Stop Medicating, Start Parenting: Real Solutions for Your Problem Teenager [Hardcover]

David B. Stein (Author), John Rosemond (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2004

Stein confronts the problem that so many teens are diagnosed with psychological diseases like ADHD and ADD and subsequently treated with psychiatric drugs. He proposes alternative cognitive/behavioral, drug-free solutions to misdiagnosed teen problems.

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Stein offers the REST system (Real Economy System for Teens...) with the promise that, if employed correctly, it can solve behavior problems within weeks. Stein also discusses how to cope with teens with deep psychological issues, offers methods of teaching values and suggests ways to enhance communication. (Kirkus Reviews )

...prescribes a stringent consequence-base plan of action. (Margaret Bernstein The Plain Dealer )

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Attacking the current dogma that many teens are viewed as victims of mysterious and baffling psychiatric diseases such as ADD, ADHD, and bipolar disorder, this book dispels and confronts the currently popular outpouring of disease myths. Teens who hate schoolwork, misbehave in class, and don’t pay attention to their work are often tagged with one of these labels and then simply put on drugs such as ritalin in an attempt to alter their behavior. In a controversial view that is bound to trigger a nationwide debate, psychologist David Stein asserts that the mislabeling of teens is not only irresponsible but also heinous.

Based on twenty-five years of research and his experience in helping hundreds of families, Stein offers a powerful set of tools for parents of difficult teens employing cognitive/behavioral, drug-free solutions. His book not only describes the long-term implications of using psychiatric drugs ("what you need to know and what you aren’t being told"), but offers an alternative to controlling difficult teens through his popular REST (Real Economy System for Teens) program, a non-confrontational parenting plan. Further chapters delve into more specific yet equally vital teen issues, such as valuing education, choosing a college, and that critical rite of passage for all teenagers as they cross into adulthood: the car.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589791339
• ISBN-13: 978-1589791336
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #893,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. David Stein is professor of Psychology at Longwood College in Virginia. In addition to teaching, he has been a clinical practitioner, writer, researcher, and public speaker for over 25 years during which he has campaigned against the use of amphetamine drugs to treat children labeled ADD/ADHD. He is the author of many professional publications and scientific presentations, and has won numerous awards, including the 2000 Outstanding Teacher Award at Longwood College.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Stein's methods work extremely well - was able to stop medicating my child, February 8, 2008

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Who needs consultants and continuing psychological tests, etc., when you just need to parent correctly and consistently to get results for many children...My child was medicated for ADHD from 1st grade till 6th and using these techniques, we took him off his meds immediately and I literally, "got my child back." He was a mess - depressed, failing in school, a discipline nightmare, rude and someone, you just didn't want to be around...using the REST methods, we have a child that we never thought we would have. He isn't perfect (he is a teenager), but we and his teachers are amazed at the difference! A MUST READ FOR PARENTS OF ADD/ADHD children.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, January 22, 2007

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Excellent Book. Perfect for Parents with a HyperActive child.
Very Sage advice.
Don't expect your child to admit that it works; but it works.

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed our life., October 24, 2011

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This review is from: Stop Medicating, Start Parenting: Real Solutions for Your Problem Teenager (Hardcover)

We are following Stein's method with our younger kids (With his other book "Ritalin is not the answer"), and with the adolescent - we are following the REST program described in this book and it works like magic. incredible.