Is This Your Child's World?; How You Can Fix the Schools and Homes
That Are Making Your Child Sick
by Doris J. Rapp
Reviews
Midwest Book Review
Environmental dangers may be as obvious as you think: consider these case
histories and a focus by Rapp, a specialist in environmental medicine. From an 'antsy'
child's puzzling school behavior, traced to disinfectant aerosol spray used in the nursery
school, to a child's hidden allergy to a new carpet at school, this helps parents track
down hidden problems and also provides easy, inexpensive remedies to health problems which
could cause asthma, hyperactivity, and learning problems.
From Booklist, September 1, 1996
Five years ago, pediatric allergist Rapp offered parents helpful (if sometimes
controversial) advice on how to recognize and respond to childhood allergies in Is This Your Child? Her new book shifts its focus
to the environments - schools, public buildings, residences - in which children may be
exposed to substances that can cause headaches, mood swings, and even learning
disabilities. Some readers may feel Rapp overstates children's potential sensitivity
to trace elements in foods, beverages, and water and to lead, light, electromagnetic
energy, radon, asbestos, carpets, and common chemicals. Still, even parents who take
Rapp's more emphatic warnings with a grain of salt will find plenty of useful information
here on subjects such as the common symptoms of allergic reactions or the range of tests
and treatments to be considered for each type of sensitivity. Written as "a wake-up
call, leading to a serious attempt to curtail the "spread" of environmental
illness, the book provides useful information most parents would otherwise have difficulty
locating. Mary Carroll - Copyright© 1996, American Library Association. All rights
reserved
IS YOUR CHILD ALLERGIC TO SCHOOLS?
Find out whether your child's unexplained illnesses, behavioral problems, or learning
difficulties are actually being caused by a sensitivity to substances commonly found
in schools. Leading pediatric allergist Dr. Doris J. Rapp gives you fast, easy,
inexpensive solutions in this practical and comprehensive guide to environmental illness.
How to tell if environmental illness is causing
your child's common physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms - p. 19
Why every parent of a child diagnosed with
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder should have the child tested for food allergies -
p. 20
What to do if your child comes home from school
with red earlobes, dark eye circles, or puffiness below the eyes - p. 45
Why you should watch for distinctive reactions
like nose-rubbing, skin-scratching, a spacey "out of it" look, and various
throat sounds - p. 68
How changes in your child's handwriting can
provide vital clues - p. 80
Problem areas to look for in your child's
school building - p. 119
What to do if the culprit is indoor air
pollution - p. 127
How to determine if your child's illness is
chemical - from cleaning agents and carpets to chemical-laden construction materials and
pesticides - what you can do about it - p. 177
How a change in diet could improve your child's
life in 3 to 7 days - p. 206
Lessons learned from other sick schools - how
parents, teachers, and administrators solved the problem - p. 277
How to test air and carpet samples from your
child's school for chemicals that are causing a reaction in your child - p. 359
Ten major treatment options that may prove
helpful to your child - from avoidance and allergy extract treatment to detoxification -
p. 399
What you need to know about legal assistance
and insurance matters - p. 447
Synopsis
A pediatric allergist, the author of Is This Your Child?, reveals how the health
hazards of children's environments are behind unexplained illnesses and behavioral
problems, including Attention Deficit Disorder, and what parents can do.
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