School Failure
School Failure Paul H. Dworkin I. Description of the problem. More than 10% of schoolchildren in the United States are receiving special education and other services because of difficulties with…
School Failure Paul H. Dworkin I. Description of the problem. More than 10% of schoolchildren in the United States are receiving special education and other services because of difficulties with…
School Refusal Jan Harold D. Sia Barton D. Schmitt Carol C. Weitzman I. Background A. Description of the problem. School refusal is defined as “child-motivated refusal to attend school or…
Prematurity: Follow-Up James A. Blackman Robert J. Boyle I. Description of the problem. Infants born before the 37th week of gestation are at risk for chronic medical, neurodevelopmental, and behavioral…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children Glenn Saxe I. Description of the problem. Trauma exposure is an international public health problem. Large-scale epidemiologic studies have reported extraordinarily high percentages of exposure…
Picky Eating Julie Lumeng I. Description of the problem. Picky eating occurs on a continuum and there is no clear cutoff for when it becomes problematic. Parental perception that their…
Child Physical Abuse Christine E. Barron Carole Jenny I. Description of the problem. Child physical abuse is defined as acts of commission involving physical violence that results in injuries. These…
Pediatric Overweight and Obesity Carine Lenders Lauren Oliver Shaheen Lakhani Catherine Logan Margaret Marino Alan Meyers Hannah Milch Vivien Morris I. Description. A. A definition of obesity is useful only…
Oppositional Defiant Disorder Heather Walter Phillip Hernandez Krista Kircanski I. Description of the problem. Many children go through oppositional stages including angry outbursts, arguing, vindictiveness, and disobedience, generally directed at…
Oppositional/Noncompliant Behavior Ross W. Greene I. Description of the problem. Challenging behavior in children and adolescents occurs on a spectrum of severity that can include whining, pouting, crying, sulking, screaming,…
Nightmares and Night Terrors Barry Zuckerman I. Description of the problem. A. Night terrors. Children with night terrors bolt upright from their sleep to cry inconsolably for 5-20 minutes (in…