Your Defiant Child, Second Edition (eBook)

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Virginia Treatment Center for Children and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Barkley has worked with children, adolescents, and families since the 1970s and is the author of numerous bestselling books for both professionals and the public, including Taking Charge of ADHD and Your Defiant Child. He has also published six assessment scales and more than 280 scientific articles and book chapters on ADHD, executive functioning, and childhood defiance, and is editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, Dr. Barkley is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association (APA), and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He is a recipient of awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the APA, among other honors. His website is www.russellbarkley.org. Christine M. Benton is a Chicago-based writer and editor.

Introduction I. Getting to Know Your Defiant Child 1. "Is Something Wrong with My Child?" 2. "Why Is This Happening to My Family?" 3. "What Should I Do about It?" 4. Words to Live By: The Foundation of Better Behavior II. Getting Along with Your Defiant Child 5. Step 1: Pay Attention! 6. Step 2: Start Earning Peace and Cooperation with Praise 7. Step 3: When Praise Is Not Enough, Offer Rewards 8. Step 4: Use Mild Discipline--Time-Out and More 9. Step 5: Use Time-Out with Other Misbehavior 10. Step 6: Think Aloud and Think Ahead--What to Do in Public 11. Step 7: Help the Teacher Help Your Child 12. Step 8: Moving toward a Brighter Future Resources