Verbal First Aid: Help Your Kids Heal from Fear and Pain--and Come Out Strong

by Judith Acosta and Judith Simon Prager

Book Overview

Words as Medicine What to say to your children to get them through the bumps, bruises, and crises of childhood. Falling off a bike, having a bad dream, getting stitches...sometimes a kiss isn't enough to make it all better. But what you say to your child in those first moments of pain or fear could make all the difference. Using techniques the authors have taught to doctors, nurses, and first responders, Verbal First Aid(tm) explains how words can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425234274
• ISBN13: 9780425234273
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher