Stop Medicating, Start Parenting Real Solutions for Your Problem Teenager

by Stein, David B.; Rosemond, John

• ISBN13: 9781589791336
• ISBN10: 1589791339
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-02
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

Summary

Stein offers a powerful set of tools for parents of difficult teens, employing cognitive/behavioral, drug-free solutions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Preface	xi
Struggling with Teenagers Isn't New	1	(18)
ADD/ADHD, ODD, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, and Other Mysterious Teen Diseases	19	(30)
Psychiatric Drugs: What You Need to Know, and What You Aren't Being Told	49	(20)
Modern Causes of Widespread Teen Problems	69	(20)
Controlling the Very Difficult Adolescent: The REST Program for ADD/ADHD and ODD	89	(22)
What to Do When Your Teen Is Failing School: The So-Called ADD/ADHD Teen	111	(6)
Serious Problems	117	(10)
The ``1-2-3'' Formula for Keeping Your Teen Away from Trouble	127	(8)
Communicating with Your Teen	135	(8)
Understanding and Influencing Teen Thoughts and Beliefs	143	(24)
Value Education	167	(32)
Valuing Education	199	(10)
Choosing a College---What You Need to Know and What They Aren't Telling You	209	(14)
The Car	223	(4)
Existential Attitudes: Our Deepest Beliefs	227	(8)
Love: The Desperate Need of Teenagers	235	(8)
References	243	(4)
Index	247	(6)
About the Author	253