Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child
Description
Edward M. Hallowell, MD , author and psychiatrist for adults and children, was an instructor at Harvard Medical School for over twenty years. He is now the director of the Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health in New York City and Sudbury, Massachusetts. He is the author of Crazy Busy and coauthor of Driven to Distraction . Peter S. Jensen, MD, is a world-renowned child psychiatrist and the author of more than two hundred scientific articles. He is the CEO of the REACH Institute (the REsource for Advancing Children's Health). In 1999 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. William Hughes is a professor of political science at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. He received his doctorate in American politics from the University of California, Davis. He has done voice-over work for radio and film and is also an accomplished jazz guitarist.
Features & Highlights
- With decades of experience working with ADD children, Dr. Edward Hallowell has long argued that ADD is too often misunderstood, mistreated, and mislabeled as a "disability." Now he teams up with top academic ADD researcher Peter S. Jensen, MD, to bring you an invaluable new approach to helping your ADD child. Superparenting for ADD offers a specific game plan including -Unconditional love -- Tune out the diagnosticians and simply nourish the spirit of your child for who he is. -Viewing the mirror traits -- Recognize the positive sides of the negative symptoms associated with ADD: stubbornness = persistence; impulsiveness = creativity; intrusiveness = eagerness. -The cycle of excellence -- Nurture an environment in which a child can safely take risks, reserve time to let a child dabble as a way to learn, encourage playful practice, support mastery of a skill, and then recognize a child's accomplishments. Dr. Edward Hallowell is a bestselling author and himself a man with attention deficit disorder. Peter S. Jenson, MD, is one of the country's foremost academics on ADD and the father of an ADD child. Their combined expertise has created a book that is sure to become an invaluable parenting resource and a classic in ADD literature. It will help parents unlock the gifts of ADD.
