Parental Leave Reading List

Residents should select a reading list to review with their advisor at the beginning of the elective.

General

• AAP Health Children website: www.healthychildren.org

• Baby 411, by Dr. Ari Brown & Denise Fields

• Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality, by Laura A. Jana & Jennifer Shu

• Pacifier use: Am Fam Physician article, April, 2009. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0415/p681.html

• Family Meals: http://www.poweroffamilymeals.com/resources/about

• Counseling on Early Childhood Concerns: Sleep Issues, Thumb-Sucking, Picky Eating, School Readiness, & Oral Health: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0815/p274.html

Postpartum/Breastfeeding

• AFP by Topic- Labor, Delivery & Postpartum: http://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=16

Nutrition

• Failure to Thrive: An Update: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0401/p829.html

• Infant Formula: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0401/p565.html

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Pee/Poop

• Evaluation & Treatment of Constipation in Children & Adolescents: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0715/p82.html

• AAP toilet training toolkit: http://www2.aap.org/sections/scan/practicingsafety/module7.htm

• 3day potty training ebook: https://www.3daypottytraining.com/

• The Ins and Outs of Poop, by Thomas R. Duhamel, PhD.

Sleep

• AFP by Topic- Sleep Disorders in Children: http://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=84

• My Child Won’t Sleep: A Quick Guide for the Sleep-Deprived Parent, by Dr. Sujay Kansagra

• Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, by Dr. Marc Weissbluth (extinction method)

• The No-Cry Sleep Solution, by Dr. Elizabeth Pantley

• Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know, AAP, Dr. Rachel Moon (editor)

Oral Health

• WA Dental Service Foundation training & resource center for primary care medical providers: www.kidsoralhealth.org

Development

• Speech and Language Delay in Children: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0515/p1183.html

• Identifying infants & young children with developmental disorders in the medical home: an algorithm for developmental surveillance & screening. Pediatrics. 2006;118 (1):405.

• Marks KP, LaRosa AC. Understanding developmental-behavioral screening measures. Pediatr Rev. 2012 Oct;33(10):448-57.

• USPSTF Speech & Language Delay & Disorders in Children Age 5 & Younger: Screening. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening?ds=1&s=speech%20and%20language%20delay

• Birth to 5: Watch me thrive: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ecd/child-health-development/watch-me-thrive

• Developmental Screening Toolkit: http://www.developmentalscreening.org/

• King County Birth to Three Services: http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/DDD/services/babiesAndToddlers.aspx

• Seattle Public Schools Special Education Services: http://www.seattleschools.org/students/academics/special_education/

• Birth to Three Providers in King County: http://www5.kingcounty.gov/eiproviders/

Discipline

• Amercian Family Physician handout on childhood discipline: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/1015/p1447.html

• Positive Discipline, by Dr. Jane Nelson: http://www.positivediscipline.com/

• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

Safety

• Period of PURPLE Crying: http://purplecrying.info/

• AAP Policy Statement- Child Passenger Safety: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/4/788.full.html

• Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

• AAP Policy Statement- Media: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/128/1/201.full.html

• Savvy Parents Safe Kids (www.savvyparentssafekids.com)- local safety expert, parent resources, classes

Neonatology

• AFP by Topic- Neonatology/Newborn Issues: (collection of AFP articles/resources) http://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=18

• Neonatology for Primary Care, by Dr. Deborah E. Campbell

• Outpatient care of the Premature Infant: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/1015/p1159.html

• Evaluation & Treatment of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0601/p873.html

Physical Exam

• A Comprehensive Newborn Examination: Part I. General, Head and Neck, Cardiopulmonary: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0901/p289.html

• A Comprehensive Newborn Examination: Part II. Skin, Trunk, Extremities, Neurologic: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0901/p297.html

• Newborn Skin: Part I. Common Rashes: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0101/p47.html

• Newborn Skin: Part II. Birthmarks: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0101/p56.html