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1-2-3 MAGIC: Effective Discipline for Children 2 - 12
by Thomas W Phelan PhD
Training your child to do what you want them to do. Written by the parent of an ADHD child this book provides easy to follow steps for disciplining without yelling, arguing or smacking. You will learn how your silence can speak louder than you think. Read this book and take charge of your home.
£12.00

Seven Steps to Homework Success
A family Guide for Solving Common Homework Problems

by Sydney S Zentall Ph.D and Sam Goldstein Ph.D
Struggles with homework can end by following the seven steps in this user friendly workbook. Understand the importance of homework in your child's education. Help your child learn seven important homework skills. Develop a homework alliance with your child to complete homework. Understand the 11 common homework problems and how to solve them. Build a Learning Station where your child can complete homework. Develop effective strategies to improve home-school communication. Help teachers understand your child's homework needs.
£15.00

Understanding ADHD
by Dr Christopher Green
Dr Christopher Green is author of the widely acclaimed book `Toddler Taming. This is his latest book and is an excellent guide to ADD in children.
£9.99

Understanding Girls with AD/HD
by Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., Ellen Littman, Ph.D., & Patricia Quinn, M.D.
A ground-breaking book on the needs and issues of girls with attentional problems: why they are often un-diagnosed, how they are different from boys, and what their special needs are in school, in their social world and at home. Age-related checklists from pre-school to high school to help parents and professionals better identify and help girls with AD/HD.
£16.99


OTHER TITLES


ADD Helping Your Child
by Warren Umansky
A comprehensive program to help children with ADHD at home and at school.
£9.50

ADD Success Stories:
A guide to Fulfillment for Families with Attention Deficit Disorder.

by Thom Hartmann
The first specific guidebook for how to be `successful in the world' as a teenager or adult with ADD. This book is full of practical knowledge on how to turn ADD into something really positive and achieve success in school, work and marriage. 'An excellent collection of stories and strategies. Inspiring and validating - I recommend it highly.' Edward Hallowell MD co-author of Driven to Distraction.
£10.99

The ADHD Handbook - For Parents and Professionals
by Dr Alison Munden and Dr Jon Arcelis
A well written easy to read guide to ADHD with includes current research. Written by two UK Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists. The future for people with ADHD need not be bleak if families and professionals can work together to ensure that the young person receives appropriate treatment. This book will help parents access practical help and information.
£10.99

All About Attention Deficit Disorder: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment - Children and Adults
by Thomas W Phelan PhD
This book separates fact from myth about a vastly misunderstood condition. It covers the symptoms, the effects on school, home and social life, and treatment through counselling, school interventions, behaviour management and medication.
£12.00

The Answer is 'No' - Saying it And Sticking to It.
by Cynthia Whitham
Learn how to say NO without feeling guilty. You will learn how to set limits and provide consistent structure and have clear expectations.
£11.99

Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disabilities
Realities, Myths and Controversial Treatments

by Barbara Ingersoll PhD and Sam Goldstein PhD
This book covers conventional treatments which have been scientifically validated but also looks at alternative treatment methods such as supplements, diet, EEG biofeedback etc
£10.99

Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception
by Thom Hartmann
New ways to work with ADD at home and at school. The groundbreaking "Hunter in a Farmer's World" Book.
£10.50

ADHD How to Deal with Very Difficult Children
by Alan Train
£9.99

ADHD - Recognition, Reality and Resolution
by Dr Geoffrey Kewley
'The most informative guide to ADHD, for teachers parents and healthcare professionals, with case studies and lots of practical advice.' Dr Kewley is a UK based Consultant Paediatrician and this book is based on his 17 plus years assessing and treating children with ADHD.
£17.00

Attention Please (Hardcover)
by Edna Copeland Ph.D and Valerie Love M.Ed
A Comprehensive Guide for Successfully Parenting Children with Attention Disorders and Hyperactivity
£21.00

Beyond ADD - Hunting for Reasons in the Past & Present
by Thom Hartmann
£10.95

Beyond Ritalin
by Stephen W. Garber, PhD, Marianne Daniels Garber PhD, Robyn Freedman Spizman
Stephen W. Garber, PhD, Marianne Daniels Garber PhD, Robyn Freedman Spizman This book explains in detail exactly how Ritalin affects individuals' social and organisational skills, distractibility, activity level, academic performance, and other areas of behaviour. It also looks at common myths surrounding Ritalin
£11.50

Behaviour Management at Home: A Token Economy Program for Children and Teens
by Harvey C Parker Ph.D
Simple, direct and ready-to-use help for parents of elementary and secondary school-aged children who would like to use a systematic method for behaviour management in the home. Includes charts for listing appropriate and inappropriate behaviours, rules on how to earn privileges, incentives to motivate children, and a clear set of easy-to-follow instructions for both parents and children to get started.
£12.75



Children Behaving Badly: Could My Child have a Disorder
by Alan Train
A comprehensive look at the many causes of learning and behavioural problems in children. Practical information and advice for parents and professionals.
£9.99

Daredevils and Daydreamers: new perspectives on ADHD
by Barbara Ingersoll PhD
£9.99

The Explosive Child
by Ross E Greene
A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated "Chronically Inflexible" Children
This is a 'must' read for both parents and teachers. 'A loving, rational, and research based approach to dealing with problems that most parents have either felt were their own fault or were unsolvable'
£12.50


From Chaos to Calm - Effective Parenting of Challenging Children with ADHD and Other Behavioural Problems
by Janet E. Heininger Ph.D and Sharon K Weiss M.Ed.
Is your household in chaos? All children are challenging some of the time. But when kids are challenging all of the time -because they suffer from ADHD,OCD, depression, or other disorders that affect day-to-day behaviour - chaos can rule the roost. This thoroughly practical book offers a handy 'solution finder' and dozens of step by step techniques to help you slow down, breathe easy, and respond to problems with calm- and end the chaos
£13.99

Good Friends are Hard to Find - Help Your Child Find and make Friends
by Fred Frankel Ph.D
This book also deals with teasing, bullying, meanness and stormy relationships
£11.99

Healing ADD: Simple Exercises that will change your daily life
by Thom Hartmann
£8.99

How to talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
An excellent book on how to parent all children effectively without confrontation and punishment. Learn how to help your child attain a positive self image. This book has been used effectively here and in the US as part of a program of parenting classes and workshops for children with ADD
£11.99

How to Talk so Kids Can Learn: At Home and In School
by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
With this new and valuable book, Faber and Mazlish do for teachers and parents what they have done so well in their previous books; give insight into children's emotions and provide breakthrough techniques for helping children learn appropriate ways to behave. Lawrence Kutner PhD 'Ask the Expert' Parents Magazine
£11.99

The Hyperactive Child, Adolescent and Adult
by Paul H Wender MD
Attention Deficit Disorder Through the Lifespan
£8.50

Hyperactivity - Why Won't My Child Pay Attention?
by Dr's Sam and Michael Goldstein
A Complete Guide to ADD for parents, teachers and healthcare professionals
£14.99

It's Nobody's Fault - New Hope and Help for Difficult Children
by Harold S Koplewicz
Covers ADHD, anxiety, eating disorders, school phobia and more
£12.99

Learning to Learn
by Carolyn Olivier/Rosemary F Bowler
Is your bright child doing poorly in school? Every child can learn, but many students underachieve in school because of differences in the way they learn. This book covers Dyslexia, ADD, Language based learning problems, delayed reading spelling writing and study skills
£12.00

Lonely, Sad and Angry
by Barbara Ingersoll PhD and Sam Goldstein PhD
A Parent's Guide to Depression in Children and Adolescents
£12.50

Marching to A Different Tune: Diary About an ADHD Boy
by Jackie Fletcher
This is a must read for all parents whose children have ADHD. It will make you laugh and make you cry when you read about the struggles, embarrassments and triumphs this family has experienced over the last four years. It will also give teachers and healthcare professionals a great insight into the realities of living with an ADHD child.
£9.99

Maybe You Know My Kid: A Parent's Guide to Identifying, Understanding and Helping Your Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
by Mary Fowler
Mary Fowler tells the story of her son David who has ADD, describing how his behaviour challenged the family at first and, finally how she and her husband discovered their child had ADHD, a problem that could be treated.
£9.99

Overcoming Underachieving
by Sam Goldstein PhD
£14.99

Parent Coaching Cards
by Dr Steven Richfield
£15.00

Parenting the ADD Child: Can't Do? Won't Do?
by David Pentecost
Practical strategies for managing behaviour problems in children with ADD and ADHD
£14.00

Parenting the Strong Willed Child
by Rex Forehand & Nicholas Long
Clinically Proven Five-week Program for parents of Two to Six year olds.
£11.99

Raise Your Child's Social I.Q.: Stepping Stones to People Skills For Kids
by Cathi Cohen Katz
Parents, this book offers direct, sense-making, step-by-step exercises that parents can do with their children to increase their social skills and awareness. Based on the highly successful social skills training groups that have been directed by Cathi Cohen Katz for many years, Raise Your Child's Social I.Q. provides parents with the structure to work on skills at home - how to join a group, how to choose friends, how to notice what people around you are feeling, how to handle angry feelings, and much, much more
£12.00

Right Brained Children in a Left Brained World
by Jeffrey Freed /Laurie Parsons
Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child
£11.99

Self Esteem Revolutions in Children: Understanding and managing the Critical Transitions in Your Child's Life
by Thomas W Phelan (author of 1 2 3 Magic)
Concrete and practical tips on how to enhance children's self esteem
£12.00

Straight Talk About Psychiatric Medications for Kids
by Timothy E Wilens MD
A guide for parents to help fully understand the medications recommended for their children.
£11.50

Survival Strategies for parenting your ADD Child
by George T Lynn M.A., C.M.H.C.
Dealing with obsessions, compulsions, depression, explosive behaviours and rage. A handbook of essential stress management skills for families with ADD children
£11.50

Socially ADDEPT
by Janet Giler
Skills Training for Children with ADHD
£25.00

Taking Charge of ADHD
by Russell Barkley
The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parent - Become an Empowered Parent
£14.95

Thom Hartmann's Complete Guide to ADHD
by Thom Hartmann
Thom's latest book. Providing help for your family at home, school and work
£11.99

Voices From Fatherhood: Fathers, Sons and AD/HD (hardback)
by Patricia Quinn & Patrick Kilcarr
The first book written specifically to help fathers navigate the complex world of AD/HD. It encourages personal growth while providing fathers with strategies for guiding their sons
£17.95

When You Worry About the Child You Love
by Ed Hallowell
Emotional and learning problems in Children
£9.99

Windows into the ADD Mind (hardback)
by Daniel G Amen M.D
Understanding and Treating Attention Deficit Disorders in the Everyday lives of children, adolescents and adults (Includes illustrated brain spect imaging)
£36.50

Your Defiant Child
by Russell Barkley
How to manage your Oppositional Defiant Child
£12.99


FOR PARENTS OF TEENAGERS



TOP SELLERS


Put Yourself in Their Shoes: Understanding Teenagers with Attention Deficit Disorder
by Harvey C Parker PhD
A must read for parents who have adolescents with ADHD. This book contains a wealth of information about understanding the world of teenagers with ADHD. Includes strategies to foster problem-solving communication, study, and social skills in teenagers. A book filled with compassion
£17.99

Surviving Your Adolescents
by Thomas W Phelan PhD
How to manage and let go of your 13-18 year old
£11.99

Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD
by Chris Zeigler Dendy
£16.99

Teenagers With ADD; A Parent's Guide
by Chris Zeigler Dendy
The book helps parents identify and deal with the hallmarks of ADD in teens, academic failure, substance abuse, driving problems, depression, poor self esteem, sleep disturbances and troubled interpersonal relationships. Throughout this book teens with ADD and their parents share their insights about ADD through both humorous and painful personal accounts. Parents and education alike will find TEENAGERS WITH ADD an invaluable resource that offers advice on troubleshooting, education and advocacy issues. Most important, it provides hope and guidance for helping teens with ADD realise their potential
£16.99


OTHER TITLES


ADHD and Teens
by Colleen Alexander-Roberts
A Parents Guide to Making It Through the Tough Years Proven Techniques for Handling Emotional, Academic and Behavioural Problems
£11.99

Coaching College Students with ADHD - issues and answers
by Patricia Quinn M.D., Nancy A Ratey Ed.M Theresa Maitland PhD
£11.99

Give Your ADD Teen a Chance
by Lynn Weiss Ph.D
A guide for parents of teenagers with ADD. Covers tips for academic success and guidelines for discipline, guidance and responsibility
£13.50

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