An Ounce of Prevention: How to Know When Your Children Will OutgMost parents understand the importance of prevention when it comes to the physical health and safety of their children. But what many parents don't realize is that it is also possible to use preventive measures for emotional and behavorial problems. As child psychologist Dr. Lawrence E. Shapiro explains in this provacative new book, parents tend to start paying attention only after actual symptoms begin to develop. Yet many problems can be addressed long before symptoms appear-if parents know just what to look for. Preventing emotional problems is much easier than treating them after they have already become disruptive to a child's life. In An Ounce of Prevention, Dr.Shapiro presents a variety of imaginative, highly successful strategies for handling the pivotal moments in every child's emotional developmentm, from the infant and toddler years through the grad school and teenage years. He helps you understand whether your child is at risk for specific problems and what you can do to reduce the risk. Dr.Shapiro offers advice for parents on such subjects as depression, underachievement, shyness, eating disorders, fallout from divorce, ADHD, and much more. Some of the suggestions will seem like common sense. Teaching your child good eating habits from a very young age will prevent eating disorders in adolescence. Helping a shy child make a phone call to a new friend will prevent social alienation in the teen years. But other recommendations may be surprising. Fearful babies should not be coddled if they outgrow their hypersensitivity. Toddlers should not be overly praised if you want them to as strive for success later in childhood. Parents should become more involved in their teenagers' education even when their teens are pulling away. Filled with wonderful examples and lots of concrete advice, this book presents all the skills you need to hlep your child become more resilient when confronted with many problems that face today's children and teens. Provide "an ounce of prevention" every day. It will make a difference in your child's happines-and yours. |
From inside the book
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... social with- drawal . As Dr. Shure writes in the introduction to her book of preschool activities ( also titled I Can Problem Solve ) , “ Regardless of temperament , children have become more aware of - even gen- uinely concerned about ...
... Social Competence writes in Stress , Risk , and Resilience in Children and Adolescents : Schools are widely acknowledged as the major setting in which activities should be undertaken to promote student competence and prevent the ...
... social and academic prob- lems . Their insecurities whittle away at their ability to stay moti- vated and reach out comfortably to others . Gender If we look at the statistics on the children who are referred for psy- chotherapy , we ...
... social development . But doing poorly in school and / or being unsuccessful socially can lead children to eat for self - comfort and to embrace a very sedentary life . Poor exercise and nutrition habits affect the immune system and may ...
... social problems . Many parents are surprised when I prescribe activities on the computer as a way to help children with their development , but I can't escape the fact that computers and the Internet are changing the way we live ...
Contents
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Preventing Eating Problems and Disorders | 58 |
Preventing Underachievement | 87 |
Overcoming Fears and Shyness | 115 |
Preventing Problems in Sexuality Personal | 148 |
Limiting the Effects of Attention Deficit | 177 |
Preventing the LongTerm Effects of Divorce | 212 |
Preventing the LongTerm Effects of a Trauma | 245 |
The Habit of Prevention | 278 |
Index | 293 |