Your Growing Child

PenelopeLeachisoneoftoday’sforemostauthoritiesonchildcare，authorofthegreatlyadmiredYourBaby&Child：FromBirthtoAgeFive，whichDr.T.BerryBrazeltonhascalled“awonderfulbook.Wellresearched，wellwrittenandsensitivetobothparents’andchildren’sneedsinthetaskofgrowinguptogether.”Now，withthesameauthorityandunderstanding，shediscussesparents’concernsaboutchildrenofallages.YourGrowingChildisanA-to-Zcompendiumofvitalinformationandcomfortforeverymotherandfather—fromnewparentsbringinghometheirfirstinfanttoparentsofadolescentssoontostrikeoutontheirown.Whethersheistellingyouwhattodowhenyourchildsuddenlydevelopsahighfeverorearacheorrash，orsuggestinghowyoumightdeterminethereasonbehindyoureight-year-old’sunwillingnesstogotoschool，orhelpingyoudealwithyouradolescent’sdevelopingsexuality，PenelopeLeach’sfullandspecificadvicealwaysreflectsnotonlythepracticeofleadingmedicalauthoritiesbutherownimmenseexpertiseandexperienceasachildpsychologist，herextraordinarysensitivitytothefeelingsofbothchildandparent，andhergraspoftherealities—financial，professional，andsocial—oflifetoday.