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). Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. 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. *Spanish-language versions of the parent forms are available online for downloading and printing (www.guilford.com/p/barkley4). See also the related title for parents: Your Defiant Child, Second Edition: Eight Steps to Better Behavior. For a teen focus, see also Defiant Teens, Second Edition (for professionals), and Your Defiant Teen, Second Edition (for parents), by Russell A. Barkley and Arthur L. Robin.
Dumas and Wahler (1983) have shown that maternal insularity (isolation) when combined with socioeconomic disadvantage accounted for nearly 50% of the variance in treatment effectiveness, suggesting that these factors may be particularly ...
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.
If life with your teen has become a battleground, it's time to take action. This empathic book shows how.
This was even more so for those mothers who encountered aversive interactions with their extended family (Dumas, 1984; Dumas & Wahler, 1983; Salzinger, Kaplan, & Artemyeff, 1983; Wahler, 1980; Wahler & Afton, 1980).
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 ...
New to This Edition *Includes DSM-5 criteria and discussion of changes. *Incorporates over a decade's worth of research advances in genetics, neurobiology, and other areas. *Chapters on bipolar disorder, suicide/self-injury, obsessive ...
The methods introduced in this book are based on years of research and can be effectively carried out in the home setting, removing the need for hospitalization.
The perfect book to help you give your oppositional-defiant child the help he or she needs.
In this book Drs. Forehand and Long provide you with the necessary tools for successfully managing your child's behavior.
Now in a revised and updated fourth edition, this comprehensive, bestselling work has earned its place as the leading resource for parents.