seven to Ten Years: The World of Middle Childhood Ch. 21: Eleven to Thirteen Years: Early Adolescence - The Age of Rapid Changes Ch. 22: Fourteen to Sixteen Years: Mid-teens and Relationships Ch. 23: Seventeen and up: The transitions to adulthood Ch. 24: Special Families Ch. 25: Children's Encounters with Illness and Injury Ch. 26: Children and Stressful Life Events: Separation, Loss, Violence and Death Ch. 27: The Use of Children's Drawings in Clinical Practice Ch. 28: Resources for Parents