Power Parenting for Add/Adhd Children: A Practical Parent's Guide for Managing Difficult Behaviors - Couverture rigide

Flick, Grad L

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ISBN 10 : 0876288859 ISBN 13 : 9780876288856

Editeur : Prentice Hall Direct, 1996

Synopsis

En tant que professionnel travaillant avec tous les types d'enfants au quotidien, vous savez quelle influence positive les parents peuvent avoir sur la réussite d'un enfant à l'école et au-delà. Vous savez également à quel point l'implication parentale est essentielle pour les enfants souffrant de troubles de déficit de l'attention, en particulier lorsque les comportements difficiles de l'enfant contrôlent des situations avec ses pairs, ses frères et sœurs et ses adultes. Maintenant, vous pouvez donner aux parents des conseils et de l'espoir de traiter avec leurs enfants grâce à Power Parenting for Children with ADD/TDAH : A Practical Parent′s Guide for Managing Difficult Behaviors . Rédigé dans un langage clair et non technique, ce guide indispensable fournit des techniques et des activités pratiques et réelles pour aider les parents.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

As a professional working with all types of children on a daily basis, you know what a positive influence parents can have on a child′s success in school and beyond. You also know how essential parental involvement is for children with attention deficit disorders, especially when the child′s difficult behaviors control situations with his or her peers, sibling, and adults. Now you can give parents guidance and hope in dealing with their children through POWER PARENTING FOR CHILDREN WITH ADD/ADHD: A Practical Parent′s Guide for Managing Difficult Behaviors. Written in clear, nontechnical language, this much–needed guide provides practical, real–life techniques and activities to help parents: Ensure an accurate diagnosis based on history, observations, and testing. Overcome feelings of anger, denial, and hopelessness to understand and accept the reality of ADD. Set appropriate rules and communicate them effectively. Choose the correct consequences to reinforce desired behaviors. Create a Model positive behaviors to replace problem behaviors. Remove or decrease problem behaviors with easy–to–follow guidelines for effectively using time–outs and setting up token or point systems. Implement effective home/school programs and work with the child′s teachers. Address homework problems such as not bringing home needed materials, taking hours to do minute of work, lying about homework, or requiring constant supervision. Help children overcome social problems by working on their ability to listen, follow directions, share, cooperate with others, and use appropriate manners. Build the often poor self–concept and self–esteem of the child. Also included are up–to–date information on medications, educational interventions, counseling, stress management, innovative new therapies, speech and language therapy, and special support for parents... PLUS 5 simple games parents can play with their children to build visual and auditory attention skills!

Biographie de l'auteur

Grad L. Flick, Ph.D., has extensive experience in both research and clinical practice with children who have attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, and emotional problems. He has also lectured and published extensively on ADD and child behavior management. Dr. Flick and his wife are the parents of a child with learning disability and attention deficit disorder.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prentice Hall Direct
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0876288859
• ISBN 13: 9780876288856
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 242
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible