Parents of ADHD children need to educate themselves about this condition so that they can empathize with the children and help them to adjust to their home and school environments without much difficulty. If it is left unattended the condition can make it difficult for the child to do well in studies and get along well with peers and teachers. There are many books that can help parents with ADHD kids. The following are some of top books about raising kids with ADHD.
Parenting Children With Adhd: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach – by Vincent J., Ph.D. Monastra
This is a 263 page paperback book costing about $ 11 on Amazon. It is published by the American Psychological Association. The book describes ways of teaching children, without confrontation, useful life skills such as problem solving, organization and controlling emotions. It also describes the causes of ADHD and the essential medication nutrition and therapeutic procedures to improve the symptoms. These are presented clearly in a ten lessons series.
How to Reach and Teach ADD/ADHD Children: Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions for Helping Children with Attention Problems and Hyperactivity – by Jossey-Bass Sandra F. Rief
This book has 256 pages and costs about $8 on amazon.com. It is published by Jossey-Bass. The book addresses the whole child and is a very useful resource not only for parents but also for teachers and educators. Dealing with ADHD needs a team approach involving parents and teachers and this book promotes just that. Having the book is like having an expert by your side when any question about assisting kids with ADHD arises.
Power Parenting for Children with ADD/ADHD: A Practical Parent’s Guide for Managing Difficult Behaviors – by Grad L., Ph.D. Flick
This 288 pages paperback costs around $14 on Amazon and is published by Jossey-Bass. The language of this book is non-technical and clear and it provides useful activities and techniques that can be used in real life situations by parents to help their kids with ADHD. The book equips parents of kids with ADHD with the necessary tools and information required for enhancing the desired behavior and reducing undesirable behaviors. It also emphasizes the development of healthy and positive self esteem in such children.
Empower ADHD Kids: Practical Strategies to Assist Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Developing Learning And Social Competencies – by Becky Daniel-White.
This book is published by Key Education. It has 64 pages and costs about $10 on Amazon. It is a comprehensive guide for parents who don’t have the time to read a lot of books on ADHD. There are many activities related to the key facts about ADHD that even youngsters can easily understand. It will help both parents and teachers to develop practical approaches to the problem of dealing with kids having ADHD as each lesson is geared towards a particular goal. Each exercise is accompanied by easily understood instructions.
The Survival Guide for Kids With ADD or ADHD – by John F. Taylor
This is a 119 pages paperback published by Free Spirit Publishing and costs about $11 on Amazon. The book is useful for parents as well as for kids as it is written in kid friendly language. The topics covered in this book are how to get along at home, making friends, medications and how to succeed academically for kids having ADHD. Clear instructions and directions about how to follow homework routines, about using timers, organizational tools like colored folders, etc. are laid out.
Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger’s, Tourette’s, Bipolar, And More!: The One Stop Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Professionals – by Martin L., M.D. Kutscher
This is a hardcover book costing about $18 on Amazon and is published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book is helpful for parents who have kids not only with ADHD but also other common learning and behavioral disabilities that affect the proper development of children. Each condition in the syndrome mix is described thoroughly with a description of symptoms, causes and treatments. This book is very useful for lay readers who are also parents of children with this syndrome mix.
ADHD: Helping Parents Help Their Children – by Dr. Edward H. Jacobs
This book comes in hardcover and has 247 pages. Published by Jason Aronson it is available on Amazon for about $40. The book contains practical advice that can be used in various situations and settings. They include advice about social skills, schooling, medication, discipline and authority for parents with kids having ADHD. Even marital issues that can affect the ADHD child, like divorce and separation, are dealt with. The book contains many practical tools such as diaries and charts for managing and tracking negative and positive behavior in kids with ADHD.
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents – by Russell A. Barkley
This book costing about $14 on Amazon has 321 pages and is published by The Guilford Press. A very useful book for parents, teachers and other care providers for kids with ADHD, it gives up-to-date information about the condition. The book is well researched and will be helpful in getting a thorough background knowledge about ADHD and it will develop a better understanding of the condition. However it is not very useful as a practical guide. It is useful for a deeper understanding of the condition so that parents can use the techniques described in other books more effectively to raise kids with ADHD.
