When Children Feel Pain, Rachel Rabkin Peachman
When Children Feel Pain, Rachel Rabkin Peachman
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When Children Feel Pain
From Everyday Aches to Chronic Conditions

Author: Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Anna C. Wilson

Narrator: Rachel Rabkin Peachman

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/16/2023


Synopsis

In When Children Feel Pain, Rachel Rabkin Peachman, an award-winning science and parenting journalist, and Anna Wilson, a pediatric pain specialist, show how the latest medical advances can help us care for children when they suffer.

Untreated or misdiagnosed pain is an epidemic among children. Nearly one out of every five children in the United States suffers chronic pain, while 30 to 40 percent of children over age twelve report feeling some form of pain in any given week. Yet only a small fraction of children receive appropriate treatment, increasing the risk that they will struggle with pain later in life. But, as Peachman and Wilson show, if we give pain the attention it deserves early in life, we can minimize short-term distress and halt the development of long-term chronic pain problems.

Whether you are a parent, medical professional, teacher, or anyone else who cares for children, Peachman and Wilson can teach you how to help kids cope with pain. The authors dispel myths and fears surrounding childhood vaccination and opioid prescription medication and outline a range of effective pain-relieving strategies, from cognitive behavioral therapy to parent-led soothing techniques. Helping children address pain is not only at the heart of caretaking; it also proves to be a foundation for lifelong health.

About Rachel Rabkin Peachman

Rachel Rabkin Peachman is a seasoned health and science journalist who has written for a wide range of publications, including the Atlantic, Consumer Reports, Parents, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. She is a recipient of the Kathleen M. Foley Journalist Award, given by the American Pain Society.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Donna on November 17, 2022

This book was eye-opening - I never knew, for example, how common it was not to administer anesthesia for infants undergoing surgery through the late 1980's! And, it was so interesting to learn the mechanics of pain and how there are pain gate-keepers in the back of your spinal cord, which completel......more

Goodreads review by Judi on December 10, 2022

I loved this book! It is written with a nice balance of information and anecdotes. I love to read science books that make it all come to life. This topic is largely unexplored, and as someone who struggles with chronic pain, I find information regarding its origins and physiologic/neurologic foundat......more