How to Get Your Child Off the Refrigerator and on to Learning (Paperback)

by Carol Barnier (Author), Carol Barnier (Author)

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Review
"Brilliantly practical ideas and insights. . .I think just about all parents would love the help Carol offers for those days when the kids just can't stop fidgeting." --Cathy Duffy

Product Description
Carol Barnier knew that her son--more likely to be sitting on the table (or the refrigerator) than in his chair--was worthy of high expectations. She also knew that he could easily miss achieving them if she didn't find the right key to unlock his capacity to learn. Carol found volumes of information on how to recognize the challenges in ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) children, how to manage them, how to discipline them, and how to accept them, but no one told her how to teach her son math tomorrow. In her search for solutions, she developed techniques that are not only fun for all children, but highly successful with any child who struggles with focus.
~Creative reproducible activity aids that you'll want to use right away
~A phonics program where every lesson is a quick game kids will love
~Instuctional games, manipulatives, and motions that will help you work with, no against, your
child's learning style.
~math strategies that make even a workbook fun
~many more effective, fun solutions to the daily dilemma, "How do I teach my child tomorrow?"

The only available resource for teaching a child who struggles with focus. Includes reproducible games and activity guides.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Emerald Books (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883002702
• ISBN-13: 978-1883002701
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #112,282 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nuts and Bolts of Homeschooling an ADHD Child, August 14, 2000

By	M. Haynes (New England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I absolutely love this book! Carol Barnier is witty, creative, and knows exactly what it is like to have an ADHD child, because she wrote this book from her own experiences. It not only provides the compassionate understanding we all need as parents of ADHD children, but she gives you nuts and bolts info on HOW TO HOMESCHOOL an ADHD child. Carol explains how to teach every subject to a wiggly ADHD child using techniques that appeal to every learning style!

Oh, did I mention that Carol Barnier is a Christian and that this book is unashamedly Christian? She even has a section on "Sitting Still in Church".

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, and fun resourse for Homschooling "hyper" children, April 9, 2001

By	jennifer "jenniferd1031" (Indiana) - See all my reviews

My husband and I found this book when we were searching for answers when trying to decide if we should homeschool our son who we were being told that he may have ADHD. We wanted to homeschool because we were afraid of the school "giving up" on him. We were afraid to homeschool because if professional's could not teach my son how could I. I saw the title and thought this is my son. It has been a great resource. It gave my husband ideas on how to work with our son. The tips and insight the book offered has not only helped us to educate our son but also has helped me to understand where he is coming from and a little more about him. I highly recommend this book for anyone that is either considering homeschooling an ADD, ADHD or even just Hyper child, or if you even just want to tutor you child afterschool it will still be a vaulable reference.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST book on homeschooling how to I've read, April 25, 2003

By	joellen e shendy (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is the best book of how to homeschool I have ever read. Its humorous, not preachy, and you come away with MANY MANY ideas about how to make homeschooling work for you and your child (ren). I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I like it so much its now on my "not to be loaned out" list!