Word: childing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Kanner devotes half of his book to dealing with personality disorders which develop when the child's body and soul are thrown out of order. Such children are the really naughty ones...
Tics, or habitual spasms of certain muscles, are another nervous derangement of childhood. The child may shake his head, nod, frown, scowl, blink, grimace, twist his mouth, sniff, hack, swallow, cough, sigh, hiccough, wiggle his ears, jerk his limbs, scratch himself. Tiqueurs are seldom less than six years old. They usually also suffer from personality disorders?restless-ness, self-consciousness, over-ambitiousness. Curing a child of a tic, Dr. Kanner finds is a difficult task. The more a child's attention is called to his tic, the less likely the tic will disappear. Overactive children should be given quiet recreations...
Temper tantrums are one of the most common forms of naughtiness. The youngster works himself into a rage. He yells, stamps his feet, rolls on the floor, strikes at everyone in reach, curses, bites, bangs his head against the wall. Best way of curing a child of tantrums is to leave him alone during his spells, never argue or give in to him. No child has ever become sick or died in a tantrum, says Dr. Kanner...
Babies have been born sucking their thumbs and the habit during the first two years of a child's life is no cause for alarm, provided the baby is healthy and well-developed. Thumbguards, says Dr. Kanner, do not break a child of thumbsucking. He will stop the habit if he has toys and other children to play with...
...child may make a fuss about eating because he is actually sick, finds this a good way of bullying his family, or is overstuffed. To break the habit, says Dr. Kanner: "Simply put the food before the child at the regular meal time (and always in the same place) and then withdraw. After 30 minutes the dishes should be removed without the slightest comment. No nourishment of any kind should be given between meals. There is no danger if the child misses one meal or even several meals...