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title	:	Life On the Edge : Parenting a Child With ADD/ADHD
author	:	Spohn, David.
publisher	:	Hazelden Publishing
isbn10 | asin	:	1568382065
print isbn13	:	9781568382067
ebook isbn13	:	9780585149837
language	:	English
subject	Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Popular works, Child rearing.
publication date	:	1998
lcc	:	RJ506.H9S66 1998eb
ddc	:	618.92/8589
subject	:	Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Popular works, Child rearing.

Page iii Life on the Edge Parenting a Child with ADD/ADHD David Spohn INFORMATION & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Page iv Hazelden Center City, Minnesota 55012-0176 1-800-328-0094 1-651-257-1331 (Fax) www.hazelden.org 1998 by David Spohn All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher. 02 01 00 99 98 5 4 3 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Spohn, David. Life on the edge: parenting a child with ADD/ADHD / David Spohn. p. cm. ISBN 1-56838-206-5 1. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderPopular works. 2. Child rearing. 1. Title. RJ506.H9S66 1998 618.92'8589dc21 98-24858 CIP Cover design, interior design, illustrations by David Spohn Typesetting by Universal Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Page v CONTENTS Introduction 1 Part 1 Welcome to the Monkey House "Your Child Has ADD..." 7 Your New Vocabulary 9 Your New Friends 11 Mr. Activity and the Shrinking House 13 So, You Thought Your House Was an Investment? 15 Worldly Possessions and the ADD Kid 17 A New Place for the Tools 19 Part 2 Life in the Fast Lane Looking into Their Eyes 23 The Big Struggle 25 The Ritalin Catch-22 27 Sibling Rivalry 29 Dinnertime 31 Going Out in Public 33

Page vi Part 3 School Daze Classrooms in Motion 37 The Wild Ride 39 Homework 42 Gifted Program or Special Ed? 45 Parents as Advocates 46 Part 4 Surviving and Thriving: Coping Skills for Parents and Kids Triscuit Surfing 53 Contracts 56 Care for the Kid, Care for Yourself 59 The ADD Survival Kit 62 Affirmations for the Kid and the Parents 64 Part 5 You Mean He Might Live to Be an Adult? Teenagers 69 ADD and Chemical Health 71 Hope for the Future 73 HELP! 77 About the Author 81

Page 1 INTRODUCTION "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." JOHN LENNON I'll never forget the nightly ritual of rocking our children to sleep. They were active babies, and by their bedtime, my wife and I were just as worn out as they were. We would darken the room, the only lights being the ones that lit the stereo. And holding them firmly, cheek to cheek, we would gently rock and roll them to sleep, swaying to songs from John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy album. It worked pretty well, and by the time the music ended, their churning bodies had finally surrendered to sleep. Years later, we still hear these songs now and then on the radio, and they always take us back to those days. As our kids grew, the words above, from the song "Beautiful Boy," have become even more meaningful.

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