1 Health promotion and disease prevention in young families – Avoidable health problems, and expectations of young parents

Chapters in this book

1. I-VIII I
2. List of Contributors IX
3. 1 Health promotion and disease prevention in young families – Avoidable health problems, and expectations of young parents 1
4. 2 Quality of relationship, sensitivity for developmental changes, and transition competence – Three components for establishing good partnerships among all family members – 27
5. 3 Frequent problems in infancy and toddler years: Excessive crying, sleeping and feeding difficulties 44
6. 4 Educating parents in the nutrition of their infants. Objectives and communication 89
7. 5 Vaccinations 97
8. 6 Healthy from the beginning: Promoting the mental and physical development, and preventing injuries of young children. A programme of the AOK Health Insurance Association to promote health in young and expectant families – Concept for one of several slide presentations for young parents 105
9. 7 “Growing up safely”: a campaign promoting child safety at home 117
10. 8 Prevention of childhood injuries in Germany 124
11. 9 Educating young parents in first aid 135
12. 10 Prevention of allergy 146
13. 11 Caring for the primary dentition – securing parental contributions 152
14. 12 Social backgrounds and communication strategies in family centred health promotion 165
15. Index 177