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What Works for Bipolar Kids: Help and Hope for Parents

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I've got a library full of books about bipolar in children, but this is now my favorite and the first one I consult when questions arise. When I read this book for the first time, I immediately realized that Dr. Pavluri understands, better than anyone else I've encountered, what it is like to live with and love a child who suffers from early-onset bipolar disorder. Her commitment, compassion and genius really come through. In particular, I found that the book contains lots of specifics-- e.g., a treatment algorithm and specific examples of how and when to talk to (or not talk to) your child. She clearly understands the difficulty that many of us have getting our friends and family to understand and support our efforts on behalf of our children. In fact, I have prepared an information sheet for such people, which includes several excerpts from the book related to discipline ("Johnny never has any problems when he's with me. You just need to show him who's in charge.") and variable symptom presentation ("If she can keep it together at school, then she can keep it together at home.") This book is so fabulous that it makes me wish we lived in Chicago and could work with Dr. Pavluri in person.

What Works for Bipolar Kids: Help and Hope for Parents

This book is a welcome addition to resources for parents struggling to help their child deal with a bipolar diagnosis. Dr. Pavuluri writes as though she is seeing into your family's heart and I know the knowledge shared in this book will ultimately help our family to heal. We will always have to grow and learn new ways to cope with this difficult diagnosis our daughter has received, but this book will be an essential tool along the way. Thank you to Dr. Pavuluri and her team for their years of research that ultimately led to her writing this book and for offering real solutions to the everyday challenges we, as parents of bipolar kids, face on a daily basis.

If you are new to this diagnosis, you MUST get this book. If you've been struggling with this diagnosis for awhile now - open the pages and help is on the way!!!! Thank you Dr. Pavuluri from the bottom of my broken heart!

Applying adult criteria to diagnose children with the Bipolar Disorder is an injustice to the children and their parents. This book provides an excellent resource for parents and counselors to develop a foundation to learn about childhood bipolar disorder. The book provides interventions that may be used with children. It also addresses parental-child relationship and dynamics. This book is a foundational book to begin to learn about the childhood bipolar disorder and opens the door of hope for the child's future.

This is a GREAT book. My eight year old son has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, so I own many books on the subject. "What Works for Bipolar Kids" is now one of my two favorites. Dr. Pavuluri discusses many different subjects, including medications, which is very helpful. I wish I lived in Chicago so that maybe my son would have the privelege of being one of her patients. Lots of wisdom, knowledge, and compassion were used in the writing of this book!

Mani Pavuluri's book is great. I've read a lot of books on the subject, and I found this one to be easy to read, understand and very helpful for parents of bipolar kids. I'd definitely add it to my list of recommended reading.

Bipolar disorder is not a death sentence to a miserable life - it can be overcome. "What Works for Bipolar Kids: Help and Hope for Parents" is a complete and comprehensive handbook for parents of bipolar children. Advice for these children and their families on how to deal with the problems that the disorder presents, including aggression, sleep problems, depression and other issues, is found throughout the book. "What Works for Bipolar Kids: Help and Hope for Parents'" is highly recommended for community library parenting collections and for any parent of a bipolar child.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

This book answered all my questions! Answered questions I wouldn't have thought to ask! Gave ideas and tips of things to ask doctors about! Very helpful. I didn't feel the need to look any further!

This book is an excellent resource for parents of bipolar kids. If it had only been available when I was raising my granddaughter, both of us would have been spared a lot of grief. It is a must read for parents whose children are being labeled as ADD/ADHD by the schools and encouraged (if not required) to drug the kids with Ritalin. Luckily, I stood my ground about the Ritalin, but every school she attended subtly accused me of being a poor parent for not caving in to their recommendations. They ignored at least two evaluations showing no sign of ADD/ADHD.

My only objection to the Kindle edition is that the checklists in the appendices apparently cannot be enlarged. They would be very helpful -- if I could see them clearly.

WOW! This book is amazing! It is a must read. Dr. Pavuluri really understands what it is like. I felt like she was talking to me. I strongly encourage you to buy this book.

I'm a psychologist so I'm always looking for books to pass on to my clients. The book is written in such a manner that it is easy for parents to follow along. The writer is also a parent of a bipolar child so she relates some of her frustrations with the mental health system. She attempts to help parents sort out other possible causes of the child's behavior and co-existing problems. I haven't finished reading it yet, but so far one parent was willing to admit their child needed help after reading her description of Bipolar Disorder.