Facing AD/HD: A Survival Guide for Parents of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Softcover

Janet Morris; Morris, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878223819 ISBN 13: 9780878223817

Publisher: Research Press, 1998

Synopsis

An easy-to-read manual that provides parents with the skills they need to help minimize the everyday struggles and frustrations associated with AD/HD. Shows how adjustments can be made in the lives of parents and children to create a more livable and peaceable climate. The book addresses structure, routines, setting goals, using charts, persistency with consistency, teamwork, treatment options, medication, and more. The author stresses that children with AD/HD are special and that the approach to parenting these children must be both loving and precise.

About this title

About the Author:

Janet Morris is a former teacher, an AD/HD parenting consultant, and the mother of two children who have been diagnosed with AD/HD. She is director of the Families of AD/HD Children Empowerment Series (FACES). Ms. Morris is a frequent keynote speaker at professional conferences and conducts workshops for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals.

Review:

When you have two children with AD/HD and you find that 'regular' parenting advice doesn't work for you, what do you do? You learn to adapt. Then, when you get pretty good at it, you begin to teach others what you've learned. That's what Janet Morris did, and the result is a book that's packed with friendly, practical advice. . . . Morris goes beyond the usual fare of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis and instead concentrates on the nuts and bolts of everyday life with an AD/HD child. --Lisa Wroble, Michigan Learning

Facing AD/HD is written by an author with experience in raising children with AD/HD. Focusing on structure and organization in the environment of the child, the book discusses teaching and learning; stress; misbehavior; and school. . . . Treatment, medication, and medication effects are discussed in a simple style. An appendix on diagnostic criteria is included. --Mary O'Brien, Prevention Forum

About this edition

• Publisher: Research Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0878223819
• ISBN 13: 9780878223817
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232