Children Mental Health

A groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its serious effects on children, adults, and society. More than one in seven American children are getting diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - three times what experts have said is appropriate, making it one of the most mishandled and debated conditions in medicine.

As a fellow autism parent, I understand those sleepless nights spent worrying about the future. I know the heartache when your child struggles with bullies or meltdowns. But I also recognize your child’s unique strengths and capabilities.

ADHS und Beziehungen – Partnerschaft, Familie und Freunde Der Ratgeber für ein harmonisches Miteinander trotz ADHS. ADHS ist mehr als nur eine Herausforderung – es ist ein Teil deiner Persönlichkeit, der sowohl Stärken als auch Herausforderungen mit sich bringt. In diesem Ratgeber teile ich meine eigenen Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse, um dir zu helfen, ADHS in deinen Beziehungen zu verstehen und zu bewältigen. Ob in Partnerschaften, in der Familie oder mit Freunden – ADHS beeinflusst die Kommunikation, das Verständnis und das Miteinander.

Don’t let your teen struggle alone any longer. Instead, help them overcome their anxiety and feel happier, while protecting them from extreme stress! Is your child struggling with school? Do they seem distant while avoiding emotional connections? Are you worried about your child’s mental health?

How exactly do children become the adults they were meant to be? In this audiobook, Understanding Child Development, we investigate this profoundly complicated process from infancy through early childhood (the teenage years will be covered in a separate audiobook). Included in this collection are several seminal studies on infant cognition where researchers found evidence that many of our abilities are “pre-programmed.”

Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former caseworker’s searing, clear-eyed investigation of the child welfare system—from foster care to incarceration—that exposes the deep-rooted biases shaping the system, witnessed through the lives of several Black families.

Dieses Buch richtet sich an Erwachsene, die mit der Diagnose ADHS leben und einen Weg suchen, ihr Leben mit mehr Selbstbestimmung und ohne medikamentöse Abhängigkeit zu gestalten. Der Autor, der selbst schon als Kind die Diagnose erhielt, teilt in diesem Buch nicht nur wissenschaftlich fundierte Einblicke in die Symptomatik und Herausforderungen von ADHS, sondern auch seine persönlichen Erlebnisse und Erkenntnisse. Sein Ziel ist es, anderen Betroffenen zu zeigen, dass ADHS nicht nur „behandelt“ werden muss, sondern als Teil des eigenen Lebens angenommen werden kann.

Als Autor dieses Buches möchte ich meine persönliche Geschichte mit Ihnen teilen. Bei mir wurde im Alter von fünf Jahren ADHS diagnostiziert, und ich wurde fast ein Jahrzehnt lang mit Ritalin und Concerta behandelt. Heute, mit 35 Jahren, habe ich einen Weg gefunden, ADHS ohne Medikamente zu bewältigen und mein Leben aktiv und bewusst zu gestalten. Dieses Buch richtet sich an Eltern, die ihre Kinder mit ADHS besser verstehen und unterstützen möchten. Es bietet eine Kombination aus wissenschaftlich fundiertem Wissen, praktischen Tipps und meinen eigenen Erfahrungen als Betroffener.

I wrote this book because it is the book that I needed when I started my journey to both understanding and overcoming my traumatic past. When I started I never expected what it would become. The short version is this: I come from a dark place, my ACE score is 10, and I attempted to take my own life twice, not to mention being morbidly obese and a drug addict at 12 years old. Today, I am happy, healthy, and driven towards being my best self every day. Why? Because I choose to Think Unbroken.

Seventeen-year-old Rory McShane has signed on to be a summer errand girl for the Rules, a wealthy family. Feeling claustrophobic in her country-club world, the youngest Rule child, 17-year-old Isabel, embarks on a summer romance her family would never approve of. Isabel has decided that this is the summer for taking chances, and she's bringing Rory along for the ride. The girls forge a true friendship, but when secrets start to surface and Rory reveals that she has feelings for someone, too - Connor Rule, Isabel's older brother - their relationship is put to the test.

Play is how children explore, discover, fail, succeed, socialize, and flourish. It is a fundamental element of the human condition. It's the key to giving schoolchildren skills they need to succeed. Expert organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Centers for Disease Control agree that play and physical activity are critical foundations of childhood, academics, and future skills - yet politicians are destroying play in childhood education.

Over half of all cases of mental illness start before the age of 14. This audiobook examines mental health in this age group, the policies and services on offer, how and why certain people are affected, and what can be done by schools and individuals to provide intervention, prevention, and support.

As an occupational therapist with a specialty in sensory integration, Allie Ticktin has seen an increase in cases of children who struggle to sit in circle time or at their desk upright and who are delayed in walking, talking, and playing by themselves and with their peers. With increasing time pressures for both kids and parents, children are spending more time in front of screens and less time exploring and interacting with their environment. The good news is that boosting your child’s sensory development doesn’t take enormous amounts of time or supplies or any special skills.

Saving Our Kids is an urgent call to arms for parents, educators, and anyone invested in the well-being of the next generation. This powerful and eye-opening book dives deep into the hidden costs of excessive screen time, social media pressures, and the overwhelming demands of online life.

Does your child have dyslexia? Backed by research and over a decade of personal experience, I've developed a holistic approach to help your child succeed.

Having ADHD as a mother is a problem enough, but if you also have a child who suffers from it as well, then your troubles are compounded, and you may often feel like you can never win. Caring for someone who has little understanding of the condition can be a huge undertaking, but when you suffer just as much as they do, on a daily basis, where do you turn to for help?

It's not so easy being Rosemary Goode and tipping the scales at almost 200 pounds - especially when your mother runs the most successful (and gossipiest!) beauty shop in town. After a spectacularly disastrous Christmas break when the scale reaches an all-time high, Rosemary realizes that things need to change. (A certain basketball player, Kyle Cox, might have something to do with it.)

She’s learning to be happy...on her own. Myra is used to keeping her feet firmly on the ground. She’s got four younger brothers, overworked parents, and a pregnant older sister, and if Myra wasn’t there to take care of everyone, they’d probably fall apart. But when her boyfriend unceremoniously dumps her, Myra feels like she’s lost her footing. Suddenly she’s doing things she never would have a few months earlier: Jumping around in a chicken suit for a part-time job and competing against her ex-boyfriend for a scholarship to study birds in the Galápagos.

Tenacity in Children examines how multiple generations of parents and caregivers raised children to become successful adults. Until relatively recent times in human history, there were no schools or organized institutions, nor were there parenting books. Rather, caregivers depended on the seven important instincts that evolved across tens of thousands of years in the human species.

Anyone who has seen a child recover from a wound or a broken bone knows that kids are made to heal. Their bodies are more resilient, more adaptive, and far more able to withstand acute stress than adults'. In this inspiring memoir, Dr. Kurt Newman draws from his long experience as a pediatric surgeon working at one of our nation's top children's hospitals to make the case that children are more than miniature adults.