No More Meltdowns

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Pub Date Apr 01 2008 | Archive Date Jun 04 2018

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It could happen at the grocery store. At a restaurant. At school. At home. Meltdowns are stressful for both child and adult, but Dr. Baker can help! Author of the award-winning Social Skills Picture Book series, Dr. Jed Baker offers parents and teachers strategies for preventing and managing meltdowns. His 20+ years of experience working with children on the autism spectrum, combined with his personal experiences raising his own children, have yielded time-tested strategies, and results! Dr. Baker offers an easy-to-follow, 4-step model that will improve your everyday relationships with the children in your life: 1) Managing your own emotions by adjusting your expectations, 2) Learning strategies to calm a meltdown in the moment, 3) Understanding why a meltdown occurs, and 4) Creating plans to prevent future meltdowns. Helpful chapters include: Meltdowns: When rewards and punishments are not enough What are meltdowns made of? Accepting and appreciating our children De-escalating a meltdown Understanding why repeat problems occur Creating a prevention plan Demands Waiting Threats to self-image Unmet wishes for attention

 

It could happen at the grocery store. At a restaurant. At school. At home. Meltdowns are stressful for both child and adult, but Dr. Baker can help! Author of the award-winning Social Skills Picture...


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ISBN 9781932565621
PRICE $14.95 (USD)
PAGES 150

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I love this book because it's practical and really helpful! This book gives reasonable explanations and solution approaches to helping children deal with frustrations.

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No More Meltdowns by Jed Baker, Ph.D., Carol Stock Kranowitz
Positive Strategies for Dealing with and Preventing Out of Control Behavior

2008
Parenting
Non fiction

I received a digital copy of this book for review via NetGalley and publisher Future Horizons Inc.

Although published in 2008, the information remains applicable today in its approach to dealing with children who experience emotional outbursts. The author has developed a four-step approach to preventing the out of control behavior. Although nothing is guaranteed, the book does provide useful advice for adults as his recommendations are focused on understanding the child’s difficulties.

His book is based on his evaluation of research on the function of brain cells with challenges abstract thinking. These challenges with abstract thinking can lead to inflexibility due to inability to see another person’s perspective. He explains how adjusting ones expectations can help develop and maintain a positive relationship with the child.

Before we can develop and maintain a positive relationship with our child we must address some key issues. He explains how controlling our own frustrations can help our child feel competent and avoid “learned helplessness” and avoid constant power struggles.

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Though my days of working with autistic spectrum children is done, I think this book will be a godsend to those who do have to deal with them. Really informative and worth a read.

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This book has become my go to book when i am struggling with my dd. She is autistic and this has helped with meltdowns and given both me and her strategies to help us out. Excellent reading !

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