What Really Works For Kids - Softcover

Clark, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593049195 ISBN 13: 9780593049198

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2002

Synopsis

What is the single greatest gift you can give your child? Vibrant good health, of course. But in a world where children as young as ten are being diagnosed with early signs of heart disease, where up to a third of young children at an infant school may be taking Ritalin, a drug that has been banned in Sweden, and where computers, not dogs, are a child’s best friend, how do you get it right? In What Really Works for Kids, award-winning Sunday Times journalist and one of Britain’s leading health writers Susan Clark draws upon her considerable wealth of experience and the very latest cutting-edge scientific research to offer every parent the opportunity to make sound, confident decisions that will benefit their children’s health now and in the future. As she highlights the health hazards that plague so many youngsters today, Susan reveals the benefits of vitamins, herbs and homeopathic treatments – and focuses on a range of simple but effective hands-on therapies, such as yoga and infant massage, that really work. Here too, as she unravels the complex and often contradictory information that appears in the media, she details the fascinating key stages of development, from newborn to young adulthood, and provides parents with an easy-to-follow A–Z guide on how to treat over fifty everyday complaints. Packed with practical advice and essential information, What Really Works for Kids is the ultimate health guide for parents everywhere – and one of the most valuable books they will ever own.

About this title

Review

Award winning journalist Susan Clark has followed up What Really Works with this valuable version aimed at parents. While considerable research and in-depth first-hand experience was the basis of the first book, for the kids version Clark adds the empathy and passion of a concerned parent herself.

Not that the dense information makes this a hard one to navigate through, as it's organised into five parts which make easy reading. "Health Hazards, Traps and Traumas" covers the dilemmas every health conscious parent faces including vaccines, food additives and learning problems. "Natural Medicine" looks at natural health treatments from the perspective of treating children. "Food Talk" tackles the problems of catering for kids in a junk food culture, and "Your Changing Child" goes through the growth stages. Finally there is an A-z guide to remedies for everyday complaints.

Clark is sensitive to parents who might be all out for natural healing with regard to their own health, but worry whether this is 100 per cent safe for children. But as she herself stresses, this is not an "either/or" between natural medicine and conventional medicine. Clark's aim is to equip parents with resources that will enable to them to make informed decisions, and to provide ample ways of supporting your child's health. Her style is reassuring, positive, and practical--note that she doesn't advocate banning junk food, but instead suggests invaluable ways to minimise the damage. --Lorna V

Review

An essential guide for parents who know a little about natural health - and who want to learn a whole lot more.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0593049195
• ISBN 13: 9780593049198
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 416