Managing Your Child's Chronic Pain.

Cover -- Managing Your Child's Chronic Pain -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One How Pain Affects Children and Families -- Two Getting Help and Setting Goals -- Three Relaxation Methods for Children and Teenagers -- Four Praise, Attention, and Reward Systems -- Five Lifestyle Factors -- Six Sleep Interventions -- Seven School and Social Life -- Eight Coping with Pain, Stress, and Other Problems -- Nine Special Topics by Age and Developmental Level: Issues for Young Children and Older Adolescents -- Ten Reflection, Maintenance, and Prevention -- Appendices -- Appendix A Instructions for Progressive Muscle Relaxation (for Young Children, Ages 5-9) -- Appendix B Instructions for Progressive Muscle Relaxation (for Older Children, over Age 10) -- Appendix C Instructions for Muscle Relaxation with Imagery -- Appendix D Instructions for Mini-Relaxation -- Appendix E Point System Worksheet -- Appendix F Privilege System Worksheet -- Appendix G Brainstorming Solutions Worksheet -- Resources and Bibliography -- Index.

Managing Your Child's Chronic Pain is an invaluable resource for parents who wish to learn how to help their children and families cope with persisting pain using cutting-edge, scientifically proven treatment tools and techniques. The easy-to-implement strategies in this book provide parents with practical instructions for pain management that will enable children to return to school, participate in sports and other activities, and pursue healthy and active social lives.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.