The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More : What Parents and Teachers Really Need to Know to Empower Complicated Kids with Confidence and Calm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor-Klaus, Elaine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Popular works.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Anxiety in children--Popular works.

Anxiety in children.

Behavior disorders in children--Popular works.

Behavior disorders in children.

Child rearing--Popular works.

Child rearing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group USA, 2020.

Summary:

"The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids is a step-by-step guide and coaching book for parents raising kids with ADHD, anxiety, and other challenges, written by renowned ADHD educator Elaine Taylor-Klaus"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

Foreword

CHEAT SHEET An Introduction for Busy Parents and Professionals

PART 1 Turning Chaos into Calm Embracing a Family Life That's Perfectly Imperfect

CHAPTER 1 "This Kid Is Really Smart, but . . . ": Six Challenge Areas for Families with Complex Kids

CHAPTER 2 "This Is Not What I Expected": Parenting Complex Kids Is Different

CHAPTER 3 "I've Tried Everything, but Nothing Works": Understanding and Redefining Parenting Success

CHAPTER 4 "I Just Want Some Peace!": The Four Phases of Parenting

PART 2 The Impact Model A New Paradigm for Parenting Like a Coach

CHAPTER 5 "Where Do I Start?": You Can Do It All, but Not at the Same Time (Take Aim)

CHAPTER 6 "Why Can't They Just . . . ?": No One Knows Your Child Better Than You Do

CHAPTER 7 "My Kid's Just Not Motivated": How to Get Your Kids to . . . [Fill in the Blank]

CHAPTER 8 "Everyone's So Tense All the Time": It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It

CHAPTER 9 "I Don't Know What's Realistic": Set Appropriate Expectations and Consequences

CHAPTER 10 "I Need a Strategy for . . . ": Creating Effective Systems and Structures That Actually Work

PART 3 Turning Information into Action Making This Work in Your Life

CHAPTER 11 "They Need to Be Able to Do This on Their Own": Cultivating Ownership Gradually and Then Suddenly

CHAPTER 12 "How Do I Know if It's Working?": Bringing It All Together

Afterword: A Letter from Elaine and Diane

Discussion Group Guide

Resources

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781631598449

1631598449

OCLC:

1193116362