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Understanding Your Child's Puzzling Behavior: A Guide for Parents of Children with Behavioral, Social, and Learning Challenges

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A book whose time has come! I not only write this review from the perspective of a school psychologist, but moreover, as a parent. If your child is having trouble what can you do? Well I'll tell you...purchasing this book, reading it, and doing what it recommends is a great start. What Dr. Curtis has essentially written is not only a "where to begin" guide, but a "where do I go for help?" guide. Finally, a book that helps parents navigate the many services that can provide relief for their child in need. That said, Understanding Your Child's Puzzling Behavior: A Guide for Parents of Children with Behavioral, Social, and Learning Challenges should hold a prominent place on every parent's book shelf.

Yeah! As a school counselor and consultant to parents, I have been waiting for this book. This is a highly readable, pragmatic guide providing parents with the knowledge to be involved in both diagnosing and intervening with their child's behavioral issues. A straightforward text, offering a systematic behavioral intervention process to be referred to over and over when helping parents and professionals to navigate the complexities of child behavior problems.

Dr. Steve Curtis' book was absolutely the most critical resource in getting my children the help they needed to maximize their full potential. In addition to helping you understand your child, this book will help you navigate the complicated world of educators, school administrators, doctors, therapists and other professionals. This unprecedented and comprehensive approach is indispensible to any parent with a child with puzzling behavior. Understanding Your Child's Puzzling Behavior is a true gift to parents.

This book is invaluable in helping shed light on and define a path for children with complex behavior. It's comprehensive and methodical process empowers parents to be their childs advocate while navigating the difficult and often confusing world of medical professionals. It offers hope without false expectations and understanding that these kids can lead wonderful and fulfilling lives.

The step-by-step approach with all the tables and worksheets are a real hands-on approach that parents can understand. You also discover specific issues that you can immediately start helping your child with. This book really helps you find a "real direction." I was able to use the information to help my son and gain some peace of mind knowing I had solid tools to work with now and for future issuses.

A terrific guide for parents who are willing to participate in discovering why their child behaves as he or she does. Dr. Curtis encourages the reader to take an active role in finding solutions for his or her child, but doesn't stop there. He equips with secrets of the trade in an easy-to-understand manner and provides user-friendly procedures designed to bring you to an understanding of your child. Every professional who treats children with atypical behavior will wish that the child's parents had first read Dr. Curtis' book.

I am a certified special education teacher and the parent of 2 children with Dyslexia. I wish "Understanding Your Child's Puzzling Behavior" had been available to me in 1980 when my oldest child was diagnosed with Dyslexia. Dr. Curtis' book is excellent and a valuable resource for parents and educators. (Diana Potter)

This is a great book for parents who want to put some time into really understanding their child. I highly recommend it for helping parents organize their experiences of their child. Makes talking to a professional much easier, and explains terminology in easily understood terms. This book was a great help to me.

Any parent concerned about her child's emotions or behavior has enough to deal with. Navigating the psychotherapy world can be confusing and frustrating. Dr. Curtis provides a very thoughtful and thorough guide to getting the answers and help you need. The Glossary of Terms is especially helpful and the section on Parent Resources is invaluable. As a parent and a child psychologist I highly recommend this book.

Dr. Curtis has written an excellent book that can be a great resource for parents and processionals in supporting their efforts with children. Written in a clear, concise, and straightforward manner this book provides resources for working with children who are frustrated and parents who can be frustrate with the child or the world around them that is designed to support them. I have purchased copies for parents I work with and utilize it in a parent support group for children with processing challenges. I also have recommended it to professionals I work with as it fills a void left by too many other books that do not accomplish what Dr. Curtis has.