Explosive Child, Vol. 2

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Flexibility and tolerance are learned skills, as any parent knows if they've seen an irascible 2-year-old grow into a pleasant, thoughtful, and considerate older child. Unfortunately, for reasons that are poorly understood, a few children don't "get" this part of socialization. Years after toddler tantrums should have become an unpleasant memory, a few unlucky parents find themselves battling with sudden, inexplicable, disturbingly violent rages--along with crushing guilt about what they "did wrong." Medical experts haven't helped much: the flurry of acronyms and labels (Tourette's, ADHD, ADD, etc.) seems to proffer new discoveries about the causes of such explosions, when in fact the only new development is alternative vocabulary to describe the effects. Ross Greene, a pediatric psychologist who also teaches at Harvard Medical School, makes a bold and humane attempt in this book to cut through the blather and speak directly to the (usually desperate) parents of explosive children. His text is long and serious, and has the advantage of covering an enormous amount of ground with nuance, detail, and sympathy, but also perhaps the disadvantage that only those parents who are not chronically tired and time-deprived are likely to get through the entire book. Quoted dialogue from actual sessions with parents and children is interspersed with analysis that is always oriented toward understanding the origins of "meltdowns" and developing workable strategies for avoidance. Although pharmacological treatment is not the book's focus, there is a chapter on drug therapies. --Richard Farr

The Bloomsbury Review
"A tremendous resource and a must-read for adults involved with easily frustrated children who are hard to manage."

Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D., author of Raising a Thinking Child
"An insightful, sensitive portrayal of children who need helpand how to help them."

Robert Brooks, Ph.D., author of The Self-Esteem Teacher
"This is a truly remarkable book. . . . [Dr. Greene] skillfully provides us with both a framework and practical interventions for minimizing struggles with these children and enhancing their development . . . What comes across on every page of this wonderful book is a genuine caring and compassion for these youngsters and their families."

Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Child Study Center, Virginia Tech
"The Explosive Child is a must for the many parents, teachers, and professionals who attempt to guide, teach, and work with difficult, hard-to-manage, and easily frustrated children. . . . A must-readfor the children's sake and ours."

Michael Jellinek, M.D., Chief, Child Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
"A user-friendly, practical guide for parents trying to help difficult, explosive children. This book will be of enormous benefit to such children and their families."

Edward Hallowell, M.D. author of Driven to Distraction and Worry: Controlling it and Using it Wisely
"All parents should read this book . . . I could not recommend it book more highly."


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In The Explosive Child,you'll find ways to regain your sanity and optimism and rebuild the confidence to handle your child's difficulties competently and lovingly. You and your child will discover newfound hope and a relationship you can both feel good about.Dr. Green reads.


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