Screenings at children's well-baby visits more routinely include a thoughtful discussion of a child's development, rather than just his or her growth, for instance, prompted in part by measures in the Affordable Care Act that require coverage of such consultations.

WSJ: ADHD Warning Signs and Kids: Growing Pains or Cause for Concern?

Noo is the daughter of the executed activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, and she makes an entertaining, thoughtful, often disappointed guide around a country she left as a child.

BBC: Africa on the bookshelf��