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Meeting the Challenge: Using Love and Logic to help children develop attention and behavior skills

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Meeting the Challenge provides information that every parentandeducator needs in the modern world. Children with attention orbehavior problems can succeed with the help of firm ,loving parents and teachers. This book shows us how with an understandable ten step program for home and an equally straightforward program for school. Every parent with young kids should have this book.

I have had several past positive experiences with Love and Logic materials. When I came across this book, I was very excited to learn how to adapt the L&L principles to children with attention problems. As the mother of an 8 year old with ADHD, I have found that sometimes a child will simply "forget his jacket," no matter how many times you hope he will learn from the past mistake. I thought to myself, certainly there must be some special accommodations made or techniques to be picked up for these children? The answer, in a nutshell, is no.

After reading the book, I am not only disappointed; I am somewhat offended. The authors spend an entire chapter suggesting that ADHD is, in essence, caused by watching too much television at an early age, coupled with a lack of creative toys like Legos and Tinkertoys. The authors use the argument, "if the child can pay attention to a video or a game, it must not really be ADHD." They then delve into several pages of child development starting from birth (where they describe the intelligence of an infant by saying, "to find something dumber than a newborn human, one might check out a squash, or cucumber, or rock") through the first five years, which, while is interesting, is somewhat unrelated to the topic, because the reader is picking up this book not to learn why their child has ADHD, but to find out how to cope with it. The anti-television litany and lecture continues throughout, sprinkled with stories (that might as well be made up)of people who agree that television is the root of all inattention problems, and their so-called evidence of such.

Other chapters in the book are simply cryptic vignettes. Johnny's parents handled his behavior this way and life turned out awful. Joe's parents handled it this way and life turned out great. No explanation of why, or where the parents went wrong, or what should have been done differently. In one story, the author describes a past client by saying that after he worked with him, he "no longer thought of [the client] as lazy or stupid." Really? You are a professional in your field, and this was your first impression of your client? In another story, a parent contemplates getting a 504 accommodation plan for her son so that it will "make it harder for [the school] to suspend him." It is an incredibly judgmental thing to suggest that parents get 504 plans for this reason. Suggesting it in a book of this nature might shun qualified families from getting 504 plans, and children may continue to struggle in school as a result.

I found this book to be too preachy and too judgmental for my tastes. The basic principles of the book are found in any of the Love and Logic series, and quite frankly are better presented in "Parenting With Love And Logic." I'd recommend starting there.

I really don't know how anybody who could rate this item with anything other than 5 stars. The book is for all parents and anyone who works with kids. The principles are practical and wise and I know they work. I plan to buy all the books by these guys!

I think this book is filled with a great philosophy about parenting. Children want there parents to assert control in a respectful way so they feel safe and loved. This book covers how to do this. After reading this you will have some techniques for loving your child in a way that empowers you so that you're not sucked into endless arguing or the victim of embarassing and needless tantrums.

This is an excellent book for any parent who is looking to improve their skills, lessen their stress and create a respectful family. I've seen many times parents of children with behavioral problems who fail to believe their children are capable of being responsible for their own behavior. I believe the fact that the Love and Logic series resounds many easy to remember messages helps make it so easy to learn and put into practice. This helps give parents perspective, something that seems to be lacking in many families.

This is an excellent book for parents that have children with ADHD and behavior problems. Parents will find this an easy read and also will find this a very helpful book to help with the many challenges they face - from getting chores done to how to help them be successful in school. This book is not intended for teachers.Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years

I love this book! I've already read it twice. I would recommend it for anyone with children!

This is an excellent book for anyone who has a challenging child, or even who's just looking for ideas on how to handle difficult situations. The authors are reasonable, outlining steps and exploring how challenging children respond, instead of suggesting ways to "fix" everything all at once. I learn well reading examples, and related to many of the stories used to illustrate various situations and methods of handling them. I have read several "Love and Logic" books and have taken their parenting course, which saved my sanity!

This was a really good book. I have really enjoyed the love and logic books I have read. This book has opened my eyes to other things. I have 5 children and I have tried (with great results) many of the different techniques mentioned in the book. It has also provided me with insight to things that may be under the blanket of ADD/ADHD. It is a really good book.

I found this book poorly organised, and hard to read. It consists of a series of "feel good" anecdotes about how the author's techniques could supposedly assist ADHD children. I got the impression that some of the material was simply rehashed from other publications and in fact, the same text is repeated in several places throughout the book. There is no discussion of any medical or psychological detail that would help parents assess their child's situation. I would keep looking if you are trying to educate yourself further on this tricky subject.