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Over the past 30 years, Dr. Monastra has treated more than 15,000 clients who have ADHD. In this indispensable book he shares the knowledge he has gained.  Children with ADHD struggle so much with inattention or hyperactivity and impulsivity that they have trouble succeeding at home, at school, with friends, or on the playing field. Parenting Children With ADHD, now in its second edition, shows how you can become your child’s best advocate, helping to improve attention, behavioral control, and social skills. Engaging and straightforward, the book is directed at caregivers of children who have, or might have, ADHD. Dr. Monastra discusses all the relevant issues for parents, including psychological treatment, diet, educational laws, and practical coping strategies for both parents and children. It shows how to obtain a comprehensive evaluation, how to get help from school systems, and how to use medication and parenting techniques to significantly reduce ADHD symptoms.  Updates in this edition include: new procedures and tests for diagnosing ADHD; empirically-supported psychological treatments for ADHD, including neurotherapy; tips for developing a safe, supportive educational environment for your child; a new chapter on teaching life values such as kindness, generosity and compassion; and caregiver-friendly lessons that are helpfully sequenced to be covered “one at a time,” beginning with the causes of ADHD and the most common medical treatments.

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Author:   Vincent J. Monastra
Publisher:   American Psychological Association
Imprint:   APA LifeTools
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.316kg
ISBN:  

9781433815713

ISBN 10:   1433815710
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   17 March 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Everybody Doesn't Have a Little Bit of ADHD Parenting Doesn't Cause ADHD, Genes Do! Medicines Don't Cure ADHD, but They Can Help Nutrition Does Matter Students With ADHD Are Entitled to Help at School Kids Need a Reason to Learn You'll Get Lost Without a Lesson Plan Temperament May be Inherited, but Emotional Control Is Learned Yelling Rarely Solves Anything Now That You Have Their Attention, What Do You Really Want Them to Learn? Parents Are People Too! It Don't Come Easy: Troubleshooting Tips Final Thoughts: A Personal Perspective Supplemental Resources Index About the Author

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Monastra presents the material in easy-to-understand lessons that make this second edition the must-have resources for parents with ADHD children. - Doody's Review Service

Monastra presents the material in easy-to-understand lessons that make this second edition the must-have resources for parents with ADHD children. * Doody’s Review Service *

Author Information

"Vincent J. Monastra, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and director of the FPI Attention Disorders Clinic in Endicott, New York. During the past 25 years, he has conducted a series of studies involving thousands of individuals with disorders of attention and behavioral control. He is the coinventor of the electroencephalograph (EEG)-based process approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a pioneer in the development of parenting and EEG-based attention-training procedures, and the author of numerous scientific articles and book chapters.   The first edition of his parenting book was named Parenting Book of the Year, and his book, Unlocking the Potential of Patients With ADHD: A Model for Clinical Practice (2008), provides a model for comprehensive, effective, and practical community-based care for patients with ADHD. His skills as a master diagnostician and therapist have been internationally recognized and are archived in several educational videotaped programs, including Working With Children With ADHD (2005). He has been a faculty member of Wilson Hospital's Family Practice Residency Program, the Department of Psychology at Binghamton University, and most recently the Graduate School of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Marywood University. He is the recipient of several scientific awards, including the President's Award and the Hans Berger Award for his seminal research into the neurophysiological characteristics of ADHD and his ground-breaking study on EEG biofeedback. He was listed among the country's most innovative researchers in the Reader's Digest 2004 edition of ""Medical Breakthroughs.""  "

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