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How to help--and cope with--the difficult child

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.

Temperamentally difficult children can confuse and upset even experienced parents and teachers. They often act defiant, stubborn, loud, aggressive, or hyperactive. They can also be clingy, shy, whiny, picky, and impossible at bedtime, mealtimes, and in public places. This landmark book has been completely revised to include the latest information on ADHD, medications, and a reassuring approach  to all aspects of childhood behavioral disorders.

In this parenting classic, Dr. Stanley Turecki, one of the nation's most respected experts on children and discipline--and himself the father of a once difficult child--offers compassionate and practical advice to parents of hard-to-raise children. Based on his experience with thousands of families in the highly successful Difficult Children Program he developed for Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, his step-by-step approach shows you how to:

Identify your child's temperament using a ten-point test to pinpoint specific difficulties
Manage common--often "uncontrollable"--conflict situations expertly and gently
Make discipline more effective and get better results with less punishment
Get support from schools, doctors, professionals, and support groups
Understand ADHD and other common diagnoses, and decide if medication is right for your child
Make the most of the tremendous potential and creativity that many "difficult" children have




Drawing on his experience with thousands of families in his highly successful Difficult Child Program, Dr. Turecki shows parents how to:

Identify their child's difficult temperament using a ten-point test to pinpoint specific difficulties

Manage typical conflict situations expertly and kindly

Make discipline more effective and get better results with less punishment

Get support from schools, doctors, and others

Understand ADHD and other common diagnoses, and decide whether medication is right for their child

Make the most of the child's creativity and potential -->

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96280 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-14
• Released on: 2000-03-14
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 302 pages

Review
PRAISE FROM PARENTS:

"Dr. Turecki's understanding and knowledge of children with difficult temperaments is astounding."

"The Difficult Child Program taught me to be a better parent to my difficult child and also made me a better parent for my 'easy' child."

"Dr. Turecki's program has taught me the real meaning of motherhood."

PRAISE FROM PROFESSIONALS:

"This book is great! The approach to discipline is one of the best I have seen. It is a real contribution to parents."
--T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.

"A clear and lucid prescription of how to deal with a difficult child. The compassionate understanding of the author is evident throughout."
--Irving Phillips, M.D., Past President, American Academy of Child Psychiatry

"A cornucopia of good ideas for assessing and intervening in these often disastrous relationship patterns."
--Donald A. Block, M.D., Past President, The American Family Therapy Academy

"A unique and extremely valuable book. I can recommend it enthusiastically."
--William B. Carey, M.D., Director of Behavioral Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; author of Understanding Your Child's Temperament

"This volume will sit on my shelf between Spock and Gesell."
--Richard L. Saphir, M.D., Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine

"Virtually every teacher has taught a child who is 'difficult' to handle. This book is invaluable in helping teachers and parents understand the roots of this behavior and thus, helping them cope more effectively."
--Ellen Galinsky, co-author of The Preschool Years, President, The National Association for the Education of Young Children

Review
PRAISE FROM PARENTS:

"Dr. Turecki's understanding and knowledge of children with difficult temperaments is astounding."

"The Difficult Child Program taught me to be a better parent to my difficult child and also made me a better parent for my 'easy' child."

"Dr. Turecki's program has taught me the real meaning of motherhood."

PRAISE FROM PROFESSIONALS:

"This book is great! The approach to discipline is one of the best I have seen. It is a real contribution to parents."
--T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.

"A clear and lucid prescription of how to deal with a difficult child. The compassionate understanding of the author is evident throughout."
--Irving Phillips, M.D., Past President, American Academy of Child Psychiatry

"A cornucopia of good ideas for assessing and intervening in these often disastrous relationship patterns."
--Donald A. Block, M.D., Past President, The American Family Therapy Academy

"A unique and extremely valuable book. I can recommend it enthusiastically."
--William B. Carey, M.D., Director of Behavioral Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; author of Understanding Your Child's Temperament

"This volume will sit on my shelf between Spock and Gesell."
--Richard L. Saphir, M.D., Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine

"Virtually every teacher has taught a child who is 'difficult' to handle. This book is invaluable in helping teachers and parents understand the roots of this behavior and thus, helping them cope more effectively."
--Ellen Galinsky, co-author of The Preschool Years, President, The National Association for the Education of Young Children

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How to help--and cope with--the difficult child

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.

Temperamentally difficult children can confuse and upset even experienced parents and teachers. They often act defiant, stubborn, loud, aggressive, or hyperactive. They can also be clingy, shy, whiny, picky, and impossible at bedtime, mealtimes, and in public places. This landmark book has been completely revised to include the latest information on ADHD, medications, and a reassuring approach  to all aspects of childhood behavioral disorders.

In this parenting classic, Dr. Stanley Turecki, one of the nation's most respected experts on children and discipline--and himself the father of a once difficult child--offers compassionate and practical advice to parents of hard-to-raise children. Based on his experience with thousands of families in the highly successful Difficult Children Program he developed for Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, his step-by-step approach shows you how to:

Identify your child's temperament using a ten-point test to pinpoint specific difficulties
Manage common--often "uncontrollable"--conflict situations expertly and gently
Make discipline more effective and get better results with less punishment
Get support from schools, doctors, professionals, and support groups
Understand ADHD and other common diagnoses, and decide if medication is right for your child
Make the most of the tremendous potential and creativity that many "difficult" children have




Drawing on his experience with thousands of families in his highly successful Difficult Child Program, Dr. Turecki shows parents how to:

Identify their child's difficult temperament using a ten-point test to pinpoint specific difficulties

Manage typical conflict situations expertly and kindly

Make discipline more effective and get better results with less punishment

Get support from schools, doctors, and others

Understand ADHD and other common diagnoses, and decide whether medication is right for their child

Make the most of the child's creativity and potential -->

Customer Reviews

A classic
I have for many years suggested this book to families I work with. Dr. Turecki's book has been a mainstay in the popular work on temperament. He is faithful to the original work of Thomas and Chess regarding the traits, and the need to look beyond the behavior to why the child is responding in a certain manner in different environments.

I find that he is more realistic about how extremes of the individual traits can make a child vulnerable to different disorders than some other authors I have read. He has some good suggestions on how to approach traits that are creating stress for the child or adults around the child.

While temperament is a good foundation for understanding how children process their world, it is not the end all of how to work with children with special needs. They add another dimension of how they interpet the world which has to be added to the temperament profile. This is where some of the newer titles on children with special needs can be helpful

twenty years later
Over 23 years ago, I was the mother of a difficult child. Literally, since the day my daughter was born she had a difficult temperment. I was exhausted by her behaviors and felt I was a bad mother. Somehow I found this book and I was finally able to understand that I was not a failure as a mother and my child was not possessed by the Devil. I learned that she was born with an under-developed nervous system and I was then able to understand her sensitivity to her surroundings, textures of clothing, food, etc. I learned to work with her temperment, not against it. What a relief!

My daughter is now 27 years old. She is a beautiful, intelligent, and "well-behaved" young lady. I have learned to love her for who she is and we have a wonderful relationship. I am very grateful for the advice I received in this book.

I did a search for this book tonight and was so pleased to find it. I am a mental health counselor and today I met with a young woman who is suffering depression following the birth of her 3 month old daughter. As she sat before me in tears, she began to describe the behaviors she is struggling with in her infant: cholic, unable to sleep for more that 2 hours, appearing to want to eat every two hours, not wanting to be put down, preferring to be carried, and crying, crying, crying. When I shared with her my very similar experience and what I had learned in this book years ago, she immediately appeared relieved. Someone knew what she was talking about! I am buying another copy of this book tonight to share with this young mother.

Saved my sanity, and perhaps my kid!
Some kids are just upset from day one. Frantic me wonders what have I done wrong, how can any baby be so touchy? As she grows, she hates the feel of the tags on new clothes, loud noises, big groups of children, changing routines, hurrying, unexpected events...the list goes on, you get my point.

I picked this book up years ago based on title alone. And thank heavens I did. Dr. Turecki relieved my guilt, gave me a plan about how to cope with her tears (and mine!), AND a way to change her behavior. This book was a lifesaver. I recently gave my treasured copy once again to someone who needed it; she cried when she read it, with relief and recognition. I told her to keep it; my daughter's grown, successful, and no longer difficult at all!