1st Edition

Voices From Fatherhood Fathers Sons & Adhd

By Patrick Kilcarr, Patricia Quinn Copyright 1997
    198 Pages
    by Routledge

    198 Pages
    by Routledge

    This is a book written especially for fathers who have sons with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and don't know how to interact with them. Voices from Fatherhood is unique in focusing on fathers' concerns in parenting their ADHD sons. It offers fathers support and encouragement and specific management techniques. In summary, this is a book that everyone-fathers, mothers, educators, and mental health professionals-will find useful in helping to understand the dynamics of modern day father-son relationships.

    Chapter 1 What ADHD is and isn’t; Chapter 2 How ADHD Affects Parenting; Chapter 3 How ADHD Affects Fathers; Chapter 4 How ADHD Affects Families; Chapter 5 Managing ADHD; Chapter 6 Managing ADHD; Chapter 7 Managing ADHD; Chapter 8 Living with ADHD; Chapter 9 Living with ADHD; Chapter 10 Conclusion; Chapter 11 Epilogue;

    Biography

    Kilcarr, Patrick; Quinn, Patricia

    "Finally, a book for fathers of children with Attention Deficit Disorder! Not only do the authors do a terrific job of answering questions about ADD (including those we dads don't like to ask), but they understand the special hurdles that the father of a child with ADD must overcome."- Harold Meyer, The ADD Resource Center, New York City."