Ritalin Is Not the Answer Action Guide: An Interactive Companion to the Bestselling Drug-Free ADD/ADHD Parenting Program (The Ritalin is Not the Answer)

Product DescriptionSince 1999, parents and teachers have relied on Dr. David Stein's groundbreaking book Ritalin Is Not the Answer as a resource to help them work with hyperactive children who have been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now the same principles and tools of the acclaimed Caregivers' Skill Program that Dr. Stein outlined in Ritalin Is Not the Answer are present in this easy-to-use companion workbook. Filled with self-tests, specific step-by-step guidelines, checklists, and exercises, Ritalin Is Not the Answer Action Guide offers a healthy, comprehensive behavioral program that has been proven to work!Reviewoffers a way in which parents/carers can enable children and young people to take control of their behaviour (Youth & Policy, No. 83)Review"Offers parents of children diagnosed with ADD or ADHD an entire program for improving behavior and raising performance-without resorting to drugs. Dr. Stein offers much good practical advice."Washington Times"As a practicing pediatrician, I have been using Dr. Stein's book Ritalin is Not the Answer as an alternative to medication, and I have achieved great success with parents who prefer a non-medication approach.... Once you see results, as I have, your views on ADD/ADHD will inevitably begin to change." DuBose Ravenel, M.D., Cornerstone Pediatrics, Highpoint, North Carolina"Shows Ritalin, a drug commonly used to treat ADHD in millions of young children, to be a dangerously addictive drug.... Anyone who acts as a caregiver for elementary-aged children diagnosed with ADHD should consider this perspective." Youth TodayFrom the Publisher"Offers parents of children diagnosed with ADD or ADHD an entire program for improving behavior and raising performance-without resorting to drugs. Dr. Stein offers much good practical advice." -- Washington Times"As a practicing pediatrician, I have been using Dr. Stein's book Ritalin is Not the Answer as an alternative to medication, and I have achieved great success with parents who prefer a non-medication approach . . . . Once you see results, as I have, your views on ADD/ADHD will inevitably begin to change." -- DuBose Ravenel, M.D., Cornerstone Pediatrics, Highpoint, North Carolina "Shows Ritalin, a drug commonly used to treat ADHD in millions of young children, to be a dangerously addictive drug . . . . Anyone who acts as a caregiver for elementary-aged children diagnosed with ADHD should consider this perspective." -- Youth TodayFrom the Back CoverSince 1999, parents and teachers have relied on Dr. David Stein's groundbreaking bookRitalin Is Not the Answer as a resource to help them work with hyperactive children who have been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now the same principles and tools of the acclaimed Caregivers' Skill Program that Dr. Stein outlined inRitalin Is Not the Answer are present in this easy-to-use companion workbook. Filled with self-tests, specific step-by-step guidelines, checklists, and exercises,Ritalin Is Not the Answer Action Guide offers a healthy, comprehensive behavioral program that has been proven to work!About the AuthorDavid B. Stein, Ph.D., the author of the bestselling Ritalin Is Not the Answer, is a practicing clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Longwood College and the father of two sons. His research and writings center on the diagnosis and treatment of attentional, behavioral, and motivational problems in children. For over twenty-five years he has conducted workshops, providing realistic, practical, and effective alternatives to Ritalin.