Parents and professionals: Handle with care

Professionals need to recognise the difficulties parents face when seeking advice on child behaviour issues, say psychologists from the Anna Freud Centre Parents' interaction with professionals begins before their child is born. After a birth, the role of midwives, health visitors and GPs is to reinforce and support the parents' care. Their advice and views on health and normality are as valuable as their ability to diagnose and treat illness. As children grow older, they begin to participate...