It is not a favourite topic for many health care professionals as it iscomplex and time consuming. But resolution is essential to children'ssocial integration and self-esteem.
In this book, Anthony Cohn uses the term "withholding" rather thanconstipation. He discusses the use of negative reinforcement, where abehaviour is strengthened because a negative condition is stopped oravoided as a consequence of the behaviour, and provides excellentstrategies to discourage children from withholding.
Constipation, Withholding and Your Child is easy to read and introduceshumour into a taboo subject while acknowledging the complexity of theproblem. Cohn talks in plain language that can easily be understood byparents, health care professionals and older children. It uses a relaxedstory-book style that encourages children to discover their ownsolutions.
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