Skills training for struggling kids : promoting your child's behavioral, emotional, academic, and social development / by Michael L. Bloomquist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloomquist, Michael L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Problem children--Behavior modification.

Problem children.

Problem children--Education.

Behavior disorders in children--Treatment.

Behavior disorders in children.

Parenting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Challenging kids don't behave badly on purpose--they are simply struggling to ""catch up"" in key areas of psychological and cognitive development. If your child or teen's emotional or behavioral difficulties are getting in the way of success at home, at school, or in social situations, this is the book for you. Dr. Michael Bloomquist has spent decades helping parents to understand acting-out kids and support their healthy development. In these pages, he presents tried-and-true ways you can build your 5- to 17-year-old's skills to: *Follow rules and behave honestly. *Curb angr

Contents:

Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: How to Use This Book; Getting Started and Staying with It; Chapter 1. The Struggling Child: Understanding Your Child's Behavioral-Emotional Problems; Chapter 2. Getting Back on Track: Coming Up with a Skills-Building Plan for Your Child and Family; Chapter 3. Taking Care of Business: Getting Going and Following Through; Enhancing Your Child's Behavioral Development; Chapter 4. Doing What You're Told: Teaching Your Child to Comply with Parental Directives

Chapter 5. Doing What's Expected: Teaching Your Child to Follow RulesChapter 6. Doing the Right Thing: Teaching Your Child to Behave Honestly; Chapter 7. Staying Cool under Fire: Managing Your Child's Protesting of Discipline and Preventing Angry Outbursts; Enhancing Your Child's Social Development; Chapter 8. Making Friends: Teaching Your Child Social Behavior Skills; Chapter 9. Keeping Friends: Teaching Your Child Social Problem-Solving Skills; Chapter 10. That Hurts!: Helping Your Child with Bullies; Chapter 11. Hanging with the "Right Crowd": Influencing Your Child's Peer Relationships

Enhancing Your Child's Emotional DevelopmentChapter 12. Let It Out!: Teaching Your Child to Understand and Express Feelings; Chapter 13. You Are What You Think: Teaching Your Child to Think Helpful Thoughts; Chapter 14. Stress Busters: Teaching Your Child to Manage Stress; Enhancing Your Child's Academic Development; Chapter 15. Surviving School: Teaching Your Child to Manage Time, Organize, Plan, Review, and Stay on Task; Chapter 16. Teaming Up: Collaborating and Advocating for Your Child at School; Enhancing Your Well-Being as a Parent

Chapter 17. You Parent the Way You Think: Thinking Helpful Thoughts to Enhance ParentingChapter 18. Cool Parents: Managing Your Own Stress to Enhance Parenting; Enhancing Your Family's Well-Being; Chapter 19. Let's Get Together: Strengthening Family Bonds and Organization; Chapter 20. We Can Work It Out: Strengthening Family Interaction Skills; Resources; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781462507405

1462507409

9781283810555

1283810557

9781462507399

1462507395

OCLC:

818846967