|
By Mary Lou Dickerson
Inspiring first-person accounts of individuals born prematurely and their parents - their challenges and triumphs.
Price: $29.95
Format: Paperback (also available in: ASCII on CD-ROM)
Pages:
304 pp.
ISBN: 978-0-89128-353-9
Publisher:
AFB Press
Year of publication: 2000
Availability: Ships in 3-4 days
Each year, approximately 400,000 babies are born prematurely in the United States. Little information exists to help parents deal with the challenges of having an infant with many medical needs and the resulting stresses they encounter. Small Victories offers a selection of interviews with individuals who were born prematurely and with parents of children who were born prematurely who discuss the many issues they faced. The book contains a detailed resource guide that provides suggestions for parents of premature babies as well as information on support for families.
Comment on this Title
| Table of Contents
 Add "Small Victories" to Cart
Editorial Reviews:
"In each interview, adult preemies provide advice to parents today, which many will find very useful. Several themes occur throughout the book of interest to preemie adults. One is that parents are advised to treat their children as normally as possible, encouraging them to participate in society and not to be overly protective. Over and over the refrain seems to be, "I was able to do this because my parents believed in me." The importance of peers--for preemies as well as their parents--was another oft mentioned refrain; role models were very appreciated. Lastly the importance of actively advocating for your child (or older children, advocates for themselves) is demonstrated throughout the book.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in what may happen as children born prematurely grow up. It is a unique book that deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the life time effects of prematurity."
Children's Disabilities Information
"Dickerson focuses on remarkable survivors, whose stories unfold in Studs Terkel fashion through first-person narratives that are gritty and immediate."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"State lawmaker has a victory in Small Victories. Dickerson's Small Victories: Conversations about Prematurity, Disability, Vision Loss, and Success offers readers just what the title suggests: wonderful, insightful conversations with parents of premature infants or adults who were born early."
Seattle's Child
See All Editorial Reviews
| 
