Finnie's Handling the Young Child with Cerebral Palsy at Home

The 4th edition of Finnie's Handling the Young Child with Cerebral Palsy at Home has been updated to reflect the current practices of today. It aims to help parents assist their child with cerebral palsy (CP) towards achieving the most comfortable independence in all activities. It is hoped to show how, by using typical parenting skills, which involve guiding and exposing a child to develop through challenging experiences, the child with CP will also develop. The book is also intended to help professionals and other carers new to this field understand, support and encourage young children with CP and their families. Over the years since the first edition of this book was written ideas on appropriate therapies have changed and developed. Similarly opinion on early intervention has changed and the method of delivery of service has in some places moved from centralisation to home-based or community provision. The emphasis of this new edition however remains on a holistic approach to the child's needs seeing the difficulties in relation to the overall development of the child as a unique person from childhood to adulthood. Assessment procedures and prediction of future abilitiesManagement of problems (including medication if appropriate) such as epilepsy, constipation, eneurisis, nourishment, difficulty with sleeping, crying, temper tantrums, sensory deficits and deformityStimulation, fitness, problem solving, compensatory strategies and ease of management Content: Front-matter , Pages i-iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page vii List of contributors , Pages ix-x , J Bavin, Jasia Beaumont, Eva Bower, Mark Bower, Helen Cockerill, Caroline Fitzgerald, Mary Gardner, Julia Graham, Dido Green, Renzo Guerrini, Rosie Kelly, Tara Kerr Elliott, Ingeborg Krägeloh-Mann, Cathy Laver-Bradbury, John F McLaughlin, Christopher Morris, Simona Pellacani, Dinah Reddihough, Peter Rosenbaum, Daniel S Roy, et al. Foreword , Pages xi-xii , Philippa Russell Acknowledgements , Page xiii Introduction , Pages xv-xvi Suggestions on how to use this book , Page xvii Chapter 1 - Communication between parents and professionals , Pages 1-5 , Eva Bower Chapter 2 - Preparing for and coping with hospital appointments, assessments and admissions , Pages 7-13 , Caroline Fitzgerald, Tara Kerr Elliott Chapter 3 - Medical aspects of cerebral palsy: Causes, associated problems and management , Pages 15-27 , Dinah Reddihough Chapter 4 - The role of different brain-imaging techniques in the diagnosis of cerebral palsy , Pages 29-37 , Ingeborg Krägeloh-Mann, Marko Wilke Chapter 5 - Epilepsy in cerebral palsy , Pages 39-55 , Renzo Guerrini, Simona Pellacani Chapter 6 - Parents' problems , Pages 57-72 , J Bavin, Eva Bower Chapter 7 - Learning and behaviour – the psychologist's role , Pages 73-83 , Mary Gardner Chapter 8 - Emotional health , Pages 85-94 , Cathy Laver-Bradbury Chapter 9 - Parents' contribution to early learning – developing a dialogue using touch, sight, hearing and communication , Pages 95-99 , Eva Bower Chapter 10 - Understanding movement, both typical and in the child with cerebral palsy , Pages 101-118 , Eva Bower Chapter 11 - Handling , Pages 119-136 , Eva Bower Chapter 12 - Sleeping , Pages 137-148 , Jasia Beaumont Chapter 13 - Feeding , Pages 149-164 , Helen Cockerill Chapter 14 - Lifting and carrying , Pages 165-180 , Julia Graham Chapter 15 - Toilet training , Pages 181-190 , Anne J Wright, Rosie Kelly Chapter 16 - Bathing , Pages 191-202 , Eva Bower Chapter 17 - Dressing , Pages 203-226 , Eva Bower Chapter 18 - Communication , Pages 227-242 , Helen Cockerill Chapter 19 - Hand function and fine motor activities , Pages 243-268 , Dido Green Chapter 20 - Gross motor development in children with cerebral palsy: what do we know, and how may that knowledge help? , Pages 269-281 , Peter Rosenbaum Chapter 21 - Chairs, pushchairs and car seats , Pages 283-299 , Eva Bower Chapter 22 - Aids to mobility , Pages 301-308 , Eva Bower Chapter 23 - Play , Pages 309-329 , Eva Bower Chapter 24 - Leisure and fitness , Pages 331-338 , Eva Bower Chapter 25 - Deformity: Growth and the problems of getting taller , Pages 339-360 , David Scrutton Chapter 26 - Orthoses and children with cerebral palsy , Pages 361-366 , Christopher Morris Chapter 27 - Spasticity , Pages 367-374 , Daniel S Roy, John F McLaughlin Chapter 28 - Complementary and alternative medicine in cerebral palsy , Pages 375-380 , Mark Bower Appendix 1 - An overview of the first five stages of sensorimotor development in a child with typical movement , Pages 381-387 Appendix 2 - A typical child's gross motor development , Page 389 Appendix 3 - Validated measures of motor development and function which can be used for children with cerebral palsy: (listed alphabetically) , Pages 391-392 Appendix 4 - Using the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) for intervention planning in children 0–5 years: (cognitive, behaviour and sensory characteristics may further influence all of these suggestions) , Pages 393-394 Appendix 5 - Glossary of some of the terms used by therapists: (most terms are described as used in the chapters) , Pages 395-399 Index , Pages 401-421

The 4th edition of Finnie’s Handling the Young Child with Cerebral Palsy at Home has been updated to reflect the current practices of today. It aims to help parents assist their child with cerebral palsy (CP) towards achieving the most comfortable independence in all activities. It is hoped to show how, by using typical parenting skills, which involve guiding and exposing a child to develop through challenging experiences, the child with CP will also develop. The book is also intended to help professionals and other carers new to this field understand, support and encourage young children with CP and their families.

Over the years since the first edition of this book was written ideas on appropriate therapies have changed and developed. Similarly opinion on early intervention has changed and the method of delivery of service has in some places moved from centralisation to home-based or community provision. The emphasis of this new edition however remains on a holistic approach to the child's needs seeing the difficulties in relation to the overall development of the child as a unique person from childhood to adulthood.

• Assessment procedures and prediction of future abilities
• Management of problems (including medication if appropriate) such as epilepsy, constipation, eneurisis, nourishment, difficulty with sleeping, crying, temper tantrums, sensory deficits and deformity
• Stimulation, fitness, problem solving, compensatory strategies and ease of management

• New chapters include Neuroimaging, Epilepsy, Emotional health, Orthotics, Spasticity management, and Complementary and alternative medicine
• Over 460 revised illustrations showing different pieces of equipment which may be helpful and ways of holding and moving a child with cerebral palsy
• Chapters on Sleeping, Feeding, Lifting and Carrying, Toileting, Communication and Fine motor movement have been completely re-written by a professional specialising in the particular field

"Finnie's handling the young child with cerebral palsy at home has been written to help the parents of a child with cerebral palsy (CP) assist their child towards achieving the most comfortable independence in all activities. It is hoped to show how, by using typical parenting skills, which involve guiding and exposing a child to develop through challenging experiences, the child with CP will also develop. The book is also intented to help professionals and other careers new to this field understand, support and encourage young children with CP and their families."--Page 4 de la couverture Fundamental to the successful treatment of children with cerebral palsy is the cooperation of parents in home handling. This new edition has been expanded and updated to include new information for therapists, parents, nurses and carers