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The Explosive Child

A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

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The Explosive Child

By: Dr. Ross W. Greene
Narrated by: Dr. Ross W. Greene
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Dr. Ross Greene, a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the treatment of kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, has worked with thousands of explosive children, and he has good news: these kids aren't attentionseeking, manipulative, or unmotivated, and their parents aren't passive, permissive disciplinarians. Rather, explosive kids are lacking some crucial skills in the domains of flexibility/adaptability, frustration tolerance, and problem solving, and they require a different approach to parenting.

The Explosive Child is the highly acclaimed, lifechanging parenting guide in which Dr. Greene first delineated the Collaborative Problem Solving approach. Dr. Greene explains why kids exhibit challenging behaviors, why traditional behavior management strategies may not be effective for many kids, and how to use Plan B to solve problems collaboratively and teach your child the skills he or she is lacking.

As the model has evolved over the years, so has The Explosive Child, and it is available here in an abridged and updated fourth edition narrated by Dr. Greene.

Throughout this compassionate, insightful, and practical book, Dr. Greene provides a new conceptual framework for understanding their difficulties. He explains why traditional parenting and treatment often don't work with these children, and he describes what to do instead. Instead of relying on rewarding and punishing, Dr. Greene's Collaborative Problem Solving model promotes working with explosive children to solve the problems that precipitate explosive episodes, and teaching these kids the skills they lack.

©2011 Dr. Ross Greene (P)2011 Dr. Ross Greene
Children's Health Conflict Resolution Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships School Psychology Emotional Child
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really informative, has easy to follow instructions on how to best succeed with your child. techniques make sense regardless if your helping a child or even your partner

great tools to help understand your child

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Good content, empathic and pleasant narration.
Can recommend this book in assisting parents to find positive solutions to conflict with children.

Useful

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It's hard enough having an explosive child, being uncertain of what they need, feeling confused as to which parenting style is most effective and then being judged for it anyway.
What an insightful - yet totally common sense - way of understanding and connecting with your child (who is struggling) and therefore, mixing the right ingredients to bake a healthy family dynamic.

Simply Epic!

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I really liked the narration, it felt like a conversation, not a reading, I guess that's what it is like when you read your own content. The material was good, I liked the phrase kids do well if they can, and also that fair doesn't always mean equal, I'll have to remind my kids of that one specifically.

I see how much my daughter lacks the skills of self regulation and problem solving... I wish there had been more solution examples, mostly because I often feel at a loss for solutions myself, that aren't punishments. perfect example is around lying. my kids were"caught" in a lie today, and it's not the first time, not the last time, but I want it to be the last time. I don't know how to stop it and I suspect they won't have any ideas on how to bring lasting change either...

overall good info

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Really loved the approaches and thorough examples to follow in this book. Will definitely reread to gain even more insights.

Great recommendations and examples

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I learnt a lot. Highly recommend. Examples are real life so very relevant. Must read - to have a better relationship with your kids

Great lessons

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This was a brilliant read for a new perspective on why challenging behaviours occur, can’t wait to try and implement it both personally and professionally

A new lens

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This book explains why and how to collaboratively and proactively solve problems with your child in a concise and clear manner. I’m keen to learn more.

Insightful and practical

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This book has changed our lives. There have been no explosions in our home since I listened to this book nearly a month ago. The techniques are simple to apply, to the point where it's a little embarrassing I needed someone to teach me these lessons. As most children have the potential to explode from time to time and the plans to deal with this apply to everyday parenting, this book is a must have in every parent's arsenal.

No explosions since I listened to this book...

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This approach to parenting is helpful for EVERYONE, not just those with explosive children. It is a compassionate, respectful way to relate to my children and we are immediately feeling the shift in the dynamic in our home. I feel like I’m beginning to ‘grow up’ as a parent!!

Life changing

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