Parenting Children With ADHD : 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach

**Over the past 30 years, Dr. Monastra has treated more than 15,000 clients who have ADHD. In this indispensable book he shares the knowledge he has gained.** Children with ADHD struggle so much with inattention or hyperactivity and impulsivity that they have trouble succeeding at home, at school, with friends, or on the playing field. Arranged in a series of sequential lessons to be taken "one at a time," beginning with the causes of ADHD and the most common medical treatments. Engaging and straightforward, the book is directed at parents of children who have, or might have, ADHD. Dr. Monastra discusses all the relevant issues for parents, including psychological treatment, diet, educational laws, and practical coping strategies for both parents and children. __Parenting Children With ADHD__, now in its second edition, shows how you can become your child's best advocate, helping to improve attention, behavioral control, and social skills. Updates to this edition include information on new diagnostic tests, medications, and treatments; tips to help your school district create a safe for your child; and a new chapter on teaching life values, such as generosity and kindness. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Monastra has treated more than 15,000 clients who have ADHD. In this indispensable book he shares the knowledge he has gained. Children with ADHD struggle so much with inattention or hyperactivity and impulsivity that they have trouble succeeding at home, at school, with friends, or on the playing field. Parenting Children With ADHD , now in its second edition, shows how you can become your child's best advocate, helping to improve attention, behavioral control, and social skills. Engaging and straightforward, the book is directed at caregivers of children who have, or might have, ADHD. Dr. Monastra discusses all the relevant issues for parents, including psychological treatment, diet, educational laws, and practical coping strategies for both parents and children. It shows how to obtain a comprehensive evaluation, how to get help from school systems, and how to use medication and parenting techniques to significantly reduce ADHD symptoms. Updates in this edition include: new procedures and tests for diagnosing ADHD; empirically-supported psychological treatments for ADHD, including neurotherapy; tips for developing a safe, supportive educational environment for your child; a new chapter on teaching life values such as kindness, generosity and compassion; and caregiver-friendly lessons that are helpfully sequenced to be covered "one at a time," beginning with the causes of ADHD and the most common medical treatments. Everybody doesn't have a little bit of ADHD Parenting doesn't cause ADHD, genes do! Medicines don't cure ADHD, but they can help Nutrition does matter Students with ADHD are entitled to help at school Kids need a reason to learn You'll get lost without a lesson plan Temperament may be inherited, but emotional control is learned Yelling rarely solves anything Now that I have their attention, what do you really want them to learn? Parents are people too! It don't come easy: troubleshooting tips Final thoughts: a personal perspective. In this second edition, Dr. Vince Monastra provides practical, step-by-step guidance to parents looking for ways to bring out the best in kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He presents updated lessons about the causes of ADHD, how medications work, and the problems that sleep deficits, poor nutrition, and other medical disorders can cause. He also shares his innovative approach for improving organization, task completion, problem solving, and emotional control