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Never Assume: Getting To Know Children Before Labeling Them

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First impressions are something so many make the error of going off of when evaluating others. "Never Assume: Getting to Know Children Before Labeling Them" is a book focusing on the demeanor of children and how to understand them. With educated writing from a behavior pediatrician, she discusses the temperament of children and how to deal with it to better understand the children for whatever one is trying to do. "Never Assume" is a solid child psychology manual, highly recommended.

Will have to buy another book because I gave mine away before I had really absorbed it. Visited an old friend recently who (as it turns out) has a daughter with diagnosis of a mental illness. My friend read 3/4 of the book the first night she had it and finds it helpful and relevant. My friend couldn't thank me enough for Dr McGuire's book. It is great that Dr. McGuire is empowering parents with the helpful knowledge in her book. Dr. McGuire is positive and encouraging to parents in a very touchy area of their lives--their children. Will probably buy a couple books with my next order. As a nurse I work for an agency that provides services to families with mentally ill children and/or children w/behavioral disorders. The book is a valuable resource for me. I highly recommend this book to health care professionals who work with children.

What a winning combination! A very caring Mom of such special children and a concerned professional expert in the filed of pediatrics caring for the children of others provides readers with a vast amount of practical experience and information to assist them in their own challenges. Readers will,find a vast amount of useful hints and suggestions in their pursuit to raise and assist children as they strive to lead happy and productive lives while making their own lives happier and less stressful.

This is the closest I've seen to the owners manual all parents should be given at
the birth of their first child. Karen Vavra, Educational Strategies and Partnerships (Iowa)