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Authors: David B. Stein Ph.D.
ISBN-13: 9780787960445, ISBN-10: 0787960446
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: March 2002
Edition: 1ST

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Author Biography: David B. Stein Ph.D.

David B. Stein, Ph.D., the author of the bestselling Ritalin Is Not the Answer, is a practicing clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Longwood College and the father of two sons. His research and writings center on the diagnosis and treatment of attentional, behavioral, and motivational problems in children. For over twenty-five years he has conducted workshops, providing realistic, practical, and effective alternatives to Ritalin.

Book Synopsis

Since 1999, parents and teachers have relied on Dr. David Stein's groundbreaking book Ritalin Is Not the Answer as a resource to help them work with hyperactive children who have been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now the same principles and tools of the acclaimed Caregivers' Skill Program that Dr. Stein outlined in Ritalin Is Not the Answer are present in this easy-to-use companion workbook. Filled with self-tests, specific step-by-step guidelines, checklists, and exercises, Ritalin Is Not the Answer Action Guide offers a healthy, comprehensive behavioral program that has been proven to work!

Table of Contents

Forewordix
Acknowledgmentsxvii
Introduction: Is This Book for You?xxi
Part 1Preparation for the Caregivers' Skills Program
1.Questions to Ask the Docto3
2.The True Facts Parents Are Not Being Told19
3.The Real Causes of IA-HM (ADD-ADHD)35
4.Why the CSP Works49
Part 2The Caregivers' Skills Program
5.CSP Step One: Targeting Behaviors59
6.CSP Step Two: Improving Desired Behaviors by Reinforcement75
7.CSP Step Three: Understanding the Difference Between Punishment and Discipline83
8.CSP Step Four: Using a New Time Out97
9.CSP Step Five: Eliminating Lying and Aggression by Removing Reinforcement111
10.CSP Step Six: Using the Daily Report Card Program115
Part 3Beyond the Caregivers' Skills Program
11.Teaching Important Values133
12.Preventing the Creation of an IA-HM (ADD-ADHD) Child153
Resources for Parents163
References167
The Author171
Index173

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