List Books » The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
Authors: Ross W. Greene
ISBN-13: 9780061906190, ISBN-10: 0061906190
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: January 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is Associate Clinical Professor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the originator of the Collaborative Problem Solving approach. Dr. Greene consults extensively to families, schools, and therapeutic facilities, and he lectures throughout the world.
Almost everyone knows an explosive child, one whose temper and extreme noncompliance leaves his or her parents standing helpless in fear, frustration, and guilt. Now, in The Explosive Child, Dr. Ross Greene, the noted therapist who has worked with thousands of these children, offers parents good news: These kids aren't bad; rather, they suffer from a physiological deficiency in frustration tolerance and flexibility. This compassionate book helps parents grasp the underlying problems of explosive children, defuse explosive episodes, and reduce tension and hostility levels for the entire family by providing invaluable tools for coping with this behavioral disorder.
All parents should read this book, especially those with children who are out of control. Ross Greene presents a loving, rational, and research-based approach to dealing with problems that most parents have either felt were their own fault or were unsolvable. I could not recommend this book more highly.
Acknowledgments | ||
Preface | ||
1 | The Waffle Episode | 1 |
2 | Terrible Beyond Two | 9 |
3 | Pathways to Inflexibility-Explosiveness | 26 |
4 | Inflexible-Explosive Faces | 56 |
5 | The Truth About Consequences | 85 |
6 | Corrective Lenses | 101 |
7 | Basket Case | 130 |
8 | Brain Chemistry | 180 |
9 | Roadmaps | 192 |
10 | Family Matters | 217 |
11 | All Things Considered | 238 |
12 | User-friendlier Schools | 264 |
13 | Change of Venue | 298 |
14 | Children Do Well If They Can | 309 |
Additional Resources and Support | 315 | |
Index | 321 | |
About the Author | 335 |