Ten Keys to Helping Your Child Grow Up with Diabetes, Second Edition

By Tim Wysocki

For a child living with diabetes there are a wide range of issues beyond nutrition and medication. There are also significant emotional, psychological, and social factors. In the second edition of this popular book, noted pediatric psychologist Tim Wysocki, PhD explores these critical issues and gives parents ways to better address them. In addition, he provides more information about children living with type 2 diabetes and helpful new information about the needs of children using an insulin pump.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580401864
• ISBN13: 9781580401869
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A superb guide that emphasizes parent-child interaction

Now in its second edition with updates on carb counting, insulin pumps, and type 2 diabetes in children, The Ten Keys To Helping Your Child Grow Up With Diabetes by Tim Wysocki is a "must-read" resource for parents and caretakers of diabetic young ones. Published by the American Diabetes Association, The Ten Keys To Helping Your Child Grow Up With Diabetes presents the basics of the special responsibility of supervising diabetic children while teaching them to look after their own health, focusing on such issues as emotional coping, family communication and sharing of diabetes responsibilities, problem solving, social skills, school adjustment, relating to health professionals, managing stress and much more. This is a superb guide that emphasizes parent-child interaction to best promote good health and good habits for children of any age who are having to cope with diabetes.