This book offers solutions on how to enhance the normal development of the well child
incorporating complementary medicine. The primary care provider is the only healthcare
professional to see every child (0-18) and their parent and can assess the child's health and
advise parents on how to provide a healthy environment and important practices to nurture
healthy children. The book provides realistic scenarios encountered by new nurse practitioners
in their clinical training. It is structured in a question and answer framework to help
practitioners critically think through the best practices to be implemented during the well
child visit and develop a plan of action for the family. This book provides assessment and
diagnostic criteria and tools and presents common developmental and behavioral issues for each
age group. The book promotes the role of professional as advocate by making recommendations for
broad social policies to help all children succeed.
