Calm your hyperactive child
Subtitle: coping with ADHD and other behavioural problems
By: Sabina Dosani
Series: 52 brilliant ideas; 52 brilliant ideas
Publisher: Infinite Ideas
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781907755781; 9781908474247; 9781905940486
Subjects: Psychopathology; Pediatrics; PSYCHOLOGY; Popular works; Attention-deficit-disordered children; Health & Biological Sciences; Treatment; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Medicine; Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD-ADHD); Behavior modification
Description: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed childhood psychiatric condition. It is generally agreed that 2-5% of the school age population is affected by ADHD, a condition characterized by excessive hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity. Children with ADHD, and their parents, have it tough. ADHD is not curable but it is manageable. Behavioural techniques can work wonders to alleviate symptoms and enable children with ADHD and their families to have happy, fulfilling and productive lives. Calm your hyperactive child gives parents the low-down on how they.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Front cover; Copyright; Table of contents; Brilliant features; Introduction; 1. Being certain; 2. Cross words; 3. Flexible friends; 4. Move it; 5. What's not wrong?; 6. Time out; 7. Indecent exposure; 8. Stars and stickers; 9. The write stuff: improving handwriting; 10. Say it again; 11. Brothers and sisters; 12. Home uniform; 13. Giving children choices; 14. Atomoxetine; 15. Ritalin and other stimulant drugs; 16. Ten principles for fine-tuning stimulant medication; 17. Antidepressants: sad, bad or dangerous to know?; 18. Clonidine; 19. A fat lot of good; 20. Drug holidays; title: 21. The hyperactivity thermometer22. I like that; 23. Forgiven, not forgotten; 24. Getting homework done; 25. It's all about me; 26. Assertive parenting; 27. Every second counts; 28. Eliminate additives; 29. Recharge your batteries; 30. Double whammy; 31. Get in a gang; 32. Let's play Playstation; 33. Food for thought; 34. Giving consequences; 35. Everyone's a winner; 36. Intermittent reinforcement; 37. Memory gym; 38. Restorative justice: how to punish effectively; 39. Problem solving; 40. When... then...; 41. Growing pains; 42. Music to the ears; 43. Learning from 'the Squirmies'; title: 44. School's out45. Summing it up; 46. Speak easy; 47. What's working; 48. Hearing aids; 49. Drawing together; 50. Reading improves vision; 51. Complimentary therapy; The end...; Where it's at