Children's Health

A comprehensive guide to ADHD's symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in children by the author of the bestselling parenting book 1-2-3 Magic. Empower your child with ADHD to thrive and succeed with this comprehensive family resource from parenting expert and child psychologist Dr. Thomas Phelan...

The trusted, no-nonsense guide for successfully tackling the toddler years, written by a nationally renowned pediatrician and author of Baby 411 Congratulations! You’ve survived the first year of parenting. After countless diaper changes, late-night feedings, and record amounts of spit-up, you...

Being diagnosed with autism as an adult can be disorienting and isolating; however, if you can understand the condition and how it affects perceptions, relationships, and your relationship with the world in general, a happy and successful life is attainable. Through an introduction to the autism...

Your energy levels are depleted; those laundry and washing up questlines are all flashing with red exclamation marks and nearly everything is on fire...but that's just an average day for many neurodivergent people, right? Being autistic, ADHD or AuDHD can sometimes feel like you're stuck on hard...

Stories brimming with empathy, audacity, and love to help you stand up for your child. Parenting a child with special needs was never in your plan. The diagnosis comes as a shock, with more questions than answers. Heartbroken and overwhelmed, you wonder if you’re up to this challenge. When mother of four Cynthia Schulz received her daughter’s diagnosis, she felt the same way. Now, 40 years later, she’s become a champion of children with disabilities and written the book she wishes she had from the very beginning.

You know the feeling. Something small happens — an unreturned text, a flat tone of voice, a meeting you weren't included in and within seconds you're certain. Certain that you're unwanted. That this confirms what you've always suspected. That it's only a matter of time. And the worst part isn't the certainty. It's that you can't think your way out of it. You know, somewhere, that the reaction is too big for the cause. But knowing doesn't help. The flood comes anyway.

Help teenagers ward off depression. Get proven techniques to mitigate symptoms of adolescent depression. Discover easy-to-implement and practical parenting tips to help your teenager thrive now!* Mama-Doc's Guide to Preventing Teenage Depression contains proven methods to help prevent pessimism and promote peace, passion, and purpose in our adolescent population.* Pediatricians are first responders when it comes to identifying teenagers' mental health needs and are perfectly poised to help parents attempt to prevent or delay these ailments.*

In this heartfelt and often humorous collection of true stories, an English teacher and mother invites listeners behind the scenes of life with ADHD—not as a clinical case study, but as a lived experience full of challenges, breakthroughs, tears, triumphs, and the occasional fire-related trauma. Drawing from over twenty years of teaching, early childhood intervention work, and parenting through a labyrinth of labels she once barely understood, she reveals how the traits that culture often misjudges can bloom into strengths when seen through the right lens.

El autismo no es una limitación, sino una manera diferente de experimentar el mundo. En este libro cercano, claro y profundamente humano, Georgina Rubio ofrece una guía práctica para comprender mejor el Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) y construir relaciones más empáticas, saludables y significativas. A través de explicaciones sencillas, ejemplos reales y herramientas emocionales y sociales, descubrirás cómo apoyar a niños, adolescentes y adultos dentro del espectro autista en su desarrollo diario, fortaleciendo la comunicación, la autoestima y la inclusión.

Are you exhausted from holding it all together… only to feel like you’re falling apart inside? If you’re navigating chronic overwhelm as an autistic adult, pushing through daily demands while quietly running on empty, this book is for you. The constant pressure to mask, perform, and keep up can leave you questioning your energy, your identity, and your future.

A practical guide to understanding and supporting your Neurodivergent child. Do you find that most of the ASD information out there does not relate to your child? Do you get overwhelmed and confused by all the ASD terminology? Does your child mask their autism so well that their school does not take their autism seriously? Does your child use up so much energy just getting through the school day that they sleep from the moment they get home? Do you have sleepless nights worrying about your child's future and how they are struggling with the social effects of their ASD?

Dieses Hörbuch gibt konkrete und leicht umsetzbare Anleitungen nicht nur für die Betroffenen, sondern auch für die Angehörigen und das gesamte soziale Umfeld. Es berücksichtigt dabei die Entwicklung und Veränderung der ADHS von der Kindheit bis ins Erwachsenenalter. Die Autorin vermittelt konkrete Lösungsstrategien für die verschiedenen Problembereiche, die bei ADHS auftreten können.

You were never lazy. You were never broken. You were never "not trying hard enough." If you have ADHD, you have likely spent years feeling behind—watching others move through life with apparent ease while you fought invisible battles every single day. The unfinished projects. The racing thoughts. The emotional intensity. The shame of inconsistency.

Authentisch und humorvoll erzählt Isabel Demirel, Podcasterin und Mutter eines Sohnes mit Autismus und ADHS, aus ihrem turbulenten Alltag. Sie verrät, wie es gelingt, die Neurodiversitäts-Welle zu surfen, ohne unterzugehen. Und zwar durch Akzeptanz und innere Stärke statt Funktionieren, Kämpfen und Vergleichen. Mit einer Kombination aus persönlichen Erfahrungen, psychologischen Erkenntnissen und praktischen Tools zeigt sie, wie mehr Leichtigkeit und Gelassenheit möglich werden und eine neue Perspektive den "besonderen" Familienalltag entlasten kann.

Caring for a child with special needs is a full-time job, an undertaking that cannot be imagined until you’re thrust into a life you never saw coming. It can feel overwhelming and isolating. Often, special needs parents have little free time, energy, or money. Dr. Joe and Cindi Ferrini, parents who’ve been caring for a special needs child for over 40 years, understand. In The Special Needs Parent, Joe and Cindi share honestly and openly about their own struggles and victories.

The primary message young children get in stuttering therapy is that they can and should manage their speech — in other words, try to not stutter — by utilizing speech tools and techniques. Is it possible that the anxiety this causes can create an even greater burden? Can that burden lead to excessive silence and disengagement — a far greater handicap than the stuttering itself? Through personal narrative and extensive research, Voice Unearthed answers these questions with a resounding “yes!

In this highly accessible handbook, best-selling author and herbal medicine expert Rosemary Gladstar offers her time-tested, safe and gentle natural recipes, along with simple care advice, for addressing children's everyday health needs. Parents of babies and toddlers will discover how easy it is create a home medicine cabinet of herbal remedies for addressing everything from colic to cradle cap, diaper rash, earaches, colds, cuts, teething, and more.

Она адресована родителям детей с особенностями развития. Как изменится жизнь семьи с появлением в ней такого малыша? Как жить, что делать, как не опустить руки и начать бороться за его полноценную и счастливую жизнь, если поставлен страшный диагноз? Винить ли себя? Как составить план действий, к каким специалистам обращаться, каким из них можно доверять, чего ожидать от социума и как адаптировать к нему ребенка? Взгляд автора на проблему воспитания детей с отклонениями в развитии во многом отличается от «стандартного».

Вы устали от бесконечного потока противоречивой информации вокруг развития вашего ребенка? Вас мучает тревога и постоянные сомнения: “Как научить малыша переворачиваться?”, “Почему он еще не сидит”, “Не слишком ли рано он пошел?”. Найти ответы эксперта на эти и многие другие вопросы поможет аудиокнига "Мама, я пошел!"—настольная энциклопедия для родителей детей от 0 до 18 месяцев. Автор—Мария Гербутова—признанный эксперт в физической и реабилитационной медицине с международным образованием и многолетним опытом работы в России и Германии.

“A compassionate and individualized holistic approach to children’s emotional well-being.”—Kirkus Reviews ​ Learn to nurture resilience with herbs, essential oils, homeopathic remedies, and other nature-based therapies to ease anxiety, balance moodiness, alleviate depression, induce...