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Contains the latest information on the causes of bipolar disorders and biological treatments and psychosocial therapies for it. How to handle behavioral and academic problems, assess and manage suicidal tendencies. For parents and professionals caring for bipolar youth. 349 pages.

Difficult! Angry! Cranky! High-Strung! If you are struggling with a child's unpredictable emotions and unmanageable conduct, "moody" might be an understatement. Moodiness, however, can point to several serious yet treatable disorders. These pages offer realistic examples and step-by-step strategies to help you teach your moody child how to get along better in the world. 270 pages.

BEM-156A   Helping a Friend Who is Depressed or Suicidal.  Boys Town Press.

BEM-156 Barnard, Martha Underwood, Ph.D. Helping Your Depressed Child. BoysTown Press.

How do you deal with children who are arrogant,bad-mannered, bad-tempered, domineering, demanding, or all of the above? Change their attitude. This book is for you if you are dealing with a child who is selfish, a poor loser, greedy, ungrateful, fresh, cruel, narrow-minded, manipulative, impatient, irresponsible, judgmental, or insensitive. Helping kids overcome these unpleasant character traits now can save them a lot of heartache in the future.

An emotionally charged video that makes children really think about bullying issues by posing important questions about bullies and their victims. Offers children positive suggestions on how to resolve bullying behavior in safe yet effective ways. Children, counselors, and youth workers offer their perspectives and experiences on bullying, teasing, and put-downs.

This book shatters popular myths about bullying to reveal its stark realities. You'll learn who's playing the intimidation game, and how they play it...from school exclusion and emotional backstabbing to physical violence, sexual harassment, and cyberspace cruelty. But No Room for Bullies takes readers beyond problem recognition to proven solutions.

Make your classroom a place without fear. More than 100 prevention and intervention strategies for K-8 teachers: some are classroom-centered, designed to change all students' attitudes and behaviors, some are victim-centered, and others are bully-centered. Includes checklists, resources, and reproducible handout masters.

This widely used step-by-step guide has helped thousands of parents teach essential life skills to their children with disabilities. Included are teaching tips for: self-help skills, toilet training, chores, independent living, self-care skills, home-care skills, and more.

In the backyard at home or the playground at school, LD/ADD youngsters are often cruelly snubbed in informal play groups. This compassionate, practical, readable guide describes everyday social problems and situations and offers invaluable advice on how to deal with them effectively.

Genuine understanding and gentle advice for any teen who is grieving the death of a friend. A must for parents and teachers whose teens have experienced a painful loss.

Dr. Kroen explains how children from infancy through age 18 perceive and react to death. He suggests ways to respond to children at different ages and stages, and describes specific strategies for guiding and supporting them through the grieving process. A list of recommended organizations & additional readings is included.

Newly updated and revised, this perennial bestseller offers practical guidance on what divorcing parents can do to help their children adjust successfully to the breakup of their families.

This book is packed with ideas for helping children relate more comfortable to peers, learn the rules of appropriate behavior, and participate more fully in school and family life. It also explains what scientists currently know about autism spectrum disorders and how they are diagnosed and treated.

Straightforward and sympathetic, Dr Siegel guides parents of autistic children, teachers, child specialists, and other professionals that care for them, through the thicket of symptoms and labels, explaining the crucial importance of intensive early education, and how to find the resources and help that are available.

This manual is designed to provide basic information to child-care staff who work with aggressive youth in open settings such as schools, clinics, group homes, foster care, etc.. The treatment techniques presented in this training are nonphysical and nonaversive. They are derived from a comprehensive system of youth treatment techniques.

This comprehensive teachers' manual covers math, reading, fine motor, self-help, vocational and social skills, as well as providing numerous lesson plan reproducibles. Includes an exhaustive listing of essential resources for classroom setup.

From simple putdowns to hate-filled trash talking, teens are drowning in a sea of poisoned words. This must-read book shows teens, parents, and teachers how important it is to detect this hurtful behavior early on, and how to deal with and end this epidemic before it ruins young lives.

As much as we may dislike the idea of discipline, as parents it's something we must do. The real question is now whether we should discipline, but how to discipline so the misbehavior is stopped for good. This will be the only discipline book you'll ever need to raise good kids.

Who are these children without a conscience? They are children who cannot trust, love, or be loved. They grow up to be charmers, con artists, amoral entrepreneurs, thieves, drug users, pathological liars, and worst of all: psychopathical killers: and they are often the product of even the best-intentioned families. Here is a book that addresses one of our society's greatest problems.

Dirty looks, taunting notes, exclusion from social groups: is there is a hidden culture of girls? - aggression in our schools as widespread as it is painful. This book exposes the truth about what's going on, and helps everyone - from parents and teachers to coaches and counselors - understand how to cope.

This book was designed to be used as a quick reference guide for parents and teachers of elementary and secondary school students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHA). Ready-to-use intervention.

This book will attempt to facilitate your efforts to solve some of the problems that you have with your teenager.

The program shows parents how to systematically use consequences to teach children in positive ways what children need to learn to become effective people and designed to help parents learn to be more effective teachers of their children.

Fifty-two fun and easy to do activities that really make a difference in the areas of Caring, Cooperation, Honesty, Perseverance, Respect, Responsibility, Service to others and more.

This book is a complete parenting guide that provides you with the information you need to survive these trying years.

This comprehensive book will show you the path to peace within your family and beyond.

This book takes you step-by-step through the process of pinpointing the nature of your child's problem, from getting the right evaluation through the latest information on diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

Your child has just been diagnosed with a severe hearing loss. What happens now? The best guides through the journey of discovery and difficult choices ahead can be parents of other Deaf children. The parents on this videotape have different feelings and make different choices, but all see their children as individuals who can succeed as members of their family and community. Their stories provide parents and professionals with a starting point for discussion and decision making. 27 minutes.

This video helps Parents of children diagnosed with a partial hearing loss know what's ahead. Following two families in their search for answers, the tape provides useful guidance about working with audiologists and school personnel to meet the child's needs. It also shows parents that hard-of-hearing children lead very normal lives and get along well with their peers. 34 minutes

These eleven no-nonsense videos for parents get right to the point. Each presents a common parenting problem or challenge including peer pressure, problem solving, self-esteem, correcting and preventing misbehavior, setting goals, and more. Then the video describes and demonstrates parenting techniques for each situation. Videos run from 10 to 15 minutes each.

In this clear and accessible resource for clinicians and school practitioners, parents, students of child behavior, and teachers, Dr. Barkley illuminates: the nature of ODD, its causes, why it should be dealt with early, and what can be done.

This program offers you a blueprint for parenting that emphasize your role as your children¡Ùs first and most important teacher.

The manual is intended to provide an overview of the management of defiance in children that fills in details not covered at all or in as much detail in the tape.

"Uncommon Fathers" is a compelling collection of essays by fathers who were asked to reflect and write about the life-altering experience of having a child with a disability.  Nineteen fathers have taken an intro-spective and honest look at this deply emotional subject, offering a seldon-heard perspective on raising children with special needs.  The first book written for fathers by fathers, "Uncommon Fathers" should also be helpful to partners, family, friends, and service providers who will appreciate this rare forum and perhaps, learn from what these fathers have to say. Softcover, 206 pgs.

At last, A book that challenges the social pressures to be thin.  "Afraid to Eat" explains what this is doing to kids, how they're hurting themselves emotionally, intellectually and physically, and how we as parents, teachers and friends can free our children and help them fulfill their potential as generous capable, unique individuals. "Afraid to Eat" examines America's youth crisis in four major areas: 1) Eating Disorders; 2) Dysfunctional Eating; 3) Size Prejudice; 4) Overweight and shows the way to a healthy change. Softcover, 310 pgs.

In this book, Joyce Divinyi presents simple, effective tools for understanding difficult behavior and changing it through preparation and response. She draws on her 20 years of experience working with troubled kids in schools, psychiatric hospitals, juvenile justice systems and private practice counseling.  this book is a valuable guide for anyone working with challenging children and teenagers. Softcover, 146 pgs.

BEM-22 Wagonseller, Bill R. & McDowell, Richard L.   You and Your Child: A Common Sense Approach to Successful Parenting   Research Press. ($9.95) 

In our changing society, prospective parents have less and less opportunity to learn through appropriate models how to be good parents.  In the past, many in the behavioral sciences who work closely with parents and their problems have attempted to meet their needs through books for parents.  "You and Your Child" is organized around groups of skills parents need to be effective: how to provide a consistent model of responsible behavior; how to communicate with your child; how to become an active participant in you child's life; understanding the changing child in a changing environment; and how to change behavior in desired directions.  Softcover, 173 pgs.

 BEM-21 Davitz, Lois & Joel.   How to Live Almost Happily with a Teenager   Avon Books. ($9.95)  (Grades 4 - 12)

Drawing from years of professional experience, Doctors Lois and Joel Davitz have put together just the help parents need.  Over 18 winning ways to raise adolescents!  Going straight to the root of teenage problems, the authors offer essential clues to exactly what psychological meaning these years have for the teenager.  Softcover, 260 pgs. 

BEM-20 Duvall, Lynn.   Respecting Our Differences: A Guide To Getting Along in a Changing World  Free Spirit Publishing. ($9.95) 

"Respecting Our Differences" invites you to become more tolerant of others and enjoy the rich variety of our changing culture.  You'll meet students from across the country who are working to promote tolerance in their schools and communities. You'll learn to examine your own attitudes and beliefs, sterotypes and prejudices.  You'll discover that everyone can learn to be more tolerant of at least one person or one group of people. 

BEM-19 Hipp, Earl.   Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide for Teens   Free Spirit Publishing. ($9.95)  (Grades 7 - 12)

If you've ever felt overwhelmed, frustrated, inadequate, tired, or stressed out by the challenges in your life, you're not alone.  In "Fighting Inisible Tigers", you'll find that other young people feel the same way.   You'll also learn what to do about the stress you feel.  Proven, practical advice covers everything you need to know about stress management and life management, from coping with stress to being assertive, building supportive relationships, taking supportive relationships, taking risks, making decisions, ataying healthy, dealing with fears and misconceptions, recognizing perfectionism, using positive self-talk - even growing a funny bone. A special section, "Self-Care for Tiger Bites," offers immediate first aid to times when your really at your limit and need fast relief. Book and leader's guide included. 1995  

BEM-18 Doman, Donna.   What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child  Avery Publishing. ($9.95)  (Grades K - 12)

In this book, the author discusses techniques, as well as the tools he uses to measure - and untimately improve - visual, auditory, tectile, mobility, language, and manual development. Glen Doman eplains the unique methods of treatment that are constantly being improved and expanded.  He then describes the program with which parents are able to treat their own  children at home in a familiar and loving environment. Included throughout are case histories, drawings, charts, and diagrams.  Softcover, 294 pgs.  

BEM-17 Pelzer, David J.   A Child Called "It"  Omaha Press Publishing. ($9.95)

An abused child's journey from victim to victor. David Pelzer's childhood experience is a testimony to the triumph of the human spirit. This book vividly articulates the abuse he suffered at the hands of his mother and the unbelievable apathy of others to his plight.  Pelzer's courage and determination will go a long way in helping the millions of children in America who, too often, suffer every day in silence.   Softcover, 294 pgs.