Children and Babies with Mood Swings: New Insights for Parents and Professionals [Paperback]

Stanley I. Greenspan MD (Author), Cindy Glovinsky MSW (Author), Ira Glovinsky PhD (Commentary)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

Addressing the challenges of living with a child whose moods are extreme and unpredictable, this book transcends traditional tendencies and diagnoses by discussing mood swings in terms of how they develop, instead of presenting the reader with the usual list of symptoms and treatments. The complex interplay between children's emotional states and the various developmental milestones that lie along the pathway to adulthood are described, offering hope to parents by giving them a whole new way of looking at an old problem that paradoxically seems to be increasing in modern times.

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About the Author

Stanley I. Greenspan, MD, is a clinical professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School and chair of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders. He is a practicing child psychiatrist, the founding president of Zero to Three: The National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, and the author or editor of more than 35 influential books. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Ira Glovinsky, PhD, is a practicing psychologist specializing in children with bipolar patterns of mood dysregulation and their families, and is engaged in clinical research regarding early onset bipolar disorder. He is the founder and clinical director of the Village Educational Center in Beverley Hills, Michigan, a therapeutic preschool for children with regulatory disorders. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Cindy Glovinsky, MSW, is a psychotherapist and author of Making Peace with the Things in Your Life and One Thing at a Time. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: ICDL; 1 edition (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976775859
• ISBN-13: 978-0976775850
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Contribution, November 9, 2007

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Nancy B. Austin "Nancy B. Austin, PsyD" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Children and Babies with Mood Swings: New Insights for Parents and Professionals (Paperback)

Drs. Greenspan and Glovinsky and C. Glovinsky have demonstrated how to guide parents of young children with mood swings though the most challenging moments of the day. The authors focus on sensory issues as a way to understand when very young children with irritability, moodiness and more severe behaviors are under or overaroused and unable to self-regulate. They begin with helping parents understand how to help their babies and children calm down into a regulated state. Other aspects of the DIR method are integrated into the interesting and helpful case studies. This book is a contrubution that will help parents and those who help parents of children diagnosed with a mood disorder or are just "moody."

Nancy B. Austin, PsyD, co-author of Parenting a Bipolar Child:What to Do and Why

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help and Hope for families and educators working with mood swings in children, September 18, 2007

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T. Fette "dedicated teacher" (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Children and Babies with Mood Swings: New Insights for Parents and Professionals (Paperback)

Having taught preschool for 25 years I believe that I've seen over 500 children. During that time I know that there have been several children with mood disorders and yet people would glare at me whenever I'd suggest it. "Children don't have BiPolar disorders", they'd say. As if all of the bipolar adults simply woke up that way one day.
Finally, a book which supports the theory that indeed there ARE children suffering with mood swings. And not only does Children and Babies with Mood Swings support the theory, it gives concrete suggestions on how to help, cope, and encourage these children to go on to lead happy, productive lives.
A great resource book for parents and professionals! Thank you Drs. Greenspan and Glovinsky!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Suggestions for Case Management, but......., June 16, 2008

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This review is from: Children and Babies with Mood Swings: New Insights for Parents and Professionals (Paperback)

I like the book, I love Greenspan. The only criticism I have is that both children used as examples are attending private schools. This book will not help you find ways to help your child in a public school setting. That said, I do like the book and there are many great insights.