The Difficult Child

PRAISE FROM PARENTS:"Dr. Turecki's understanding and knowledge of children with difficult temperaments is astounding.""The Difficult Child Program taught me to be a better parent to my difficult child and also made me a better parent for my 'easy' child.""Dr. Turecki's program has taught me the real meaning of motherhood."PRAISE FROM PROFESSIONALS:"This book is great! The approach to discipline is one of the best I have seen. It is a real contribution to parents."--T. Berry Brazelton, M.D."A clear and lucid prescription of how to deal with a difficult child. The compassionate understanding of the author is evident throughout."--Irving Phillips, M.D., Past President, American Academy of Child Psychiatry"A cornucopia of good ideas for assessing and intervening in these often disastrous relationship patterns."--Donald A. Block, M.D., Past President, The American Family Therapy Academy"A unique and extremely valuable book. I can recommend it enthusiastically."--William B. Carey, M.D., Director of Behavioral Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; author of Understanding Your Child's Temperament"This volume will sit on my shelf between Spock and Gesell."--Richard L. Saphir, M.D., Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine"Virtually every teacher has taught a child who is 'difficult' to handle. This book is invaluable in helping teachers and parents understand the roots of this behavior and thus, helping them cope more effectively."--Ellen Galinsky, co-author of The Preschool Years, President, The National Association for the Education of Young Children -- Review