Defying the Defiance [Perfect Paperback]

Kim ""Tip"" Frank (Author), Mike Paget (Author), Jerry Wilde (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2005

Every class has a range of students from those who are always cooperative to those who predictably fight the teacher for control every step of the way. In the most challenging classes, this oppositional and defiant student is on the verge of preventing him/herself and many of other students from focusing on learning.

This book will help the classroom teacher find effective ways to avoid disruption and increase cooperation from the most resistant students. As you begin to understand the underlying causes and dynamics of opposition, you will be able to develop additional strategies that will lead to increased classroom success and satisfaction for both the defiant student and the teacher! Parents will also find this book helpful for providing insights that are both useful at home and at school.

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About the Author

Tip Frank, Ed.S. is a Licensed Professional Counselor working as a school counselor and also in private practice. He is also a much sought after motivational speaker. His practice specializes in play therapy for children and adolescents. Tip has been collecting ideas and special activities throughout his career on motivating young people and working effectively with ODD/ADD and other high-risk children and adolescents. Tip has written 6 nationally recognized books.

Mike Paget, M.Ed. currently works as a state consultant for students with severe emotional and behavioral problems. He has worked with ODD, OCD and other special needs students for more than 25 years. Mike is an innovator of effective approaches for working with extremely challenging students. He has conducted seminars across the U.S. and Canada for educators on creative techniques for managing classroom behavior, student aggression and crisis intervention.

Jerry Wilde, Ph.D. is an asssociate professor of educational psychology for Indiana University East. Prior to his academic appointment, he had nine years of experience as a school psychologist where he worked with students who had emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties. Dr. Wilde has written 15 books on topics such as anger management, cognitive behavior therapy, and the treatment of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. He and his wife, Polly, live in Richmond, Indaina with their children, Anna and Jack.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: YouthLight, Inc. (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889636770
• ISBN-13: 978-1889636771
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,159,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jerry Wilde is a professor of educational psychology for Indiana University East. Prior to this academic appointment, he spent years working with students who had emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties. It was through his experiences with children and families that he learned the skills and techniques included in his books. His experiences with his own health problems have reinforce his beliefs about the nature of emotions. After experiencing kidney failure and being on dialysis, he was fortunate enough to receive a kidney transplant. However, he recenlty developed cancer in his transplanted kidney and will soon be back on dialysis. Through it all, Jerry remains optimistic and stubbornly refuses to let these difficulties change his outlook on life. Other than psychology, the great loves of his life are his family, the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Minnesota Twins, and Diet Mt. Dew. He can be contacted at [e-mail]

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great!, October 31, 2007

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This book contains tons of tips and intervention strategies to assist in working with the "hard to work with" child. Definitely appreciated the great wealth of information and found a way to incorporate the information into my line of work!

3.0 out of 5 stars Good advice but too scattered, May 3, 2011

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This book gives good information and advice about defiant children and the way to handle and help them at home and at school. Good help for parents who are new in the field and good ideas for teachers in their daily work at school. My main reluctance is that I found it very scattered, with little unity and a lot of repetition. I suggest you look for: "Your Defiant Child" and "Your Defiant Teen" by Barkley for a more structured and profound apprach Your Defiant Child: Eight Steps to Better Behavior.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So so, March 3, 2007

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This may be more suited for a teacher who is open to learning how to best deal with the ODD child, and teaching skills to help all of their students. Otherwise, I didn't get that much insight and stratergy from the book. It should have been generalized to all those who may encounter the ODD child, and concepts more readily accessible.