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 The Explosive Child : A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children :: 006077939X
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| Flexibility and tolerance are learned skills, as any parent knows if they've seen an irascible 2-year-old grow into a pleasant, thoughtful, and considerate older child. Unfortunately, for reasons that are poorly understood, a few children don't "get" this part of socialization. Years after toddler tantrums should have become an unpleasant memory, a few unlucky parents find themselves battling with sudden, inexplicable, disturbingly violent rages--along with crushing guilt about what they "did wrong." Medical experts haven't helped much: the flurry of acronyms and labels (Tourette's, ADHD, ADD, etc.) seems to proffer new discoveries about the causes of such explosions, when in fact the only new development is alternative vocabulary to describe the effects. Ross Greene, a pediatric psychologist who also teaches at Harvard Medical School, makes a bold and humane attempt in this book to cut through the blather and speak directly to the (usually desperate) parents of explosive children. His text is long and serious, and has the advantage of covering an enormous amount of ground with nuance, detail, and sympathy, but also perhaps the disadvantage that only those parents who are not chronically tired and time-deprived are likely to get through the entire book. Quoted dialogue from actual sessions with parents and children is interspersed with analysis that is always oriented toward understanding the origins of "meltdowns" and developing workable strategies for avoidance. Although pharmacological treatment is not the book's focus, there is a chapter on drug therapies. --Richard Farr Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
Ross Greene has hit the nail on the head for a certain type of child--as he would describe it, the "inflexible-explosive" child. A great blend of anecdotal and research-based information.
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Author: Guest
This book has some terrific strategies to use with not only explosive kids, but autistic one's as well. I have already begun loaning it to other parents and suggesting they buy a copy!
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Author: Guest
This book was recommended to us by our son's psychologist. It has been extremely helpful to us. It has given my husband and I some great ideas for coping with our son's issues. We also feel that we can't be that alone if there's an entire book based on dealing with children like our son.
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Author: Guest
I absolutely hate parenting books like this. I'm a kid and I'm NOT explosive, but my little brother tends to be kind of stubborn. However, how insulting is that to find your parent reading "The Explosive Child?" I understand her reading a parenting book, but come on, the title totally gives away what your parent thinks you are. It's just a book filled with huge labels and it says so on the front cover. Now, I'm not saying I've read it, but seriously, just read it in the library. Don't bring it home--unless insulting your child horribly is your plan of action.
Consider yourself warned.
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Author: Guest
I have a little guy that struggles with inflexible behavior and who sometimes explodes with huge tantrums over seemingly unimportant things. But I've been at a loss because he is so loving and "normal" at other times. I finally came across Dr. Greene's book and have been very impressed with how well he understands children like my son. The techniques in the book are doable and relevent, and while Dr. Greene never talks down to his readers, the language and concepts are clear and free of overwhelming latin medical terms. He covers many areas and his concepts are usable in a variety of situations. And while he does recommend changing certain parenting techniques and abandoning others, he never advocates giving up your authority or responsibility. It often seems that children like this are defiant, manipulative or just plain spoiled. But this book helps you realize that these kids aren't acting this way maliciously, and it gives the parents tools and words to get their children through this difficult set of behaviors. What a relief!
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