When Children Feel Pain: From Everyday Aches to Chronic Conditions

When Children Feel Pain, by Rachel Rabkin Peachman and Anna Wilson, explains how the latest medical advances can help us care for children when they suffer. Untreated or misdiagnosed pain is an epidemic among children, with nearly one out of every five children in the US suffering chronic pain and 30-40% of children over age twelve reporting feeling some form of pain in any given week. The authors dispel myths and fears surrounding childhood vaccination and opioid prescription medication and outline a range of effective pain-relieving strategies, from cognitive behavioral therapy to parent-led soothing techniques. Helping children address pain is not only at the heart of caretaking but also proves to be a foundation for lifelong health.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2022
Publisher: Harvard University Press

When children experience pain, they look to adults for help and comfort. However, children's pain is poorly understood by many parents, teachers, coaches, doctors, and nurses. In When Children Feel Pain, Rachel Rabkin Peachman, an award-winning science and parenting journalist, and Anna Wilson, a pediatric pain specialist, explore how the latest medical advances can help us care for children when they suffer. Untreated or misdiagnosed pain is an epidemic among children, with nearly one out of every five children in the United States suffering chronic pain, and 30 to 40 percent of children over age twelve reporting feeling some form of pain in any given week. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of children receive appropriate treatment, increasing the risk of them struggling with pain later in life.

However, as Peachman and Wilson demonstrate, if we give pain the attention it deserves early in life, we can minimize short-term distress and halt the development of long-term chronic pain problems. Whether you are a parent, medical professional, teacher, or anyone else who cares for children, Peachman and Wilson can teach you how to help kids cope with pain. They dispel myths and fears surrounding childhood vaccination and opioid prescription medication and outline a range of effective pain-relieving strategies, from cognitive behavioral therapy to parent-led soothing techniques. Helping children address pain is not only at the heart of caretaking; it also proves to be a foundation for lifelong health.

Weight: 502g
Dimension: 150 x 217 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780674185029