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Assessment of Sleeping, Feeding/Eating, and Attachment Problems in Early Childhood

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This chapter focuses on problems that can occur in three fundamental developmental processes during infancy and early childhood: sleeping, feeding/eating, and attachment. Background, context, and recent research for problems and disorders in these three domains are covered. Assessment of problems and disorders in attachment, sleeping, and feeding/eating are described including classification and diagnostic considerations. In addition, specific assessment instruments for the three types of problems are covered. The chapter concludes with a discussion of implications for practitioners to help establish links between assessment and intervention.

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Garro, A. (2016). Assessment of Sleeping, Feeding/Eating, and Attachment Problems in Early Childhood. In: Garro, A. (eds) Early Childhood Assessment in School and Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6349-2_12

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