Children A to Z

About the Book

In the book Children A to Z, Tiffany Field has reviewed recent research on childhood issues from A to Z. Parents often feel the need to consult a reference book regarding problems their children are experiencing. Although encyclopedia-like books have been written on children’s medical problems, those do not include behavior problems. Books that cover behavior problems are not organized in alphabetical order but rather, the problems are imbedded in different age sections or in general discussions, forcing the parent to read all the material to find the specific problem. Most discussions of children’s problems, even by well-known authors, are largely based on anecdotal material and clinical experience rather than research data. The volume Children A to Z solves both of these problems. It is not only organized alphabetically for the reader’s easy access, but its 300 entries are based on current research data. Some anecdotal material is used for interest value, but the content is drawn from literature searches. The first two entries in the volume are given here as examples.

About the Author

Tiffany M. Field, PhD, is the director of the Touch Research Institutes at the University of Miami School of Medicine and Fielding Graduate University. She is recipient of the American Psychological Association Distinguished Young Scientist Award and has had a Research Scientist Award from the NIH for her research career. She is the author of Infancy, The Amazing Infant, Children A to Z, Adolescents A to Z, Heartbreak, Touch, Advances in Touch, Touch Therapy, Massage Therapy Research, and Complementary and Alternative Therapies, the editor of a series of volumes on High-Risk Infants, and on Stress & Coping, and the author of over 450 journal papers.