Don Mordasini

Wild Child

How You Can Help Your Child with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Other Behavioral Disorders

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Produktbeschreibung

Wild Child explains the symptoms, thinking patterns, and behavior of children and adolescents with ADD (attention deficit disorder), in terms that are understandable by parents and grandparents, yet relevant to the professionals who deal with these children. It outlines specific strategies that adults can use to cope with a vast array of behavior, hyperactivity, and inattention problems experienced by children with ADD. To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 212mm x 148mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780789011022
• ISBN-10: 0789011026
• Artikelnr.: 21830684

Autorenporträt

Don Mordasini

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
* Foreword
* Special Acknowledgments
* Introduction
* PART I: DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING
* Chapter 1. My Struggle As a Parent
* Chapter 2. What My Personal Experience Has Taught Me
* Parental Rigidness
* Cause-Effect Behavior
* Emotional Enmeshment
* Loss of Self Esteem
* A Sense of Perspective/New Learning
* The Power Struggle
* Chapter 3. Attention Deficit Disorder from the Inside Out
* What is Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder?
* I Do Not Remember!
* Inattentiveness
* Hypersensitivity
* Hyperactivity (ADHD Trait)
* Impulsiveness (ADHD Trait)
* Peer Relationships
* Some Frequently Asked Questions
* Rejected Parents
* A Prescription from the Horse's Mouth
* Chapter 4. Your Child Can Change: Teaching Your Child New Behavior
* Developing a Plan for Your Child
* Planning Helps the Parent
* Five Basic Rules
* Chapter 5. Charting the Course to a New Life: Motivating Your Child
to Change His or Her Behavior
* A Few Comments
* Another Look at ADD
* Verbal Encouragement
* Nonverbal Encouragement
* Indirect Verbal Encouragement
* Tangible Rewards and Privileges
* Point Charts
* Negative Incentives
* Phasing Out the Reward System
* Moving Forward
* Chapter 6. Changing What Happens Inside: Empowering Your Child
* Understand That Your Child Needs Special Help
* Invite Your Child into the Decision- Making Process
* Negotiate with Your Child
* Allow Your Child to Make Choices
* Praise Liberally
* Use Medication Appropriately
* Do Not Interact with Your Child or Make Decisions When You are
Emotionally Upset
* Chapter 7. Lessons for Parents
* Self-Check
* Modeling
* Contact
* Awareness
* Choice (Empowerment)
* Reinforcement
* Putting it All Together
* Chapter 8. New Perspectives on ADD Medication
* Chapter 9. Putting it All Together
* A Summary of the Steps
* Applying the Behavior Techniques We Discussed
* Discussions with Your Child
* Self-Monitoring, Choice, and Reinforcement for the Parent
* Use of Point Charts
* What Ages Should My Child Be to Benefit from the Information
Summarized?
* PART II: SPECIFIC PROBLEM BEHAVIORS (WORKING WITH CHILDREN AGES FOUR
TO FOURTEEN)
* Chapter 10. Taming Aggression
* Parent's Composure Review
* Time Out Review
* Problems Dealing with Aggressive Behavior
* Conduct Disorder
* Chapter 11. Temper Tantrums
* Why Do Children Throw Temper Tantrums?
* Distinguishing Between Temper Tantrums and Disrespect
* Stopping Temper Tantrums
* Chapter 12. Teaching Respect
* Improving My Behavior List
* Parent's Composure Review
* Chapter 13. Time for Chores
* How to Motivate Your Child to Do Chores
* Suppose This Does Not Work
* Examples of Typical Problems I Have Encountered
* Chapter 14. How to Help Your Child with School
* Problems with Focusing
* Hyperactivity and Impulsiveness
* Additional Notes
* A Final Word
* Chapter 15. Easing the Homework Struggle
* Helping Your Child
* Communicating with Your Child's Teacher
* Interventions
* Chapter 16. Peers and Socialization
* Relationship Problems
* A Social Skills Model
* Coaching Your Child
* Entering the Social Arena
* Chapter 17. Daily Challenges and How to Meet Them
* Four Basic Rule
* Additional Problem Behaviors
* Going Forward
* PART III: PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS
* Chapter 18. The Challenging Teen Years
* Case Examples
* Chapter 19. What Parents Need to Know
* Parenting Styles
* Parental Pitfalls
* Parental Resources
* A Few Notes
* Chapter 20. Adolescent Anger
* Conduct Disorder
* Oppositional Defiant Disorder
* Preventive Parenting
* Chapter 21. School Problems
* Guidelines for Parents Whose Teenagers Have Difficulty in School
* Typical Problems
* Chapter 22. Winning with Drug and Alcoh