A perennial bestseller from a leading authority, this book provides an effective 10-step program for training parents in child behavior management skills (ages 2 to 12). Professionals get proven tools to help parents understand the causes of noncompliant, defiant, oppositional, or socially hostile behavior at home or in school; take systematic steps to reduce it; and reinforce positive change. Comprehensive assessment guidelines are included. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the volume features numerous reproducible parent handouts and two rating scales (the Home Situations Questionnaire and the School Situations Questionnaire). New to This Edition *Reflects 15 years of research advances and the author's ongoing clinical experience. *Fully updated model of the nature and causes of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). *Revised assessment tools and recommendations. *The latest data on the program's effectiveness. See also the related title for parents: Your Defiant Child, Second Edition: Eight Steps to Better Behavior.
A psychological guide for parents offers insight into the sources of childhood tantrums, resistance to responsibility, and negativity, providing step-by-step recommendations for improving parent-child dynamics while sharing numerous ...
A perennial bestseller from a leading authority, this book provides an effective 10-step program for training parents in child behavior management skills (ages 2 to 12).
In this updated edition, parents will learn how to face new challenges, including defiance resulting from excessive technology use (even to the point of addiction) and the stress of modern family life.
Thoroughly revised to include the latest resources and 15 years' worth of research advances, the second edition also reflects Dr. Barkley's ongoing experiences with parents and kids.
The perfect book to help you give your oppositional-defiant child the help he or she needs.
He wasted no time acquainting his teacher, Mr. Allen, with one of his antecedents for noncompliance. Rusty Doesn't Salute Anything At the beginning of the school day, Mr. Allen asked the students to stand for the pledge of allegiance to ...
Scott Walls has worked with some of the most challenging kids in both clinical and school settings. Through the use of case studies and action oriented handouts, you will discover solutions to turn your most challenging kids around.
Features a step-by-step method for parents that experience problems with their children; discusses seven myths of parenting; and offers advice for solving common issues with children in different age groups, from toddlers to adolescents.
The defiant child presents a challenge to the therapist's patience as well as to his skill. To help clinicians grow in both, this skillfully written volume by Dr. John B....
Offers techniques for helping chronically inflexible children, shows how brain-based deficits contribute to these problems, and suggests ways to calm things down.