8 keys to raising the quirky child : how to help a kid who doesn't quite fit in / Mark Bowers ; foreword by Babette Rothschild.
Material type: TextSeries: 8 keys to mental health seriesPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 306 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0393709205
- 9780393709209
- Eight keys to raising the quirky child
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 649.15 B786 | Available | 33111008065753 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A quirky child experiences difficulty fitting in and connecting with others usually due to an interpersonal style or behavior that stands out from the other kids. Maybe they are obsessed with a topic of interest or spend excessive hours a day reading, playing video games, or playing with just one toy. These kids are not so far afield as to fall on the autism spectrum, but they are unique, and their behaviors are not addressed in typical parenting books.
This book defines quirky markers and offers strategies for parents to understand their children's brains and behaviors; to know what is developmentally appropriate, and what isn't; to understand how to reach their kids; and to help facilitate their social functioning in the world.
It will calm the hearts and minds of parents who worry that their child doesn't fit in and offer hope to parents who need strategies to support their quirky child's overall development.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-293) and index.
Key 1. Identify your child's quirks, part I -- Key 2. Identify your child's quirks, part II -- Key 3. Support brain functioning -- Key 4. Optimize social skills -- Key 5. Respond effectively -- Key 6. Track your child's development -- Key 7. Understand diagnostic criteria and treatment -- Key 8. Manage challenges at home.
"Tips and strategies for parents of kids who are "different" than all the rest,"--Amazon.com.
Tips and strategies for parents of children who have difficulties connecting with others through personality traits unrelated to developmental disorders counsel parents on how to understand specific behaviors and facilitate better social functioning. --Publisher's description.