An explosive child can bring difficulties and challenges to any family. In fact, Dr. Greene argues that most “explosive children” want to behave better and feel badly about their outbursts. Focused on one behavior at a time. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Throughout this compassionate, insightful, and practical book, Dr. Greene provides a new conceptual framework for understanding their difficulties, based on research in the neurosciences. Caveat: I haven't implemented the strategies in the book yet. At first the premise of this book is a little hard to take in, but once you do, it is a god send. Highly recommend this book. “A user-friendly, practical guide for parents trying to help difficult, explosive children. Please try again. Screaming, swearing, crying, hitting, kicking, spitting, biting...these are some of the challenging behaviors we see in kids who are having difficulty meeting our expectations. by Ross W. Greene (ISBN: 9780061906190) from Amazon's Book Store. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2020. Before reading and applying the things I learned in this book a simple thing would turn into a 3 hour battle of screaming and throwing things, and hitting walls with my 5 year old. And the one question we ask ourselves, the doctors, the therapists, and the internet over and over again – I got this book two years ago for my 3 year old girl. The Explosive Child is the highly acclaimed, lifechanging parenting guide in which Dr. Greene first delineated the Collaborative Problem Solving approach. I learned this approach the hard way. Before reading and applying the things I learned in this book a simple thing would turn into a 3 hour battle of screaming and throwing things, and hitting walls with my 5 year old. Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic (Spirited Series), Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook (Spirited Series), The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More: What Parents and Teachers Really Need to Know to Empower Complicated Kids with Confidence and Calm, The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child, Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Something went wrong. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Parenting Hyperactive Children & Children with Disabilities (Books). The parent training I received from implementing the teachings in this book has made life so much easier for my other kids because whatever comes up, this mom has a plan. I realized today when referring this to a friend today just how far we have come. We are raising our grandson and it seems the second year is more challenging than the first. Solve problems collaboratively (rather than unilaterally) and proactively (rather than reactively). Instead of relying on rewarding and punishing, Dr. Greene’s Collaborative Problem Solving model promotes working with explosive children to solve the problems that precipitate explosive episodes, and teaching these kids the skills they lack. Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2015, Our child isn't "explosive" but just way harder to get to do stuff than some - i.e. "The Explosive Child is a must for the many parents, teachers, and professionals who attempt to guide, teach, and work with difficult, hard-to-manage, and easily frustrated children.... A must-read for our children's sake and ours." A groundbreaking approach to understanding and parenting children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper and other intractable behaviors, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in this field. It gives good examples for the dialogue to use, in order to diffuse those explosive outbursts. Arm Your Child: A Parent's Guide for Raising Happy, Positive Kids, How To Cope With Difficult People: Making human relations harmonious and effective. Get past the title to find sensible advice to collaboratively work with your child. Free shipping for many products! Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. A must read for any human being (parent, teacher, coach, therapist, etc) That has dealt or is dealing w a child who just seems more intense, stubborn, grumpy, strong willed than most. They can’t figure out why their child acts the way he or she does; they wonder why the strategies that work for other kids don’t work for theirs; and they don’t know what to do instead.Dr. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. ", Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2018. Lots of insightful advice, but my kid got REALLY MAD when she found it on my nightstand. March into … I took every word to heart. I got this book two years ago for my 3 year old girl. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Explosive Child : A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene (2001, Trade Paperback, Reprint) at the best online prices at eBay! He explains why traditional parenting and treatment often don’t work with these children, and he describes what to do instead. Download The Explosive Child PDF. I would recommend this book to anyone with Children that are sometimes, or a lot of the time, "Explosive", to where the Parent finds it disruptive and disturbing to deal with. I had forgotten how hard things once more. Description: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children. Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018. What's an explosive child? The Explosive Child. He explains why traditional parenting and treatment often don’t work with these children, and he describes what to do instead. The child may not intend to be disobedient, but may have trouble complying with parents’ demands because of trouble shifting flexibly and efficiently from one mind-set to another. Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018. Identify the specific situations in which challenging episodes are likely to occur. This is for information purposes only. The Explosive Child by Dr. Ross Greene lays out a new approach for parenting inflexible, emotionally frustrated children based on a greater understanding of the causes behind the behavior and effective responses that are neither adversarial nor punitive. This book really helps in explaining those behaviors so they make sense and giving techniques to avoid the threats and yelling that I hate to say was getting pretty common in our house. Please try again. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. Focused on one behavior at a time. It took months of hard work to see progress but one skill at a time has added up to a strong and amazing straight A Kindergartener who is thriving. Instead of relying on rewarding and punishing, Dr. Greene’s Collaborative Problem Solving model promotes working with explosive children to solve the problems that precipitate explosive episodes, and teaching these kids the skills they lack. Lots of kids have behavior outbursts even without any formal diagnosis of any kind. Renowned child psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Lost at School and The Explosive Child explains how to cultivate a better parent-child relationship while also nurturing empathy, honesty, resilience, and independence. I learned this approach the hard way. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! In The Explosive Child, Greene emphasis the importance of understanding the root cause of the child’s difficult behavior. Please try again. However, as I was reading sections out to my partner - without the context they came in - I found I was spending a lot of time getting frustrated and defending the book as he struggled to understand the concepts without the background reading. She is 14 now and the communication between us is really good. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? What’s an explosive child? Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2019. Learn Here The Emotional Control Strategies To Help Your Children Self Regulate and Thrive. transition from bed to up, from TV to homework, from friend's house to car, etc. When I first started reading it, my plan was to do it as I went along, and I did do the first step (identifying lagging skills). Reduce hostility and antagonism between you and your child. edition (May 20, 2014). My 5 year old is adopted and was neglected by his biological mother when he was younger so it’s a learning process for us both. We are raising our grandson and it seems the second year is more challenging than the first. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. These behaviors often leave parents feeling frustrated, angry, overwhelmed, and desperate for answers. This book changed our lives. Explosive children lag behind in acquiring skills in flexibility and frustration tolerance. Maybe better title: "The Explosive Parent; A New Approach for Understanding and Dealing With the Strange Person You Become sometimes when Dealing With Your Child. And reminds us that “Children do well if they can.” This statement changed me as a parent. These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. A child whose frequent, severe outbursts leave his or her parents feeling frustrated, scared, worried, and desperate for help. A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration--crying, screaming, swearing, kicking, hitting, biting, spitting, destroying property, and worse. Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2018. If you do, my guess is this list feels heartbreakingly familiar. However, as I was reading sections out to my partner - without the context they came in - I found I was spending a lot of time getting frustrated and defending the book as he struggled to understand the concepts without the background reading. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. The Explosive Child is the highly acclaimed, lifechanging parenting guide in which Dr. Greene first delineated the Collaborative Problem Solving approach. With Dr. Greene's practical, expert guidance, you and your child will forge a new relationship based on communication and mutual respect. My 5 year old reacts completely different that my old child so I had never dealt with this type of behavior. The Explosive Child, Easy To Read, Offering Great Help! Would definetly recommend for anyone who is dealing with a child that is going through any diagnosis or diagnosed with needing extra care, additional needs. The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, Harper Paperbacks; 5th Revised ed. This is a great book for anyone who works with children but especially for parents, particularly those who have a child who does not meet the criteria for being 'normal' - whatever that is? Even families who might not have major difficulties in life, if ‘handed’ a challenging child, can end pulling other huge issues to the surface that may have otherwise worked themselves out. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a) not finished the book yet or b) radically transformed as a person, but the style and INCREDIBLY easy to relate to anecdotes have really given me a different perspective on parenting a child whom pushes against everyone and everything relating to authority or helping as a member of the family. In this fully revised and updated book, Dr. Ross Greene helps you understand why and when your child does these things and how to respond in ways that are nonpunitive, nonadversarial, humane, and effective. Unable to add item to List. This is a great book for anyone who works with children but especially for parents, particularly those who have a child who does not meet the criteria for being 'normal' - whatever that is? Ross Greene, a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the treatment of kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, has worked with thousands of explosive children, and he has good news: these kids aren’t attention-seeking, manipulative, or unmotivated, and their parents aren’t passive, permissive pushovers. A must read for any human being (parent, teacher, coach, therapist, etc) That has dealt or is dealing w a child who just seems more intense, stubborn, grumpy, strong willed than most. A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration—crying, screaming, swearing, kicking, hitting, biting, spitting, destroying property, and worse. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2018. Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2017. Yours can too. How to bring Peace into the Explosive Child's Environment, Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2017. 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At first the premise of this book is a little hard to take in, but once you do, it is a god send. Having a plan gives up hope. Explosive children lack important cognitive skills. I will update my review once we've started, and let you know if my rating has changed. Dr. Ross Greene is the originator of the innovative, empirically-supported approach now known as Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), as described in his … A comforting help with a testing 7YO daughter, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2019. This book is a lifesaver! After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Solve problems collaboratively (rather than unilaterally) and proactively (rather than reactively). Publishing Info: Paperback 336 pages / May 2014. 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