Dr. Douglas A. Riley offers parents a much needed insight into Oppositional Defiance Disorder so they can better understand the turmoil in their families and resolve it by taking back parental control. By explaining how oppositional children and adolescents view the world, Dr. Riley first helps parents make sense of their child’s often upsetting behaviour and then teaches them proven methods for modifying it. In addition, Dr. Riley:
- Encourages parents to examine family relationships to ensure that their child’s environment is adequately structured
- Dispels myths and discusses alternative says of thinking parents must adopt before they can regain control
- Offers specific suggestions for talking to oppositional children so they will listen
- Profiles proven techniques to implement when talking fails
- Outlines a course in “competence training’ to help defiant children learn the skills they’ll need to succeed in late life.
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