Growing Together: A Parent’s Guide to ADHD

TopicEducational

TopicHealth

AuthorClaudia Oehler

AuthorDr. Armin Born

PublisherKohlhammer

Successfully Managing Behavioural Problems at Home and at School

Children with ADHD present particular challenges for those around them: frequently escalating conflicts with adults and peers, persistent non-compliance and rule-breaking, low frustration tolerance and emotional outbursts are often part of everyday life, quickly pushing parents, teachers and caregivers to their limits. At the same time, many families feel unsure about how to raise and support their children appropriately.

This guide offers practical support to parents and teachers. Drawing on many years of therapeutic experience, Armin Born and Claudia Oehler provide practical strategies that help mums and dads to become experts in dealing with their children. The aim is to better understand typical behavioural challenges, identify individual solutions and build a constructive, respectful foundation for parenting. Drawing on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy, the book translates them into practical, easy-to-implement strategies for everyday family life, helping to improve the family atmosphere, developing more appropriate and effective parenting strategies, and supporting better emotional and behavioural regulation in affected children.

The 3rd edition has been expanded to include additional recommendations for dealing with common behavioural challenges at school. Checklists, worksheets, case studies and reflection questions help readers discover their own scope for action and sustainably strengthen their relationship with their child.

What makes this guide special is that it does not seek to educate parents, but rather to support them as equals, with the aim of growing together with their child.