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This book helps parents grasp problems with feelings and behaviour. It looks at these problems in children and teens. It covers tantrums and soiling after toilet training. Other topics include anxiety, low mood, and acts of aggression. It looks at rash acts and hyperactivity, or being too active. It also covers slow progress at school. For teens, it covers self-harm and mood swings. It looks at their worries about food and weight, too.

Kenneth H. Talan gives parents a guide to care. He covers help at home and care from trained experts. Part one shows parents how to spot problems. It helps them judge the signs that warn of trouble. A guide lists symptoms in A-to-Z order. It looks at the child's growth as a whole. A ten-step plan sets out ways to help. Talan also explores how parents feel when their child struggles.

Part two explains tests and ways to assess problems. It shows how to find expert help. It covers psychotherapy, which uses talk and other methods to help. It also covers drugs and other forms of care. Some of these work alongside standard care; others take its place. The book covers their side effects, too. It shows how therapists use play with children and teens. It weighs the money, time, and energy that care takes. A list at the back gives more self-help reading.

Talan is a psychiatrist, a doctor who treats mental health problems. He studied medicine at Yale. He has worked in clinics for children and teens. He has worked in public schools, too. For over 20 years, he gave advice to school staff. These were teachers, psychologists, and counsellors who helped pupils with behaviour problems. He has given talks to experts and the public. Ioana Maria Pricop translated this edition. Its source is Help Your Child or Teen Get Back on Track.