Faculty Bibliography

A short story is presented

Klass opines that her role as a medical journalist is to recognize and incorporate the complexities of her professional subjectivity; to use her sense of identification, accumulated experience, and privileges of access; to tell slightly different stories; or to tell stories slightly differently. She further shares her dilemma as she moves between being a doctor and a medical journalist

Klass stresses the importance of well-child checkups in addressing several concerns children face in school and at home, ranging from physical growth to school safety. Asking questions and inviting kids to pose their own and offering some help and encouragement are vital to figure out what's going right and wrong in a child's life

Klass discusses learning to cope with her mother's constant advice on parenting, which often makes her feel inadequate. As a pediatrician, she frequently meets mothers who feel unsure about their parenting skills as a result of disagreements over parenting with their own mothers

Most children reach each developmental milestone from first step to first word, to first friendships more or less on schedule. Klass and Costello present three common areas of concern to determine whether something is wrong with the child. These include temperament and behavior, speech development, and social interaction

From fashion icon to stage actress, Brooke Shields came of age in front of the camera. With her impending motherhood, she hopes to reinvent herself and shake off that teen-icon image for good