Stop Medicating, Start Parenting : Real Solutions for Your Problem Teenager
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Stein offers a powerful set of tools for parents of difficult teens, employing cognitive/behavioral, drug-free solutions.
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Attacking the current dogma that many teens are viewed as victims of mysterious and baffling psychiatric diseases such as ADD, ADHD, and bipolar disorder, this book dispels and confronts the currently popular outpouring of disease myths. Teens who hate schoolwork, misbehave in class, and don't pay attention to their work are often tagged with one of these labels and then simply put on drugs such as ritalin in an attempt to alter their behavior. In a controversial view that is bound to trigger a nationwide debate, psychologist David Stein asserts that the mislabeling of teens is not only irresponsible but also heinous.
Based on twenty-five years of research and his experience in helping hundreds of families, Stein offers a powerful set of tools for parents of difficult teens employing cognitive/behavioral, drug-free solutions. His book not only describes the long-term implications of using psychiatric drugs ("what you need to know and what you aren't being told"), but offers an alternative to controlling difficult teens through his popular REST (Real Economy System for Teens) program, a non-confrontational parenting plan. Further chapters delve into more specific yet equally vital teen issues, such as valuing education, choosing a college, and that critical rite of passage for all teenagers as they cross into adulthood: the car.
Stop Medicating, Start Parenting : Real Solutions for Your Problem Teenager
Stop Medicating, Start Parenting: Real Solutions for Your Problem Teenager,David B. Stein,Taylor Trade Publishing,1589791339,Adolescent psychotherapy,Behavior modification,Behavior therapy for teenagers,Child Care/Parenting,Family & Relationships,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,Health - General,Life Stages - Teenagers,Parent participation,Parenting - General,Problem youth,Adolescent children,Family & Relationships / Parenting
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