Parenting Your Child with ADHD:
A No-Nonsense Guide for Nurturing Self-Reliance and Cooperation
It is now possible for concerned parents to treat their child’s attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) without medication. This book shows them how. Written by a supervising psychologist who specializes in child behavioral issues, Parenting Your Child with ADHD presents a groundbreaking program for parents seeking to reduce their child’s inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity and strengthen his or her capacity for self-reliance and cooperation. This unique program promotes positive ways of interrelating and shows parents the five main ways they may have unwittingly reinforced ADHD symptoms in the past. Far from encouraging parents to strictly manage ADHD children, this approach promotes independence in kids so that less discipline and surveillance is necessary.
Specifically, this book helps parents promote cooperation by phrasing their requests in specific ways, reduce pressure on their child, and acknowledge the child’s preference as a way to make cooperation a more attractive choice to him or her. Parents learn to resolve problems related to messiness, inappropriate silliness and intrusiveness, chores and helping family members, coordinating schedules, sneaking and stealing, noise and yelling, and overreacting. The second part of the book moves on to issues that take place outside the home, such as shopping excursions, family outings, and travel. Finally, parents learn ways to increase their child’s independence and cooperation with schoolwork and compliance in the classroom environment. The child learns the value of being knowledgeable without the motivation of punishment or gift rewards.
Get your copy: Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Indiebound • New Harbinger Publications
Specifically, this book helps parents promote cooperation by phrasing their requests in specific ways, reduce pressure on their child, and acknowledge the child’s preference as a way to make cooperation a more attractive choice to him or her. Parents learn to resolve problems related to messiness, inappropriate silliness and intrusiveness, chores and helping family members, coordinating schedules, sneaking and stealing, noise and yelling, and overreacting. The second part of the book moves on to issues that take place outside the home, such as shopping excursions, family outings, and travel. Finally, parents learn ways to increase their child’s independence and cooperation with schoolwork and compliance in the classroom environment. The child learns the value of being knowledgeable without the motivation of punishment or gift rewards.
Get your copy: Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Indiebound • New Harbinger Publications
Academic Books
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as a Learned Behavioral Pattern: A Return to Psychology
By Craig Wiener
February 2007 / 328 pages
0-7618-3701-9 / 978-0-7618-3701-5
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has become the province of geneticists, neuropsychologists, and physicians. Coursework informs students, practitioners, and academicians about the neurobiological causes of the behaviors, and the necessity to medicate and stringently manage those who have been afflicted. While this general attitude may continue to prosper, there is increasing concern that we are proposing the existence of a medical problem when there are no biological markers or dysfunctions that reliably correspond with the behavioral criteria.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as a Learned Behavior Pattern: A Return to Psychology is a point-by-point analysis of the biological determinist's position and interpretation of empirical work that is now so prevalent. In that we are telling increasing numbers of children and adults that they have this genetically caused neurobiological delay, it is vital that we more closely examine that point of view.
This work familiarizes the reader with the content included in most ADHD textbooks. It brings to light the problems and contradictions evident with traditional beliefs. The reader learns to conceptualize ADHD behavior as reinforced.
The proffered challenges to biological determinism will stimulate rich discussion and counterpoint in both classroom and clinical settings, and have relevance for other diagnostic categories as well. The book proposes an alternative treatment that encourages self-reliance and cooperation to avoid the shortcomings of traditional ADHD therapies.
Get your copy: Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Indiebound • University Press of America (see below)
To Order from University Press of America: ADHD as a Learned Behavior Pattern: A Return to Psychology can be purchased directly from University Press of America by calling, toll-free, 1-800-462-6420 or visiting www.univpress.com. All online orders through the University Press of America website receive an automatic 15% discount.
By Craig Wiener
February 2007 / 328 pages
0-7618-3701-9 / 978-0-7618-3701-5
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has become the province of geneticists, neuropsychologists, and physicians. Coursework informs students, practitioners, and academicians about the neurobiological causes of the behaviors, and the necessity to medicate and stringently manage those who have been afflicted. While this general attitude may continue to prosper, there is increasing concern that we are proposing the existence of a medical problem when there are no biological markers or dysfunctions that reliably correspond with the behavioral criteria.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as a Learned Behavior Pattern: A Return to Psychology is a point-by-point analysis of the biological determinist's position and interpretation of empirical work that is now so prevalent. In that we are telling increasing numbers of children and adults that they have this genetically caused neurobiological delay, it is vital that we more closely examine that point of view.
This work familiarizes the reader with the content included in most ADHD textbooks. It brings to light the problems and contradictions evident with traditional beliefs. The reader learns to conceptualize ADHD behavior as reinforced.
The proffered challenges to biological determinism will stimulate rich discussion and counterpoint in both classroom and clinical settings, and have relevance for other diagnostic categories as well. The book proposes an alternative treatment that encourages self-reliance and cooperation to avoid the shortcomings of traditional ADHD therapies.
Get your copy: Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Indiebound • University Press of America (see below)
To Order from University Press of America: ADHD as a Learned Behavior Pattern: A Return to Psychology can be purchased directly from University Press of America by calling, toll-free, 1-800-462-6420 or visiting www.univpress.com. All online orders through the University Press of America website receive an automatic 15% discount.
ADHD as a Learned Behavioral Pattern: A Less Medicinal More Self-Reliant/Collaborative Intervention
By Craig Wiener
May 2007 / 292 pages
0-7618-3809-0 / 978-0-7618-3809-8
Traditional treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) orient to contain a neurobiological delay that renders individuals less capable of resisting shortsighted behaviors. This work critiques that understanding of ADHD, and proposes an alternative strategy to reduce the incidence of ADHD behavior.
The reader learns about the problems and shortcomings of traditional ADHD interventions and becomes familiar with the reinforcements for ADHD behavior. While most ADHD therapies employ medicine and stringency, this book emphasizes developing the child’s autonomy and cooperation. Because traditional ADHD remedies have not shown impressive long-term efficacy, the book's goal is to present a new treatment option that has a better chance of developing competency as the child grows older.
Get your copy: Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Indiebound • University Press of America (see below)
To Order from University Press of America: ADHD as a Learned Behavior Pattern can be purchased through bookstores and online retailers, or directly from University Press of America by calling, toll-free, 1-800-462-6420 or visiting www.univpress.com. All online orders through the University Press of America website receive an automatic 15% discount.
By Craig Wiener
May 2007 / 292 pages
0-7618-3809-0 / 978-0-7618-3809-8
Traditional treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) orient to contain a neurobiological delay that renders individuals less capable of resisting shortsighted behaviors. This work critiques that understanding of ADHD, and proposes an alternative strategy to reduce the incidence of ADHD behavior.
The reader learns about the problems and shortcomings of traditional ADHD interventions and becomes familiar with the reinforcements for ADHD behavior. While most ADHD therapies employ medicine and stringency, this book emphasizes developing the child’s autonomy and cooperation. Because traditional ADHD remedies have not shown impressive long-term efficacy, the book's goal is to present a new treatment option that has a better chance of developing competency as the child grows older.
Get your copy: Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Indiebound • University Press of America (see below)
To Order from University Press of America: ADHD as a Learned Behavior Pattern can be purchased through bookstores and online retailers, or directly from University Press of America by calling, toll-free, 1-800-462-6420 or visiting www.univpress.com. All online orders through the University Press of America website receive an automatic 15% discount.