Is This Your Child's World?: How You Can Fix the Schools and Homes That Are Making Your Children Sick;

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.

ò How to tell if environmental illness is causing your child's common physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms......p. 19

ò Why every parent of a child diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder should have the child tested for food allergies......p. 20

ò What to do if your child comes home from school with red earlobes, dark eye circles, or puffiness below the eyes......p. 45

ò Why you should watch for distinctive reactions like nose-rubbing, skin-scratching, a spacey "out of it" look, and various throat sounds......p. 68

ò How changes in your child's handwriting can provide vital clues......p. 80

ò Problem areas to look for in your child's school building......p. 119

ò What to do if the culprit is indoor air pollution......p. 127

ò How to determine if your child's illness is chemical--from cleaning agents and carpets to chemical-laden construction materials and pesticides--and what you can do about it......p. 177

ò How a change in diet could improve your child's life in 3 to 7 days......p. 206

ò Lessons learned from other sick schools--how parents, teachers, and administrators solved the problem......p.  277

ò How to test air and carpet samples from your child's school for chemicals that are causing a reaction in your child......p.  359

ò Ten major treatment options that may prove helpful to your child--from avoidance and allergy extract treatment to detoxification......p. 399

ò What you need to know about legal assistance and insurance matters......p. 447