From Chaos to Calm

Table Of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Chaos Reigns: Theodore, the Less-Easy Child
2. “Help!”: Getting the Right Help and Knowing When to Use It
3. The Power of the Pill: Neither Curse nor Cure
4. Getting Up, Going to Bed, and Other Routines: How to Restructure Daily Life So It Isn’t Pure Hell
5. “That’s It! I’ve Had It!!!”: How to Get Your Child to Do What You Want Him to Do
6. “Where Did I Go Wrong?”: Shedding Bad Habits
7. “I Can’t Take It Anymore!”: Devising Solutions for Specific Problems
8. “How Is My Kid (How Am I) Ever Going to Make It Through School?”: Parents and Educators Working Together
9. “What? I Have to Do It Myself?”: Fostering Independence and Responsibility
10. Make New Friends But Keep the Old: Learning the Stuff Everyone Else Just Picks Up
11. “We’re All in This Together”: Restructuring Family Dynamics
12. Striving to Maintain Calm: Taking It One Day at a Time
Solution Finder
References
Resources
Index
About the Authors