Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach (APA Lifetools) [Paperback]

Vincent J. Monastra (Author)

Book Description

Series: APA Lifetools | Publication Date: January 2005

The author passes on his wisdom about how to help children with ADHD succeed, and includes medical, nutritional, educational, and psychological information in a format usably by parents, K-12 teachers and school adminstrator professionals, and health care professionals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 263 pages
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA); 1 edition (January 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591471826
• ISBN-13: 978-1591471820
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
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More About the Author

Vincent J. Monastra, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and director of the FPI Attention Disorders Clinic in Endicott, New York. He is also an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Binghamton University.

During the past 3 decades, he has conducted a series of studies involving over 10,000 individuals with disorders of attention and behavioral control, resulting in the publication of numerous scientific articles, a book chapter, and the award-winning book Parenting Children With ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach (American Psychological Association [APA], 2004). His skills as a master diagnostician and therapist have been recognized and are archived in several educational videotaped programs, including Working With Children With ADHD (APA, 2005). His research examining the neurophysiological characteristics of children and teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as his treatment studies investigating the role of parenting style, school intervention, nutrition, and electroencephalographic (EEG) biofeedback in the overall care of patients with ADHD, is internationally recognized and has led to several scientific awards, including the President's Award and the Hans Berger Award, bestowed by the Association for Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback for his groundbreaking research. He is listed among the innovative researchers recognized in Reader's Digest's 2004 edition of Medical Breakthroughs.

Customer Reviews

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177 of 177 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the ADHD books - read this one first, August 3, 2006

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Jennifer Koch "jenniwith3" (Flemington, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach (APA Lifetools) (Paperback)

This book is a winner. I have bought and read many different books on ADHD - from all perspectives - and I like this one the best. It is balanced on the medication issue, with accurate and well-researched medical explanations of the benefits and shortcomings. The title makes it seem anti-medication but the author does recommend medication (with certain caveats, and easy-to-understand explanations of the reasons it may not work well in some individuals), so don't be put off by this if your child is on medication. His goal is to go beyond a simple prescription to give the parent other helpful information that can provide a well-rounded approach to helping their ADHD child. The book is very practical, with questionnaires, checklists, or homework at the end of each chapter.
If you are new to this topic, buy this one first. If you are a veteran but need more tips on how to help your child, this book still has plenty to offer you.

147 of 151 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Information For Parents With an ADHD Child, December 14, 2004

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CJS (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach (APA Lifetools) (Paperback)

I have over 100 books on this subject and try read anything that will help my ADHD son. The old saying an informed consumer comes true with this disease. You are your child's own best advocate.
Within this book I found some very helpful information I have not read before particularly with respect to diet and protein.
The book offers some wonderful checklists for medication monitoring as well as guideline lists for 504 plans.
It is written in clear concise language. I can tell you it has become a bible in my library of ADHD books.
Kudos Dr. Monastra for putting some new light and useful information on this disease!

68 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb supplementary resource, January 12, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach (APA Lifetools) (Paperback)

Professional clinical psychologist Vincent Monastra presents Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach, a guide drawn from his years of experience evaluating and treating thousands of children and teens with ADHD. Chapters address simple basic problems and guidelines, including the importance of a lesson plan, how to teach children to manage their anger, why nutrition is critical and why yelling rarely solves anything. Written in plain terms, Parenting Children with ADHD is a superb supplementary resource for lay people, and a "must-read" for anyone charged with raising, giving care to or instructing an ADHD youth.