Failure to Thrive Syndrome
by Marisa Cox
1. listless
1.1. Child:Do you feel tired all the time?
1.2. Parent: What is his sleeping schedule?
2. lack of speech
2.1. Child: Do you play a lot with other kids your age?
2.2. Parent:Have you sought out a speech therapist?
3. begs or steals food
3.1. Child: Why have you been so hungry? Do you eat a lot at home?
3.2. Parent: What does he normally eat for meals at home?
4. self destructive
4.1. Child: Why do you feel sad or angry to the point where you hurt yourself?
4.2. Parent:Does he have a history of self injury? Or, What do you believe causes him to hurt himself?
5. aggressive towards others
5.1. Child: Why do you take your anger out on others?
5.2. Parent:Does he have an aggressive personality?
6. under the 5th percentile in ht and lbs
7. paleness
8. decreased muscle mass
9. wrinkled skin
9.1. child:Have you told your parents that this hurts?
9.2. Parent:How recently has his skin become wrinkled and did you seek out medical care?
10. sucked in eye sockets
10.1. child:Do you get good sleep every night?
10.2. parent:Have you taken him to a nutritionist?
