Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention

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Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-08-01
Publisher(s): Magination Pr
List Price: $16.00

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Summary

Packed with practical tips, know-how, and fun, this friendly workbook just for kids has solutions for every situation -- at home, at school, and with friends. Now in its third edition -- updated and expanded, with notes and resources for parents! Book jacket.

Author Biography

Kathleen G. Nadeau, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in working with kids and adults with AD/HD for many years. She is the founder and director of the Chesapeake ADHD Center in Silver Spring, MD, and the author of many books on AD/HD for kids, teens, adults, and professionals.

Dr. Ellen Dixon is a licensed clinical psychologist who has long specialized in the differential diagnosis and treatment of attention disorders and related neuropsychological conditions. Dr. Dixon practices in the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake, Virginia.

Charles Beyl creates humorous illustrations for books, magazines, and newspapers in his suburban Texas ranch house. Visit him at www.charlesbeyl.com and follow him on Instagram: @ChuckBeyl
 

Table of Contents

Introduction
To Parents and Other Adult Helpers 7(2)
Just for Kids! 9(6)
PART ONE A CHECKLIST ABOUT ME
15(14)
At School
17(3)
With Other Kids
20(2)
About Myself
22(2)
At Home
24(1)
What I Wish Other People Knew
25(4)
PART TWO THINGS OTHER PEOPLE CAN DO TO HELP ME
29(8)
People Who Help with School
31(1)
People Who Help with Friends and Feelings
32(1)
People Who Help My Parents Understand Me
33(1)
Doctors Who Help with Medicine
34(3)
PART THREE THINGS I CAN DO TO HELP MYSELF
37(44)
Ways to Remember
39(3)
Getting Ready in the Morning
42(2)
The Easy Way to Clean a Bedroom
44(4)
Ways to Pay Better Attention at School
48(2)
Things to Do If I Feel Fidgety
50(2)
Help with Homework
52(4)
Learning to Control My Anger
56(3)
Learning to Ask for Help
59(1)
Talking Out Problems at Home
60(2)
Problem Solving
62(2)
Learning Not to Interrupt
64(2)
Ways to Make and Keep Friends
66(2)
Things to Do When Someone Hurts My Feelings
68(2)
Learning to Relax
70(2)
When I Have Trouble Going to Sleep
72(3)
Things I Want to Change
75(2)
Ways to Feel Good About Me
77(4)
PART FOUR SPECIAL PROJECTS WITH MY PARENTS
81(8)
Working on Changes Together
83(2)
A Progress Chart
85(4)
Notes to Parents
Rewarding Your Child 89(2)
Special Time 91(1)
Finding the Resources Your Child Needs 92(1)
Helpful Websites 93(1)
Suggested Reading for Parents 94(1)
Suggested Reading for Kids 95

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