{"product_id":"the-difficult-child","title":"The Difficult Child","description":"How to help--and cope with--the difficult child\n\nExpanded and completely revised, the classic and definitive work on parenting hard-to-raise children with new sections on ADHD and the latest medications for childhood disorders.\n\nTemperamentally difficult children can confuse and upset even experienced parents and teachers. They often act defiant, stubborn, loud, aggressive, or hyperactive. They can also be clingy, shy, whiny, picky, and impossible at bedtime, mealtimes, and in public places. This landmark book has been completely revised to include the latest information on ADHD, medications, and a reassuring approach to all aspects of childhood behavioral disorders.\n\nIn this parenting classic, Dr. Stanley Turecki, one of the nation's most respected experts on children and discipline--and himself the father of a once difficult child--offers compassionate and practical advice to parents of hard-to-raise children. Based on his experience with thousands of families in the highly successful Difficult Children Program he developed for Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, his step-by-step approach shows you how to:\n\nIdentify your child's temperament using a ten-point test to pinpoint specific difficulties\nManage common--often \"uncontrollable\"--conflict situations expertly and gently\nMake discipline more effective and get better results with less punishment\nGet support from schools, doctors, professionals, and support groups\nUnderstand ADHD and other common diagnoses, and decide if medication is right for your child\nMake the most of the tremendous potential and creativity that many \"difficult\" children have\n\nDrawing on his experience with thousands of families in his highly successful Difficult Child Program, Dr. Turecki shows parents how to:\n\nIdentify their child's difficult temperament using a ten-point test to pinpoint specific difficulties\n\nManage typical conflict situations expertly and kindly\n\nMake discipline more effective and get better results with less punishment\n\nGet support from schools, doctors, and others\n\nUnderstand ADHD and other common diagnoses, and decide whether medication is right for their child\n\nMake the most of the child's creativity and potential --\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0553344463\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0553344463.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Turecki, Stanley|Tonner, Leslie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42742978969661,"sku":"BVV.0553344463.A","price":5.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0553344463-0.jpg?v=1763846010","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-difficult-child","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}