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Normal Children Have Problems, Too
How Parents Can Understand and Help
by Stanley Turecki, Sarah Wernick
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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Bantam (October 01 1995)
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Chapter 1: Are You Concerned About Your Child?
Eight-year-old Joshua looks unhappy most of the time. He is easily disappointed and reduced to tears. Playmates don't call as much, and Joshua says sadly that no one likes him. He has become whiny, and he shadows his mother around the apartment.

Chapter 1: Are You Concerned About Your Child?
Eight-year-old Joshua looks unhappy most of the time. He is easily disappointed and reduced to tears. Playmates don't call as much, and Joshua says sadly that no one likes him. He has become whiny, and he shadows his mother around the apartment.

Chapter 1: Are You Concerned About Your Child?
Eight-year-old Joshua looks unhappy most of the time. He is easily disappointed and reduced to tears. Playmates don't call as much, and Joshua says sadly that no one likes him. He has become whiny, and he shadows his mother around the apartment.



Book Description

Lack of friends, poor self-image, sibling rivalry, hyperactivity, sadness and fearfulness, eating problems, nervous habits, aggressive behavior, defiance, sleep problems, lying, learning disabilities. . .

Even normal children can have problems.
And parents can help them.

That is the powerful assurance Dr. Stanley Turecki offers parents in this compassionate and practical book. Whatever the situation, Dr. Turecki shows you:

• A new way to understand your child's difficulties and gain insights into causes and solutions

• How to discuss problems without destructive arguments and win your child's cooperation

• How to strengthen self-esteem by making the most of your child's individual temperament

• How to improve discipline by focusing on planning and prevention rather than punishment

• How to collaborate with teachers about school problems

• What to do if you are told that your child should be tested for ADD or placed on medication

• When to seek professional help

Including vivid vignettes illustrating a wide range of problems and how they were successfully resolved, this award-winning book is destined to become a parenting classic.

About the Author

Stanley Turecki, M.D.

Stanley Turecki, M.D., is a child and family psychiatrist and the father of a once difficult child. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, holds appointments at two New York hospitals, and is the physician-in-charge of the Difficult Child Center in New York City..

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Sarah Wernick, Ph.D.Sarah Wernick, Ph.D.

Sarah Wernick, Ph.D., is a freelance writer based in Brookline, Massachusetts, who specializes in health and family issues. She is a contributing editor for Working Mother; her articles also have appeared in Woman's Day, Parents, Redbook, The New York Times, and other publications..

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