Talking with parents / Barbara Korsch -- Talking with children / Yi Hui Liu, Martin T. Stein -- Teachable moments in primary care / Barry Zuckerman, Steven Parker -- Touchpoints of anticipatory guidance in the first three years / T. Berry Brazelton, Joshua Sparrow -- Difficult encounters with parents / Barbara Korsch -- Helping families deal with bad news / Jack P. Shonkoff and Yvette E. Yatchmink -- Promoting early literacy / Perri Klass -- Family systems / Carol Hubbard, William Lord Coleman -- Promoting parental self-understanding / Barry Zuckerman, Pamela M. Zuckerman -- Behavioral screening / Terry Stancin, Ellen Perrin -- Developmental screening / Frances Page Glascoe -- Screening for social and emotional delays in early childhood / Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan, Alice S. Carter -- Behavioral management: theory and practice / Edward R. Christophersen -- Coping with stressful transitions / W. Thomas Boyce -- Managing behavior / Barbara Howard -- Pain / Neil L. Schechter -- Early childhood development in developing countries / Ilgi Ozturk Ertem -- Self-regulation therapy / Karen Olness --Psychopharmacology / Alison Schonwald, Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrich -- Recurrent abdominal pain / Leonard Rappaport -- The aggressive, explosive child / Ross W. Greene, J. Stuart Ablon -- Anorexia nervosa and bulimia / Angela S. Guarda, Alain Joffe -- Anxiety disorders / Travis R. Adams, Margaret A. Swank, Bruce J. Masek -- Asperger's syndrome / Celine A. Saulnier, Fred R. Volkmar -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / Steven Parker -- Autism / Elizabeth B. Caronna -- Bad news in the media / Marilyn Augustyn, Betsy McAllister Groves -- Bipolar disorder in children / Janet Wozniak, Joseph Biederman -- Biting others / Barbara Howard -- Breath holding / Barry Zuckerman -- Bullying / Douglas Vanderbilt -- Cerebral palsy / Frederick B. Palmer, Alexander H. Hoon -- Chronic conditions / Ellen C. Perrin -- Colic / Steven Parker -- Depression / Michael Jellinek -- Down syndrome / Siegfried M. Pueschel -- The dysmorphic child / John C. Carey -- Encopresis / Alison Schonwald, Leonard Rappaport -- Enuresis / Leonard Rappaport, Alison Schonwald -- Failure to thrive / Deborah A. Frank -- Fears / Marilyn Augustyn -- Fetal alcohol syndrome / Barbara A. Morse, Lyn Weiner -- Fragile X syndrome / Randi Hagerman -- Gay, lesbian, & bisexual youth / C. Wayne Sells, Gary Remafedi --Gender identity dilemmas / Ellen C. Perrin -- The gifted child / Eve Colson, Neil Schechter -- Headaches / Martin Stein -- Hearing impairment / Laurel M. Wills, Karen E. Wills -- Language delays / James Coplan -- Lying, cheating, & stealing / Nerissa B. San Luis, Martin T. Stein -- Masturbation / Ilgi Ozturk Ertem, John Leventhal -- Mental retardation: behavioral problems / Theodore Kastner, Kevin Walsh -- Mental retardation: diagnostic evaluation / David L. Coulter -- Motor delays / Peter A. Blasco -- Neglect / Howard Dubowitz -- Nightmares and night terrors / Barry Zuckerman -- Obesity / Lawrence Hammer -- Physical abuse / Christine E. Barron, Carole Jenny -- Picky eating / Julie Lumeng -- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children / Glenn Saxe -- Prematurity: primary care follow-up / James A. Blackman, Robert J. Boyle -- School avoidance / Barton D. Schmitt -- School failure / Paul H. Dworkin -- School readiness / Margot Kaplan-Sanoff -- Selective mutism / Naomi Steiner -- Self-esteem and resilience / Robert B. Brooks -- Sensory integration disorder / Marie E. Anzalone -- Sex and the adolescent / Linda Grant -- Sexual abuse / Deborah Madansky, Christine Barron, Carole Jenny -- Shyness / Jonathan M. Cheek / Sleep problems / Judith A. Owens -- Speech-sound disorders / Rebecca McCauley -- Stuttering / Barry Guitar -- Substance abuse in adolescence / John R. Knight --Suicide / Karen Norberg -- Temper tantrums / Robert Needlman -- Temperamentally difficult children / Stanley Turecki -- Thumb sucking / Stephanie Blenner -- Tics and Tourette's syndrome / Adrian Sandler -- Toilet training / Steven Parker -- Unpopular children / Melvin D. Levine -- Violent youth / Peter Stringham -- Visual impairment / Michael E. Msall -- Witness to violence / Betsy McAlister Groves -- Adoption / Nancy Roizen -- Bereavement and loss / Benjamin S. Siegel, Maria Trozzi -- Child care / Laura A. Jana -- Cultural competence / Lee M. Pachter -- Divorce / Margot Kaplan-Sanoff -- Dying children / David J. Schonfeld, Melvin Lewis -- Foster care / Moira Szilagyi -- Gay and lesbian parents / Ellen C. Perrin -- Screening for maternal depression / Prachi Shah -- Sibling rivalry / Robert Needlman -- Single parents / J. Lane Tanner -- Stepfamilies / Margorie Engel, John S. Visher -- Television / Victor C. Strasburger -- Twins / Jessie R. Groothuis -- Vulnerable children / Brian W.C. Forsyth.