{"product_id":"raising-the-challenging-child-how-to-minimize-meltdowns-reduce-conflict-and-increase-cooperation-9780800737566","title":"Raising the Challenging Child: How to Minimize Meltdowns, Reduce Conflict, and Increase Cooperation","description":"What's the worst you've ever faced as a parent? An all-out tantrum at the mall? A son who won't take out his earbuds to listen to you? A daughter who's failing at school and won't do her homework? A teen who constantly breaks curfew? A call from the police? Whatever you're dealing with, \u003ci\u003eRaising the Challenging Child\u003c\/i\u003e will help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on their work at Chaddock, a nonprofit organization that has worked with some of the most challenging kids in the nation for more than 150 years, the authors empower frustrated parents with practical tips and real-life examples on how to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- minimize behavioral meltdowns\u003cbr\u003e- reduce conflict\u003cbr\u003e- increase cooperation\u003cbr\u003e- promote healthy attachment\u003cbr\u003e- improve family relationships\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe strategies they share work both for the child who is going through a difficult phase brought on by life disruption or trauma, and for the child who faces chronic struggles. Parents, teachers, and those who work with children and youth will find positive, practical steps they can start taking today in order to understand and address the baffling behavior of the child under their care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Doyle Buckwalter\u003c\/b\u003e, MSW, LCSW, is director of program strategy at Chaddock in Quincy, Illinois. She serves on the board of directors' advisory board of the Theraplay(R) Institute in Chicago and has trained and consulted at family behavioral health organizations and youth foster care centers in the US, the UK, Australia, Denmark, and beyond. In addition to her degrees, Karen completed a two-year marriage and family therapy training program and 500-plus hours in diverse modalities including Theraplay(R), Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), and other attachment, trauma, and developmental approaches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebbie Reed\u003c\/b\u003e is president and CEO of Chaddock. Currently engaged in doctoral studies, she has also played a leadership role in child- and family-serving organizations at the state and national levels, including the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' Child Welfare Advisory Committee, the CEO council of the internationally recognized Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, and the national board of the United Methodist Association of Health and Welfare Ministries. In addition, she trains and consults with organizations on topics related to nonprofit leadership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWendy Lyons Sunshine\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Connected Child\u003c\/i\u003e, with over a quarter million copies sold. She is an editorial consultant for leading nonprofits and has written for media outlets including \u003ci\u003eHealth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAARP \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Way\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fleming H. Revell Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50379935023378,"sku":"9780800737566","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_418e4245-6fc2-4fa0-b73a-a7ced939dec2.jpg?v=1728671335","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/raising-the-challenging-child-how-to-minimize-meltdowns-reduce-conflict-and-increase-cooperation-9780800737566","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}