Child Development and Child Health: The Preschool Years

by Martin Bax, Hilary Hart

The normal development of the child from birth to five years is covered in this guide intended for all involved with the primary health care of children, as well as undergraduates studying paediatrics and general practice. Every aspect of development is the body systems, speech and language, and intellectual and social development. Methods of developmental examination are described and the findings interpreted. This book discusses the links between commonly occurring problems in development, health and behaviour. Methods of management are outlined, and consideration is given to the educational and social services and the provision of primarmy health care. It covers commonly seen problems, like colds and sleep disturbances and treats emotional as well as physical development.

Paperback

Published February 1, 1990

About the author

Martin Bax was a British consultant paediatrician, who, in addition to his medical career, founded the Arts magazine Ambit in 1959. Since he created it, Ambit has published poetry, prose and artwork from the likes of Fleur Adcock, Peter Porter, Tennessee Williams, J. G. Ballard, Eduardo Paolozzi and many others.
His first published novel was The Hospital Ship published by Cape and New Directions in 1976. Love on the Borders was published by Seren in 2005. In the 1970s using text from The Hospital Ship he developed the Vietnam Symphony with jazz trumpeter Henry Lowther and this was performed at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) and subsequently on BBC Radio 3. He also wrote for children and his book Edmond went Far Away was published in the US and the UK.