The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More

Informationen zum Autor Elaine Taylor-Klaus is the founder and CEO of ImpactADHD.com, where she teaches thousands of parents, educators, and other professionals dynamic strategies for parenting and educating children with complex issues. She is a former parenting advisor to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a former national Board member of CHADD (Children and Adults with AD/HD), and an internationally recognized parenting coach, educator, and speaker. She is a mother of three complex kids and the author of Parenting ADHD Now! Klappentext The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids is a step-by-step guide and coaching book for parents raising kids with ADHD, anxiety, and other challenges, written by renowned ADHD educator Elaine Taylor-Klaus. Zusammenfassung The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids is a step-by-step guide and coaching book for parents raising kids with ADHD, anxiety, and other challenges, written by renowned ADHD educator Elaine Taylor-Klaus. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword 6 CHEAT SHEET An Introduction for Busy Parents and Professionals PART 1 Turning Chaos into Calm Embracing a Family Life That's Perfectly Imperfect CHAPTER 1 This Kid Is Really Smart, but . . . : Six Challenge Areas for Families with Complex Kids CHAPTER 2 This Is Not What I Expected: Parenting Complex Kids Is Different CHAPTER 3 I've Tried Everything, but Nothing Works: Understanding and Redefining Parenting Success CHAPTER 4 I Just Want Some Peace!: The Four Phases of Parenting PART 2 The Impact Model A New Paradigm for Parenting Like a Coach CHAPTER 5 Where Do I Start?: You Can Do It All, but Not at the Same Time (Take Aim) CHAPTER 6 Why Can't They Just . . . ?: No One Knows Your Child Better Than You Do CHAPTER 7 My Kid's Just Not Motivated: How to Get Your Kids to . . .[Fill in the Blank] CHAPTER 8 Everyone's So Tense All the Time: It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It CHAPTER 9 I Don't Know What's Realistic: Set Appropriate Expectations and Consequences CHAPTER 10 I Need a Strategy for . . . : Creating Effective Systems and Structures That Actually Work PART 3 Turning Information into Action Making This Work in Your Life CHAPTER 11 They Need to Be Able to Do This on Their Own: Cultivating Ownership Gradually and Then Suddenly CHAPTER 12 How Do I Know if It's Working?: Bringing It All Together Afterword: A Letter from Elaine and Diane Discussion Group Guide Resources Acknowledgments About the Author Index ...

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Elaine Taylor-Klaus is the founder and CEO of ImpactADHD.com, where she teaches thousands of parents, educators, and other professionals dynamic strategies for parenting and educating children with complex issues. She is a former parenting advisor to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a former national Board member of CHADD (Children and Adults with AD/HD), and an internationally recognized parenting coach, educator, and speaker. She is a mother of three complex kids and the author of Parenting ADHD Now!

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The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids is a step-by-step guide and coaching book for parents raising kids with ADHD, anxiety, and other challenges, written by renowned ADHD educator Elaine Taylor-Klaus.

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The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids is a step-by-step guide and coaching book for parents raising kids with ADHD, anxiety, and other challenges, written by renowned ADHD educator Elaine Taylor-Klaus.

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Foreword 6
CHEAT SHEET
An Introduction for Busy Parents and Professionals
 
PART 1
Turning Chaos into Calm Embracing a Family Life That’s Perfectly Imperfect
CHAPTER 1 “This Kid Is Really Smart, but . . . ”: Six Challenge Areas for Families with Complex Kids
CHAPTER 2 “This Is Not What I Expected”: Parenting Complex Kids Is Different
CHAPTER 3 “I’ve Tried Everything, but Nothing Works”: Understanding and Redefining Parenting Success
CHAPTER 4 “I Just Want Some Peace!”: The Four Phases of Parenting
 
PART 2
The Impact Model A New Paradigm for Parenting Like a Coach
CHAPTER 5 “Where Do I Start?”: You Can Do It All, but Not at the Same Time (Take Aim)
CHAPTER 6 “Why Can’t They Just . . . ?”: No One Knows Your Child Better Than You Do
CHAPTER 7 “My Kid’s Just Not Motivated”: How to Get Your Kids to . . .[Fill in the Blank]
CHAPTER 8 “Everyone’s So Tense All the Time”: It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It
CHAPTER 9 “I Don’t Know What’s Realistic”: Set Appropriate Expectations and Consequences
CHAPTER 10 “I Need a Strategy for . . . “: Creating Effective Systems and Structures That Actually Work
 
PART 3 Turning Information into Action Making This Work in Your Life
CHAPTER 11 “They Need to Be Able to Do This on Their Own”: Cultivating Ownership Gradually and Then Suddenly
CHAPTER 12 “How Do I Know if It’s Working?”: Bringing It All Together
Afterword: A Letter from Elaine and Diane
Discussion Group Guide
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index