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The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying the Five
The Challenging Child Understanding Raising and Enjoying the Five Difficult Types of Children
Author: Stanley I. Greenspan, Jacqueline Salmon
Most children fall into five basic personality types that stem from inborn physical characteristics: the sensitive child, the self-absorbed child, the defiant child, the inattentive child, and the active/aggressive child. Stanley Greenspan, M.D., is the first to show parents how to match their parenting to the challenges of their particular chil...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780201441932
ISBN-10: 0201441934
Publication Date: 9/1996
Pages: 318
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Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Offers parents support and structured plans to deal with high needs child.
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Most children fall into five basic peronality types that stem from inborn physical characteristics: sensitive, self-absorbed, defiant, inattentive, or active/aggressive. For each of theses, there are parenting patterns to avoid and those the help the most. The Challenging Child reassures parents that they do not simply have to "live with" their child's temperment but can fit their parenting style to their child's unique personality and help each child build on strengths, master weaknesses, and embrace life with confidence and skills.
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