Craig Wiener EdD - Parenting Your Child with ADHD: A No-Nonsense Guide for Nurturing Self-Reliance and Cooperation

Craig B. Wiener, EdD, has worked for over thirty years to help individuals diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He is a licensed psychologist and faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. His years as clinical director of outpatient mental health at the Family Health Center of Worcester and clinical experience in private practice led him to create a unique approach that identifies the factors that contribute to the reinforcement of ADHD behaviors. He lives in Worcester, MA.

If you have picked up this book, you are probably frustrated and looking for some answers. After teaching parenting for over 30 years, this is by far the most helpful, practical book I have read on ADHD. If you are tired of yelling, threatening, taking away privileges, and bribing, then this book is a must-read.

Kathryn Kvols, author of Redirecting Childrens Behavior and president of the International Network for Children and Families

A practical, non-judgmental guide for parents seeking an alternative to medication.

L. Alan Sroufe, PhD, professor at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, and author of The Development of the Person

I highly recommend this book for all educators who are seeking alternative methods to work with students who test the boundaries of behavior. Craig B. Wiener gives us examples and insights to assist us in understanding why and how some children who were previously described as having conditions can be worked with using techniques that can modify unacceptable behaviors. This book supports the Montessori method, which also endorses doing the hard work necessary to help the child for the long term. I suggest to anyone interested in positive results to put in the time and effort with methods that are outlined in Wieners new book.

Christine Kovago, director at Pincushion Hill Montessori School

Publishers Note

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering psychological, financial, legal, or other professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books

Copyright 2012 by Craig B. Wiener

New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

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Acquired by Jess OBrien; Cover design by Amy Shoup; Edited by Will DeRooy; Text design by Tracy Carlson

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wiener, Craig.

Parenting your child with ADHD : a no-nonsense guide for nurturing self-reliance and cooperation / Craig B. Wiener.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-60882-396-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-60882-397-0 (pdf e-book) -- ISBN 978-1-60882-398-7 (epub)

1. Attention-deficit-disordered children. 2. Attention-deficit-disordered children--Behavior modification. 3. Parenting. I. Title.

RJ506.H9W523 2012

618.928589--dc23

2012024164

In memory of my parents, Morton and Beatrice

To my wife, Patricia, and sons, Scott and Casey

We were preparing for the Monday evening ADHD clinic. The first person to register was the mother of a boy about five years old. Sporting a T-shirt that advertised, Here comes trouble! he darted about in the reception area. As we tried to settle the family in the office, the mother, looking tired and discouraged, started to tell us the boys story. While we attended to her, Trouble snatched a jar of pencils and pens off a table and watched them spill on the floor. He monitored his mothers look of helplessness and smirked. The therapist and I exchanged glances, and the mother burst into tears.

Rosemary Quagan