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- The orchid and the dandelion : why some children struggle and how all can thrive / by Boyce, W. Thomas,author.;
"From one of the world's foremost researchers and pioneers of pediatric health--a book that fully explores a revolutionary discovery about childhood development, parenting, and the key to helping all children find happiness and success. In Tom Boyce's extraordinary new book, he writes of his acclaimed and pathfinding work as a developmental pediatrician working with troubled children in child-development research for almost four decades, and explores his major discovery: that certain variant genes can increase a person's susceptibility to depression, anxiety, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, antisocial, sociopathic, or violent behaviors. Rather than seeing this "risk" gene as a liability, Boyce, through his daring research has recast the way we think of human frailty, and has shown that while these "bad" genes can create problems, they can also, in the right setting and the right environment, result in producing children who not only do better than before, but far exceed their peers. His work has revealed there are two different kinds of children: the "dandelion" child (hardy, resilient, healthy), able to survive and flourish under most circumstances, and the "orchid" child (sensitive, susceptible, fragile) who, given the right support, can thrive as much, if not more, than other children. Orchid children, Boyce makes clear, are not failed dandelions; they are a different category of child, with special sensitivities and strengths, and need to be nurtured and taught in special ways. In The Orchid and the Dandelion, Boyce shows us how to understand these children for their unique sensibilities, their considerable challenges, and their remarkable gifts."--- Subjects: Parenting.; Developmental psychology.;
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- A disease called childhood : why ADHD became an American epidemic / by Wedge, Marilyn.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: a season in childhood -- An American epidemic -- What is ADHD? -- A tale of many cultures -- How did we get here? -- How a diagnosis became an epidemic -- Big pharma and biological psychiatry -- The message in the media -- Saving our children -- Why American schools have to change -- Let food be thy medicine -- Tweens, teens, and screens -- Time-tested tactics for good parenting -- Protecting children in the age of Adderall.- Subjects: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Child rearing;
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- ADHD nation : children, doctors, big pharma, and the making of an American epidemic / by Schwarz, Alan,1968-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--and its serious effects on children, adults, and society. More than 1 in 7 American children are getting diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)--three times what experts have said is appropriate--making it one of the most mishandled and debated conditions in medicine. The numbers are rising every year. Now doctors and Big Pharma are targeting adults and the rest of the world to get diagnosed with ADHD and take medications that will "transform their lives." In ADHD Nation, Alan Schwarz takes readers behind the scenes to show the roots and rise of this cultural and medical phenomenon: There's the father of ADHD, Dr.Keith Conners, who spends fifty years pioneering the disorder and use of drugs like Ritalin before realizing his role in what he now calls "a national disaster of dangerous proportions"; a troubled young girl and studious, teenaged boy who get entangledin the growing ADHD machine and take medications that cause them serious problems; and a pharmaceutical industry that egregiously overpromotes the disorder and earns billions from the mishandling of children (and now adults). While demonstrating that ADHD is real and can be successfully medicated, Schwarz sounds an alarm and urges America to wake up and address this growing national problem"--- Subjects: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Diagnostic errors;
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- Because of the rabbit / by Lord, Cynthia.;
On the last night of summer, Emma and her Maine game warden father rescue a small domestic rabbit stuck in a fence; the very next day Emma starts fifth grade after years of being home schooled, excited and apprehensive about making new friends, but she is paired with Jack, a hyperactive boy, who does not seem to fit in with anyone--except that they share a love of animals, which draws them together, because of the rabbit.LSC- Subjects: Rabbits; Families; Schools; Home schooling; Interpersonal relations in children; Friendship;
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- Balto : un roman / by Moore, Carole,1963-; Lavoie, Camille,1967-;
Pour se sentir mieux dans sa peau et susciter l'admiration autour de lui, Julien aimerait bien être premier de classe. Mais la tâche se révèle ardue pour celui qui est incapable de demeurer attentif plus que quelques minutes d'affilée. Lorsqu'il apprend la venue d'un bébé dans sa famille, il voit déjà son cadet devenir meilleur que lui dans tous les domaines et retenir toute l'attention de ses parents. Or, ce que le garçon ne sait pas encore, c'est que le bébé en question est un chiot très énergique et qu'il lui faudra beaucoup de patience et de dévouement pour faire du dénommé Balto son meilleur ami pour la vie. [SDM]LSC- Subjects: Enfants hyperactifs; Inquiétude; Parents et enfants; Chiens; Chiens; Animaux; Estime de soi; Hyperactive children.; Worry; Parent and child; Dog adoption; Dogs; Animal welfare; Self-esteem;
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