The family ADHD solution: a scientific approach to maximizing your child's attention and minimizing parental stress

For families of children with ADHD, the stress can be overwhelming, often resulting in anxiety, depression, and divorce. Developmental paediatrician Mark Bertin addresses the overlooked problems at the core of the family unit and guides parents on ways to create a calmer, more productive environment for their child with ADHD to thrive in. MARK BERTIN, M.D. A pioneering developmental pediatrician, Bertin is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College and Director of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at the Westchester Institute for Human Development. He speaks at the Conference of Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD), an organization with 16,000 members and more than 200 chapters worldwide; and at Reach Out and Read, a national organization that promotes child developmentand literacy. He offers a six-week mindfulness-centered program called Mindful Care of ADHD in Westchester County, New York and over the upcoming year he will be adding several web-based programs. INDICE: PART I: ADHD - A PRACTICAL GUIDE - ADHD, Parenting and the Brain -The Path to Diagnosis - ADHD beneath the Surface - PART II - MINDFULNESS IN ADHD CARE - Attention Training and the Brain - The Science of Mindfulness - Taking Care of Yourself - Mindfulness in Action - PART III - PROMOTING WELL BEINGb COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN - Behavior: Avoiding the 'No David' Approach - Education: Rallying the Team - Medical Options for ADHD -Supporting the Whole Family

• ISBN: 978-0-230-10505-8
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 03/02/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido