The Nervous Child

"The Nervous Child" by Hector Charles Cameron is an early 20th-century examination of nervousness in children, studying the impact of psychological and physical well-being. It gives readers a way to manage and treat children that have conditions derived from nervousness and dives into how parental care and surroundings affect them. At the beginning of the book nervousness in children is presented through a princess allegory that suggests only some things could affect her. It shows the role of parents and medical professionals in understanding a child's mental and emotional health. Cameron highlights how emotions and different surroundings affect them, explaining that bad behaviors come from upbringing inefficiencies and then sets up different discussions that relate behavior like appetite, sleep disturbances and opposing behaviors. These behaviors can have future implications if unmanaged.