Books

How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk
By: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down-to-earth, respectful approach of Faber and Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding.
Smart But Scattered: The Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach To Helping Kids Reach Their Potential
Smart But Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach To Helping Kids Reach Their Potential
By: Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
There’s nothing more frustrating than watching your bright, talented son or daughter struggle with everyday tasks like finishing homework, putting away toys, or following instructions at school.
Executive Functions: What Are They, How They Work, and Why They Evolved
Executive Functions: What Are They, How They Work, and Why They Evolved
By: Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN
This groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive theory of executive functioning (EF) with important clinical implications. Synthesizing cutting-edge neuropsychological and evolutionary research, Russell A. Barkley presents a model of EF that is rooted in meaningful activities of daily life.
How Children Succeed
How Children Succeed
By: Paul Tough
Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in How Children Succeed, Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter more have to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, optimism, and self-control.
ADHD and the Nature of Self-Control
ADHD and the Nature of Self-Control
by Russell A. Barkley PhD ABPP ABCN (Author)
This far-reaching work from renowned scientist-practitioner Russell A. Barkley provides a radical shift of perspective on ADHD. The volume synthesizes neuropsychological research and theory on the executive functions, illuminating how normally functioning individuals are able to bring behavior under the control of time and orient their actions toward the future.
Taking Charge of ADHD
Taking Charge of ADHD
By: Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN
From distinguished researcher/clinician Russell A. Barkley, this treasured parent resource gives you the science-based information you need about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment. It also presents a proven eight-step behavior management plan specifically designed for 6- to 18-year-olds with ADHD. Offering encouragement, guidance, and loads of practical tips, Dr. Barkley helps you.
Driven to Distraction
Driven to Distraction
By: Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
Groundbreaking and comprehensive, Driven to Distraction has been a lifeline to the approximately eighteen million Americans who are thought to have ADHD. Now the bestselling book is revised and updated with current medical information for a new generation searching for answers.
How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD
How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD
By: Sandra F. Rief
Sandra Rief offers myriad real-life case studies, interviews, and student intervention plans for children with ADD/ADHD. In addition, the book contains best teaching practices and countless strategies for enhancing classroom performance for all types of students.
The Parent's Guide to Attention Deficit Disorders
The Parent's Guide to Attention Deficit Disorders
By: Stephen B. McCarney and Angela Marie Bauer
From distinguished researcher/clinician Russell A. Barkley, this treasured parent resource gives you the science-based information you need about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment.
Straight Talk About Psychiatric Medications for Kids
Straight Talk About Psychiatric Medications for Kids
By: Tim Wilens, M.D.
Deciding whether to give your child medication for an emotional or behavioral problem is one of the toughest choices a parent can face. Will medication really help? How long will it be needed?
Beyond Ritalin
Beyond Ritalin: Facts About Medication and Other Strategies For Helping Children, Adolescents, and Adults With Attention Deficit Disorders
By: Stephen W. Garber, PhD
In Beyond Ritalin the team that wrote Is Your Child Hyperactive? takes a close look at what medication can and cannot do for those with ADHD, and explains in full detail the behavioral and other strategies that have been developed in the past 15 years to successfully cope with this complex and confusing disorder.
The Difficult Child
The Difficult Child
By: Stanley Turecki, M.D.
Expanded and completely revised, the classic and definitive work on parenting hard-to-raise children with new sections on ADHD and the latest medications for childhood disorders.
Teaching the Tiger
Teaching the Tiger
By: Marilyn P. Dornbush, PhD, and Sheryl K. Pruitt
Provides information to teachers and parents to aid in the teaching of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Getting Organized Without Losing It
Getting Organized Without Losing It
By: Janet S. Fox
Kids today have a lot to keep track of—and keep organized. Schoolwork, friends, activities, chores…rooms, backpacks, lockers, desks…and what about fun? Here’s friendly, practical, humorous help for kids who want to manage their tasks, their time, and their stuff—without going overboard or being totally obsessed.
It's So Much Work to be Your Friend: Helping the Child With Learning Disabilities Find Social Success
It's So Much Work to be Your Friend: Helping the Child With Learning Disabilities Find Social Success
By: Richard Lavoie
Answers the most intense need of parents, teachers, and caregivers of learning disabled children -- or anyone who knows a child who needs a friend.
50 Tips To Help Students Succeed
50 Tips To Help Students Succeed
By: Marydee Sklar
At last! Practical advice to help your child's success at school and at home. In this simple, easy-to-understand guide, Marydee Sklar explains how brain development is to blame for children's poor time-management, planning, and organization behaviors.