Esta M. Rapoport

Positive Behavior, Social Skills, and Self-Esteem

A Parent's Guide to Preschool ADHD

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The essence of a preschool child with ADHD's behavior and its impact on himself and others is explained. Interventions are presented, so that parents will manage their child's behavior in a way to improve his self-esteem. Methods are incorporated to help children manage transitions and life changes, as well as how to prevent him from being bullied.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 579g
• ISBN-13: 9781475850406
• ISBN-10: 1475850409
• Artikelnr.: 55915463

Autorenporträt

Esta M. Rapoport received her doctorate in Special Education from Boston University upon writing her dissertation, which focused on homeschool parents teaching social skills to their children with ADHD. She does social skills training with children who have ADHD.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Chun Zhang, Ph.D Preface Acknowledgements Introduction How do I
know if my Preschool Child has a Diagnosis of
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? What will you Learn in my
Book? Some General Tips to Start your Journey Off in a Positive Direction A
Few Suggestions for how to Read this Book Chapter 1:
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): The Definition and the
Symptoms The Definition of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The Diagnostic Features What are the Numbers? How do the Symptoms of ADHD
Present themselves in Preschool Children? Be Careful not to Assume that a
Specific Preschool Child has ADHD The Treatment Guidelines Research
Supported Group Behavioral Training Programs Chapter 2: Parents as
Observers The Detective Work Act as an Observer Observation 1: A Playdate
Observation 2: A Class or an Activity Observation 3: Your House The
Behavior of a Preschool Child with ADHD as Compared to a Typical[i] Child's
Behavior Chapter 3: Parenting a Preschool Child with ADHD: The Stress, the
Anxiety and the Guilt The Stress and the Anxiety What Stress should I
Anticipate in Trying to Manage the Behavior of my Preschool Child with
ADHD? The Guilt: Is my Child's Inattention, Impulsivity, and Socially
Inappropriate Behavior my Fault? What should I do to Begin to Manage my
Preschool Child with ADHD's Behavior? Morning Instructions Bedtime
Instructions What should I Expect after I Try to Implement these
Instructions? What if I Make a Mistake? Should I Talk to my Family and
Friends about my Preschool Child's ADHD? If I do Discuss my Child's ADHD
Diagnosis with my Friends, will they Permit their Child to Play with Mine?
Do I Discipline my Preschool Child with ADHD when he cannot Control his own
Behavior? What do I do if my Husband and I do not Agree on how to Manage
our Preschool Child with ADHD's Behavior? The Uncertainty of Managing your
Preschool Child with ADHD's Behavior when YOU have ADHD Chapter 4: Social
Skills The Definition of Social Skills The Importance of Parental Knowledge
of their Preschool Child with ADHD's Social Skills Do Preschool Children
with ADHD Learn the Same Social Skills as their Siblings? The Answer to our
Question Is there any Good News? Maintaining Eye Contact and Communicating
with other Children through Body Language Lists of Social Skills that
Preschool Children with ADHD Need to Learn How Preschoolers with ADHD
Exhibit Social Skills: Misinterpreting Social Cues Parents Teaching Social
Skills to their Preschool Child with ADHD: I am a Parent! I am not a
Teacher! Problem-Solving Areas for Preschool Children with ADHD: Sharing,
Taking Turns and Transitions Sharing Taking Turns Transitions Just a Few
More Suggestions What does your Preschool Child with ADHD's Behavior Look
Like during Play? Chapter 5: Treatment Controlling our own Behavior Some
Suggestions... Important Points for Every Parent to Remember Your Home
Routine Do I Manage All of the Socially Inappropriate Behaviors that my
Child Exhibits? How do I Begin Redesigning my Child's Environment? Does
Stimulation Diminish Hyperactivity? Back to Redesigning my Child's Home
Environment What did my Dissertation Research find out about Teaching
Social Skills? What Social Skills do Preschool Children with ADHD need to
Learn? What do you Need to do before you Teach Social Skills? Social Skill
1: Teach your Preschool Child with ADHD to Maintain Eye Contact Social
Skill 2: Teaching Social Skills through Conversations with your Child
Social Skill 3: Behaving in a Polite Manner Social Skill 4: Arguing with
Disciplinary Decisions: The Negotiator Social Skill 5: Joining Ongoing
Activities and Play Assessment of Facial Expressions Intervention: Mirror
Mirror on the Wall Intervention: Candid Camera Learning Facial Expressions
the Old-Fashioned Way Intervention: Some Steps for your Preschool Child
with ADHD to Follow Social Skill 6: Volunteering to Help Other Children
Social Skill 7: Inviting Others to Join Activities Intervention:
Recognizing Facial Expressions Social Skill 8: Cooperation So...An
Additional Point! Intervention: Designing Rules Intervention: A Cooperative
Project Social Skill 9: Compromise Intervention: Effecting a Compromise
between Two Children (One with ADHD) Intervention: Building Together Social
Skill 10: Asking Permission to Use Other's Property Intervention: A
Role-Play Social Skill 11: Sharing and Taking Turns Intervention: Playing
Together is much more Fun! Intervention: Audible Task Cards Intervention:
Sharing a Toy with which another Child is Playing Intervention: Sharing a
Toy with which you are Playing One Last Intervention: Waiting to Share a
Toy Social Skill 12: Incessant or Excessive Talking Intervention: Waiting
to Talk Social Skill 13: Listening to All Instructions without Interrupting
A General Intervention: Teaching your Child not to Interrupt A Detailed
Intervention: Getting the Child to Listen to Instructions without
Interrupting Social Skill 14: Transitions Intervention: Be Intentional
Social Skill 15: Staying in his Seat for Meals ABC Chart Intervention:
Positive Reinforcement Social Skill 16: Staying in One Place Intervention:
Using a Manipulative One Caveat! Sibling Interactions: HELP!!!
Intervention: Getting Along with Each Other Devices and Accessories to Calm
your Child Down Alternative Types of Treatment Chapter 6: Technology for
Preschool Children with ADHD (Edited by Jake Rapoport, M.S. Education,
Educational Technology Specialist) Let us Begin with a Timely Question:
Should you Permit your Preschool Child with ADHD to Engage in Screen Time?
Guidelines The Use of Apps to Teach Social Skills: The Verdict? How do I
Start Using Apps? What should you do First, Second and Third? A Few More
Suggestions before you Begin to Use Apps Pre-academic Apps Memory Match and
Learn (On the Apple Platform) Abby Monkey Basic Skills Pre-K (On the Apple
and the Android Platforms) Dino Learning Games: Dinosaurs Puzzles for Kids
(On the Apple and the Android Platforms) Preschool Math App-First Numbers
and Counting Games for Toddlers and Pre-K Kids (On the Apple Platform)
Preschool Games for Kids (On the Android Platform) Kids Preschool Learning
Games (On the Android Platform) Attention Trainer for ADHD: ADHD Pig (On
the Apple and the Android Platforms) Apps about Feelings and Social Skills
Even Monsters are Shy (On the Apple Platform) To Satisfy my Curiosity! What
will I Find at the Company Page? Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame (On the
Apple and the Android Platforms) Daniel Tiger's Grr-ific Feelings (On the
Apple and the Android Platforms) All by Myself by Mercer Mayer (On the
Apple and the Android Platforms) Daniel Tiger's Day and Night (On the Apple
and the Android Platforms) Manners (On the Apple and the Android Platforms)
Feelings-Emotional Growth (On the Apple Platform) Feelings-Baby Bus (On the
Apple Platform) My Own Summation of the Use of Apps for Preschool Children
with ADHD Chapter 7: The Changes in Life that may Affect your Preschool
Child with ADHD How to Teach your Child with ADHD to Behave when you are
Upset Questions to Ask yourself to Help you to Respond to a Life Change
instead of Reacting to a Life Change Questions to Ask your Preschool Child
with ADHD about the Change that has just Occurred Some Resources that will
Help you to Talk to your Preschool Child with ADHD about a Change that has
Occurred How to Manage your Preschool Child with ADHD's Behavior when a
Natural Disaster Occurs Life Changing Events for which you cannot Plan
Chapter 8: Bullying What does the Research Report? If your Preschool Child
with ADHD has been Bullied, what can you do to Stop him from being Bullied?
How is Bullying Described in Preschool Children with ADHD? How do you
Discover if your Preschool Child with ADHD has been Bullied? How can you
Convince your Preschool Child with ADHD to Talk about having been Bullied?
Techniques for Trying to Prevent your Preschool Child with ADHD from being
Bullied? Is your Preschool Child with ADHD a Bully? How do you Behave
toward your Preschool Child with ADHD? Ideas and Principles that you need
to Explain and Teach to your Preschool Child with ADHD if he is a Bully
Behave in a Nice and Kind Way Design a Schedule and Set Up a Routine Set Up
a Time for Conversation Encourage your Preschool Child with ADHD to Discuss
his Feelings Should your Preschool Child with ADHD Apologize to the Child
whom he has Bullied? Conclusion Appendix A: Does ADHD have a History?
Appendix B: American Academy of Pediatrics: ADHD: Clinical Practice
Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of
Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Appendix C: ABC Chart Bibliography and Suggested Resources About the Author
------------------------------------------------------------ [i] I use the
term typical children here to refer to those children who do not have a
diagnosis of ADHD.