This is a preview of my new book, Managing the Unmanageable child, which is written for parents. The book contains some general chapters on parenting, followed by eleven chapters on recurrent physical problems like thumb sucking, bed wetting, leg pains, stomach pains etc, and 24 chapters on various behavioral problems in growing children, like shyness, aggression, hyperactivity, sibling rivalry, telling lies, cheating, stress, depression, conduct disorders, autism, adopted children, gifted children, children who think too much or who manipulate, habit disorders, seperation anxiety, etc. This book is 206 pages long, and is written in an easy to read format, for parents to understand the reasons behind many problems in their children.
This is the table of contents of the chapters covered in this book
GENERAL CHAPTERS
1) Introduction
2) Children and their Behavior
3) Making Your child responsible
4) Bad Child versus Bad Parent
5) The anxious parent
THE CHILD WITH PHYSICAL PROBLEMS
1) The child who cries too much
2) The child who bed-wets
3) The child who is obese
4) The child who does not take medicines
5) The child with a speech problem
6) The child with recurrent coughs and colds
7) The child with constipation
8) The child with a constant stomach pain
9) The child with constant leg pain
10) The child who is a poor eater
11) The child who vomits a lot
THE CHILD WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
1) The child who holds his breath
2) The child who throws tantrums
3) The Child who tells a lie
4) The child who is defiant
5) The child who is hyperactive
6) The autistic child
7) The child who is academically poor
8) The shy and introverted child
9) The precoccious or gifted child
10) The child who hates to go to school
11) The aggressive child
12) The child who thinks too much
13) The vulnerable child
14) The manipulative child
15) The child who cheats
16) The child with a conduct disorder
17) The child with habit disorders
18) The abused child and victims of post traumatic stress disorder
19) The adopted child
20) The depressed child
21) The insecure, anxious child
22) The first child and sibling rivalry
23) The child who sucks his thumb
24) The child who rarely smiles
25) The child who is excessively sensitive
26) Conclusion
