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At last, a pediatrician who understands ADHD"and"can communicate what parents need to manage it effectively.
This workbook is like the world s best office visit only this time, you can take it home with you and use it when you
need it!
Elaine Taylor-Klaus, CPCC, PCC, parenting coach, parent educator, and cofounder of ImpactADHD.com
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In "Mindful Parenting for ADHD," Mark Bertin provides an essential guide for parents and clinicians. Parents of children
with ADHD and clinicians will benefit from Bertin s relatable writing style, examples, research, and easy-to-accomplish
suggestions and recommendations. Most importantly, Bertin gives families and clinicians hope.
Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD, NCC, LMHC, psychotherapist and author of five books on ADHD, including "10 Simple
Solutions to Adult ADD" (www.stephaniesarkis.com)"
"Mindful Parenting for ADHD" represents a rare blend: a concise and accurate guide to what ADHD is (and is not), an
evidence-based resource for families on behavior management and skill enhancement tools for their children, and an
introduction to the kinds of mindful practices (including but not limited to meditation) that both calm and focus
parents and model thoughtful strategies for their offspring. Difficult and important issues the adolescent years,
working with schools, and decisions about medication are addressed head on. Sensitive, easy to read, and profound, this
book will resonate with families everywhere who hope for both action and reflection in raising their challenging
children.
Stephen Hinshaw, PhD, professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley, professor of psychiatry at
University of California, San Francisco, and author of "The ADHD Explosion: Myths, Medication, Money, and Today s Push
for Performance""
This innovative book combines the best of what is known about ADHD, its deficits in executive functioning, and the types
of science-based management strategies they require, as well as possible medications to combine with them, along with
the latest practices for incorporating mindfulness into everyday life situations, such as parenting. Parents of children
with ADHD struggle not only with managing their children but also with far higher levels of parenting stress,
depression, anxiety, and marital strife than do typical parents. This combination of mindfulness practices with more
traditional behavioral and medical s for ADHD is likely to prove exceptionally useful for parents for both
stress reduction and improved parent-child relationships.
Russell A. Barkley, PhD, clinical professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina"
A practical, hands-on set of tools for parenting kids diagnosed with ADHD, Mark Bertin s book will be a great support to
many. Mark provides clear and simple ways to bring mindfulness practice to bear on navigating the ups and downs of
family life. He offers the valuable perspective that, while life cannot, by nature, be perfect, it is possible to do the
work of raising your child to live well and happily.
Sharon Salzberg, author of "Lovingkindness" and "Real Happiness""
At last, a pediatrician who understands ADHD "and" can communicate what parents need to manage it effectively. This
workbook is like the world s best office visit only this time, you can take it home with you and use it when you need
it!
Elaine Taylor-Klaus, CPCC, PCC, parenting coach, parent educator, and cofounder of ImpactADHD.com"
Mark Bertin offers a compassionate guide for parents to navigate the challenging journey of raising a child or teen with
ADHD. He reminds them to start by taking care of themselves with mindfulness and compassion, which then allows them to
share their full wisdom and loving presence for the benefit of their children. I will be wholeheartedly recommending
this book to all of the families in my practice who are living with ADHD, so that they can do more than just live with
it, but thrive!
Dzung X. Vo, MD, pediatrician and adolescent medicine spet, author of "The Mindful Teen""
"Mindful Parenting for ADHD" is a gift to lost and overwhelmed parents.Bertin offers a clear, compassionate,
comprehensive, and practical guide to parents struggling to find the calm within the seeming chaos of life with a child
with ADHD, along with succinct tools for managing it.
Christopher Willard, PsyD, author of "Child s Mind "and "Growing Up Mindful," Cambridge Alliance/Harvard Medical
School"
This book is the ultimate gold mine of understanding your child with ADHD in a new and inful way. Bertin explains
how practicing mindfulness changes the way you as a parent see your child through the lens of truly understanding the
ADHD experience. You will learn to act instead of react, understand instead of judge, and stay calm instead of banging
your head against the wall. Best of all, Bertin gives you specific, easy-to-follow tools for dealing with challenging
behaviors. It all comes down to being mindful, and understanding the ADHD brain and the behaviors that are borne from
that. A fabulous book for parents looking for a better way to manage their challenging children, as well as for
professionals working with these children. I ll be recommending this one to my clients!
Terry Matlen, ACSW, director of www.ADDconsults.com, and author of "The Queen of Distraction" and "Survival Tips for
Women with AD/HD""
As the parent of a child with ADHD, and as a holistic physician and mindfulness coach who supports many children and
families living with ADHD, I find this book an invaluable resource. Every chapter offers simple, doable, and
transformative mindfulness practices; practical, achievable action items; grounded perspective; a long-term view; and
most importantly, hope and compassion for children and parents living with ADHD.
Amy Saltzman, MD, director of the Association for Mindfulness in Education and author of "A Still Quiet Place""
Book Description
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A pediatrician presents a proven-effective program for helping both parents and kids with ADHD stay calm and
in the present moment.
