
Dixon and Stein’s Encounters with Children
Pediatric Behavior and Development
- 5th Edition - November 4, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Jenny Radesky, Caroline Kistin
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 7 0 4 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 7 0 6 - 1
Building on the legacy of Drs. Suzanne D. Dixon and Martin T. Stein, Dixon and Stein’s Encounters with Children, Fifth Edition, offers a unique, how-to approach to understanding th… Read more

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Request a sales quoteBuilding on the legacy of Drs. Suzanne D. Dixon and Martin T. Stein, Dixon and Stein’s Encounters with Children, Fifth Edition, offers a unique, how-to approach to understanding the developmental stages of childhood, providing practical strategies for today’s clinicians who interact with children and families. Unlike pathology-focused pediatrics texts, this compact volume examines typical child development and offers expert guidance on childhood stages, developmental challenges, family wellbeing, and social determinants of health. From the neonatal visit and newborn exam through the late adolescent years, this highly regarded reference provides thorough, evidence-based guidance with an emphasis on relationships as central to a child’s wellbeing. Content is aligned with the well-child visit schedule, making it highly relevant to new and experienced clinicians alike. Now under the expert guidance of new editors, Drs. Jenny Radesky and Caroline Kistin, this edition:
- Brings the child’s perspective into focus through the use of numerous children’s drawings and quotes
- Contains a new chapter on the juvenile justice system and school-to-prison pipeline, as well as updates to topics and language that are inclusive of BIPOC families, LGBT families, those experiencing poverty and related material insecurities, children experiencing foster care, and community partnerships to help families under stress
- Draws upon the knowledge and experience of experts in the field and includes new guidance on addressing social determinants of health, promoting parent-child attachment, promoting equitable school readiness, and supporting families through traumatic experiences
- Provides Observational, Interview, and Examination points for each age, and presents a "Heads Up" section in each chapter, alerting clinicians to certain behaviors that may be present
- Discusses key topics such as childhood depression, digital and social media, educational opportunity, community violence, bullying, learning disabilities, and much more
- Includes data gathering sections at the end of each chapter that demonstrate how to apply information in clinical settings by using age-appropriate interview techniques and activities
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
US Pediatricians; European Pediatricians; Developmental-behavioral pediatricians and NPs/PAs in DBP settings; Fellows in developmental-behavioral pediatrics; Primary care clinicians interested in DBP; •Psychologists working in pediatric medical settings
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Any screen, Any time, Anywhere
- Copyright
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Importance of Child Behavior and Development in Life Course Health
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 2. Understanding Children: Theories, Concepts, and Insights
- WHY LEARN THEORIES?
- HISTORICAL THEORIES
- IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY THEORIES FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
- SUMMARY
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 3. Preparing Your Practice for Socially and Emotionally Responsive Care
- THE ENCOUNTER AS A RELATIONAL EVENT
- THE PHYSICAL LAYOUT
- POSITIONING THE PARTICIPANTS
- AN INTERACTIVE MODEL
- THE CLINICIAN-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
- OBSERVING FAMILY INTERACTIONS
- TALKING WITH CHILDREN: WORDS AND FEELINGS GO BACK AND FORTH
- EVERY VISIT AS A TEACHING ENCOUNTER
- STRUCTURING THE INTERVIEW
- FINE-TUNING THE INTERVIEW
- COMMUNITY RESOURCES
- WRAPPING IT UP
- SUMMARY
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 4. Use of Drawing by Children at Health Encounters
- DRAWING
- SUMMARY
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- APPENDIX
- 5. The Prenatal Period: Understanding Parent Stress, Mental Health, and Attachment
- PERINATAL RISK: BIOMEDICAL FACTORS
- PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION TO PREGNANCY
- THE DEVELOPMENTAL COURSE OF PREGNANCY
- STRESS AND SUPPORT
- ATTACHMENT—ASSESSMENT OF RISK AND RESILIENCE
- OTHER CHILDREN
- WHAT IS THE FETUS UP TO?
- PLANNING FOR BREASTFEEDING
- DURING THE VISIT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- WRAPPING UP
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 6. The Newborn: Meeting the Infant
- BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES—THE SENSES
- TRANSITIONAL BEHAVIOR
- STATE BEHAVIOR
- REFLEXES AND BEYOND
- IMPACT OF THE BIRTH EXPERIENCE
- THE NEWBORN EXAMINATION
- HOSPITAL DISCHARGE DECISIONS AND PLANS
- SUMMARY
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 7. Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Special Issues for Medically Vulnerable Infantsnts
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Preparing for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge
- The Transition From Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Home
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 8. First Days at Home: Making a Place in the Family
- SUPPORTING CAREGIVER-INFANT RELATIONSHIPS
- POSTPARTUM STRESS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION
- REACTIONS OF OLDER SIBLINGS
- AT THE VISIT
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 9. One to Two Months: Adjusting to the World
- IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPTS AT THIS AGE
- GROWTH ASSESSMENT
- SLEEP PATTERNS
- INFANT COLIC
- CAREGIVER WELL-BEING
- DURING THE VISIT
- MANAGEMENT AND GUIDANCE
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 10. Three to Four Months: Smiles and Laughs
- IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPTS
- “SPOILING” BABY
- SLEEP PATTERNS
- THE FAMILY AT 3 MONTHS
- SUMMARY
- DURING THE VISIT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 11. Six Months: Reaching Out
- BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
- CHANGED PERSPECTIVES ON MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
- THE REFLEXES
- DEVELOPMENT OF REACH AND GRASP
- USE OF TOOLS
- ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITATORS AND DETRACTORS
- MOUTHING BEHAVIOR
- ASYMMETRIES
- HANDEDNESS
- SITTING
- SUMMARY
- DURING THE VISIT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- 12. Eight to Nine Months: Exploring and Clinging
- IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPTS
- WHAT IS ATTACHMENT?
- WHAT DOES SECURE ATTACHMENT LOOK LIKE?
- VARIATIONS IN ATTACHMENT BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSE TO STRESS
- HELP WITH SEPARATION
- MOTOR DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLORATION
- CHILD SAFETY
- FEEDING AND EATING
- SLEEP AND NIGHT WAKENING
- PLAY AS ASSESSMENT AT THIS VISIT
- DURING THE VISIT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 13. One Year: One Giant Step Forward
- MOTOR SKILLS: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- WALKING: A CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVES
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAIT
- PREWALKING
- GETTING STARTED AND REFINING SKILLS
- INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
- LEARNING COMPLEX MOTOR SKILLS
- ATYPICAL GAIT AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
- ALTERED PERCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT: CHANGES IN MOTOR TIMETABLE
- THE LARGER CONTEXT OF LEARNING TO WALK
- DURING THE VISIT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- 14. Fifteen to Eighteen Months: Declaring Independence and Pushing the Limits
- IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPTS
- DISCIPLINE
- TOILET TRAINING
- FEEDING AND SELF-DETERMINATION
- AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: EARLY DETECTION MAKES A DIFFERENCE
- DURING THE VISIT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 15. Two Years: Language Leaps
- DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPTS IMPORTANT AT THIS AGE
- LANGUAGE DELAYS
- SPEECH DIFFICULTIES
- DURING THE VISIT
- REFERRALS
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- READING TOGETHER
- SUMMARY
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 16. Three Years: Emergence of Magic
- IMAGINATION AS A CORE MENTAL FUNCTION
- IMAGINATION AS A PATH TO CONNECTION
- IMAGINATION AND FEAR
- ENTERING A WIDER WORLD
- EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
- STORIES AND BOOKS
- SCREENS AND DIGITAL MEDIA
- DURING THE VISIT
- ASSESSMENT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 17. Four Years: Clearer Sense of Self
- CONCEPTS OF IDENTITY
- Beginnings of a Moral Self
- PRESCHOOLER DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS
- COMMON CHALLENGES
- AT THE VISIT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- Books for parents/teachers about early childhood behavior management
- 18. Five Years: Opening the School Door
- IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES AT THIS AGE
- SOURCES OF CHALLENGES AT KINDERGARTEN ENTRY
- DURING THE VISIT
- STANDARDIZED EVALUATIONS FOR SCHOOL READINESS
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- Acknowledgment
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 19. Six to Seven Years: Reading, Relationships, and Playing by the Rules
- DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPTS IMPORTANT AT THIS AGE
- SCHOOL-RELATED CHALLENGES
- DURING THE VISIT
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- Websites
- 20. Seven to 10 Years: The World of Middle Childhood
- DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF THE MIDDLE YEARS OF CHILDHOOD
- MENTAL HEALTH IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
- DURING THE VISIT
- OBSERVATIONS
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 21. Eleven to 14 Years: Early Adolescence—Age of Rapid Changes
- OVERVIEW OF ADOLESCENCE
- EARLY ADOLESCENT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
- Physical development
- Body Image and Weight
- IDENTITY AND INDEPENDENCE
- SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
- AT THE VISIT
- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CLINICAL INTERVIEW
- MENTAL HEALTH AND RISKY BEHAVIOR SCREENING
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE FOR THE EARLY ADOLESCENT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS
- Acknowledgments
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 22. Fifteen to Seventeen Years: Mid-Adolescence—Redefining Self
- MID-ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPTS
- SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT AND SEXUALITY
- MENTAL HEALTH
- DURING THE VISIT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE FOR CAREGIVERS
- Acknowledgments
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 23. Seventeen to Twenty-One Years: Transition to Adulthood
- CRITICAL LIFE TRANSITIONS OF EMERGING ADULTHOOD
- DEVELOPING INTIMATE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
- EMERGING ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER CHRONIC OR SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS
- ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE
- DURING THE VISIT
- ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 24. Specific Considerations: Families Impacted by Incarceration and the Criminal Legal System
- FAMILY STRESS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
- FAMILIES IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION
- WHO IS IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION
- IMPACT OF CAREGIVER INCARCERATION ON CHILD HEALTH
- JUVENILE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT
- WHAT CLINICIANS CAN DO
- CONCLUSION
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- 25. Encounters With Illness: Coping and Growing
- HELPING CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN UNDERSTAND ILLNESSES
- POSITIVE ASPECTS OF ACUTE ILLNESS
- CHRONIC ILLNESS
- MONITORING MENTAL HEALTH
- PARTNERING TO IMPROVE TREATMENT ADHERENCE
- HOSPITALIZATION AND PROCEDURES
- RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
- For Caregivers
- For Clinicians
- 26. Stressful Events: Separation, Loss, Violence, and Death
- CHILDREN AND TRAUMA
- CHILDREN’S UNDERSTANDING OF LOSS AND DEATH: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE
- DEVELOPMENTAL FRAMEWORK
- SPECIAL CASE OF SUICIDE
- CHILDREN’S GRIEF REACTIONS—SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
- MONITORING THE GRIEF PROCESS
- CHALLENGES TO SUCCESSFUL GRIEVING
- RITUALS AROUND DEATH
- SPECIAL ISSUES IN LOSS
- GETTING HELP
- CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE
- WHEN VIOLENCE OCCURS AT HOME
- WHEN CATASTROPHE STRIKES
- RECOMMENDED READING
- Resources for Children and Families
- 27. Resources for Families: An Annotated Bibliography
- BOOK FOR PARENTS-CHILD DEVELOPMENT CLASSICS
- BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
- BOOKS FOR TEENAGERS
- INTERNET RESOURCES
- Reliable Web Resources
- APPENDIX
- REFERENCES
- PEDIATRIC SYMPTOM CHECKLIST
- M-CHAT (THE MODIFIED CHECKLIST FOR AUTISM IN TODDLERS), REVISED (16–30 MONTHS OF AGE)
- INDEX
- Confidence is ClinicalKey
- Edition: 5
- Published: November 4, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443107047
- eBook ISBN: 9780443107061
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Jenny Radesky
Jenny Radesky, M.D. is a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Radesky’s research focuses on family digital media use, child social-emotional development, and parent-child interaction. She uses a combination of observational, qualitative, and passive sensing methods to examine how parents and young children use mobile media throughout daily routines. Dr. Radesky authored the 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics digital media guidelines for young children. https://www.pbs.org/parents/authors/jenny-radesky-md and Twitter: @jennyradesky
Affiliations and expertise
Division Director, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USACK
Caroline Kistin
Associate Professor Caroline Kistin works at the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USARead Dixon and Stein’s Encounters with Children on ScienceDirect