Dr. Zelinger’s Books

Please Explain “Anxiety” to Me!
Simple Biology and Solutions for Children and Parents – Second Edition

In this book, a best seller, Dr. Laurie Zelinger and  son, Jordan, make every effort to provide families with a description of anxiety that children can understand, and suggestions that parents can use when addressing their child’s concerns. Parents and children will be enthralled with the “world of dinosaurs” used to depict the physical origins and psychological impact of anxiety. Reading and re-reading this book with children will demystify anxiety, and provide families with the understanding needed to manage these uncomfortable emotions.

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Please Explain Vaccines to Me Because I HATE SHOTS!

This book is designed to help parents explain the importance of getting vaccinated. The first part of the book is written for children; it begins with a simple rhyming story about a girl that is terrified of getting a shot. Laurie Zelinger uses age-appropriate language to talk about how vaccines fight off harmful germs to build immunity against infectious diseases. She speaks honestly about the anxiety and fear that shots can cause, while offering powerful visual representation that can alleviate the fear of getting vaccinated. In addition to these illustrations provided by Richa Kinra, this book includes heart-felt drawings from real children.

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Please Explain “Alzheimer’s Disease” To Me
A Children’s Story and Parent Handbook About Dementia

Please Explain Alzheimer’s Disease to Me introduces the condition to children in a colorful, sensitive and gentle story, followed by a parent/caregiver section that supplies comprehensive information that adults can use to understand and plan for the course of the disease affecting their loved one. Dr. Zelinger, a board-certified psychologist for children, presents the situation to children in a warm, developmentally appropriate way using appealing characters of diversity, child friendly language and familiar scenes they can relate to, as well as scripts that parents can use when speaking to their child. This book is more than a helpful guide-it’s the only book you will need if you have a child who is asking, “What’s wrong with grandpa?”

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Please Explain “Time Out” To Me!
A Story for Children and Do-It-Yourself Manual for Parents
by  Drs. Laurie Zelinger & Fred Zelinger

Drs. Fred & Laurie Zelinger

Time Out is a dignified and effective method of discipline, endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association. This book, written by parenting experts, explains the Time Out process and provides step-by-step instructions for its proper and effective use. Please Explain “Time Out” To Me is two books in one: an engaging story with colorful illustrations and a parent section which describes the Time Out process in detail, as well as the advantages and pitfalls of other methods of discipline.

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Please Explain Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy to Me:
How to Prepare Your Child for Surgery, a Parent’s Manual – Third Edition

At the request of readers, a second edition of this book was written two years after the first release and after much research, in order to include information about unforeseen complications following surgery. Now the third edition has been written to update this information. This book has been recommended as a resource for parents by both the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of the North Shore-LIJ Health System of New York, as well as by the Children’s Medical Center Dallas at Legacy in Texas.

Co-written with son, Perry Zelinger, MD. (left)

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Please Explain “Terrorism” To Me!
A Story for Children, P.E.A.R.L.S. of Wisdom for Their Parents

Illustrator, Ann Israeli, and
Author, Laurie Zelinger