Wetting in Children and Adolescents: A Practical Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Caregivers - Softcover

Von Gontard, Alexander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889374880 ISBN 13: 9780889374881

Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Step-by-step guidance for parents and carers on helping childrenand adolescents achieve dryness.Wetting is a distressing problem that is common in children and canalso affect adolescents. This clearly written book shows parents andcarers how to assess and treat wetting problems effectively.Whether the problem is daytime wetting, bedwetting, or wettingwith soiling, the chapters provide step-by-step instructions andconcrete ideas to help children and adolescents achieve dryness. Allrecommendations are based on the latest scientific studies andguidelines such as those of the International Children's ContinenceSociety (ICCS). Useful charts and questionnaires help identify theexact problem, track progress on a daily basis, and increasemotivation.This practical guide is ideal for parents as well as for teachers,educators, and caregivers.

About this title

Review:

"Undoubtedly, these original pocketbooks are useful either for caregivers or parents who are in need of a better understanding of different mechanisms leading to wetting and/or soiling whilst aiming to obtain good therapeutic results."; Prof. Paul Meria, Section Editor Paris, in European Urology Today, 2017

About the Author:

Alexander von Gontard; Prof., MD is affiliated with the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland UniversityHospital, Homburg, Germany

About this edition

• Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0889374880
• ISBN 13: 9780889374881
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96