Nerissa Bauer is a behavioral pediatrician. She can be reached at Let's Talk Kids Health.org.

It’s time to acknowledge the developmental behavioral pediatric workforce

Conditions and Diseases
March 26, 2019

There are roughly 15 percent of the nation’s children who suffer from a developmental-behavioral condition or about 1 in 6 children. Unfortunately, many of those children often do not get the help they need.

Children with developmental and behavioral challenges can easily be missed, especially when the behaviors are more subtle or impacts on function are not evident daily, such as with a …

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It’s time to acknowledge the developmental behavioral pediatric workforce

Here’s why pediatricians ask about trauma and violence

Conditions and Diseases
February 28, 2019

As a behavioral pediatrician, I see children with behavior problems. Kids with aggression, kids who have been kicked out of multiple daycares or schools and kids who are not doing well at home or school.

One of the things I always look for are clues as to why. Behaviors, while stressful, are not a diagnosis. They are symptoms of something else. For example: Just because a kiddo is not completing homework …

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Here’s why pediatricians ask about trauma and violence