Ritalin Is Not the Answer Action Guide : An Interactive Companion to the Bestselling Drug-Free ADD/ADHD Parenting Program

by Stein, David B.

• ISBN13: 9780787960445
• ISBN10: 0787960446
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-15
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Since 1999, parents and teachers have relied on Dr. David Stein's groundbreaking book Ritalin Is Not the Answer as a resource to help them work with hyperactive children who have been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now the same principles and tools of the acclaimed Caregivers' Skill Program that Dr. Stein outlined in Ritalin Is Not the Answer are present in this easy-to-use companion workbook. Filled with self-tests, specific step-by-step guidelines, checklists, and exercises, Ritalin Is Not the Answer Action Guide offers a healthy, comprehensive behavioral program that has been proven to work!

Author Biography

David B. Stein, Ph.D., the author of the bestselling Ritalin Is Not the Answer, is a practicing clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Longwood College and the father of two sons. His research and writings center on the diagnosis and treatment of attentional, behavioral, and motivational problems in children. For over twenty-five years he has conducted workshops, providing realistic, practical, and effective alternatives to Ritalin.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction: Is This Book for You?	xxi
Part One: Preparation for the Caregivers' Skills Program
Questions to Ask the Doctor	3	(16)
The True Facts Parents Are Not Being Told	19	(16)
The Real Causes of IA-HM (ADD-ADHD)	35	(14)
Why the CSP Works	49	(10)
Part Two: The Caregivers' Skills Program
CSP Step One: Targeting Behaviors	59	(16)
CSP Step Two: Improving Desired Behaviors by Reinforcement	75	(8)
CSP Step Three: Understanding the Difference Between Punishment and Discipline	83	(14)
CSP Step Four: Using a New Time Out	97	(14)
CSP Step Five: Eliminating Lying and Aggression by Removing Reinforcement	111	(4)
CSP Step Six: Using the Daily Report Card Program	115	(18)
Part Three: Beyond the Caregivers' Skills Program
Teaching Important Values	133	(20)
Preventing the Creation of an IA-HM (ADD-ADHD) Child	153	(10)
Resources for Parents	163	(4)
References	167	(4)
The Author	171	(2)
Index	173