Since 1999, parents and teachers have relied on Dr. David Stein's groundbreaking book Ritalin Is Not the Answeras a resource to help them work with hyperactive children who have been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now the same principles and tools of the acclaimed Caregivers' Skill Program that Dr. Stein outlined in Ritalin Is Not the Answer are present in this easy-to-use companion workbook. Filled with self-tests, specific step-by-step guidelines, checklists, and exercises,Ritalin Is Not the Answer Action Guide offers a healthy, comprehensive behavioral program that has been proven to work!

“…offers a way in which parents/carers can enable children and young people to take control of their behaviour…” (Youth & Policy, No. 83)

"Offers parents of children diagnosed with ADD or ADHD an entire program for improving behavior and raising performance-without resorting to drugs. Dr. Stein offers much good practical advice."

—Washington Times

"As a practicing pediatrician, I have been using Dr. Stein's book Ritalin is Not the Answeras an alternative to medication, and I have achieved great success with parents who prefer a non-medication approach.... Once you see results, as I have, your views on ADD/ADHD will inevitably begin to change."

—DuBose Ravenel, M.D., Cornerstone Pediatrics, Highpoint, North Carolina

"Shows Ritalin, a drug commonly used to treat ADHD in millions of young children, to be a dangerously addictive drug.... Anyone who acts as a caregiver for elementary-aged children diagnosed with ADHD should consider this perspective."

—Youth Today

This handy resource for parents and teachers provides a healthy, drug-free alternative to Ritalin in the treatment of children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.

Dr. Stein has revised and expanded his original Caregiver's Skill Program into a full-scale workbook, with step-by-step guidelines, checklists, exercises, and resources for parents and teachers.

Foreword.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: Is This Book for You?

Part One: Preparation for the Caregivers Skills Program.

1. Questions to Ask the Doctor.

2. The True Facts Parents Are Not Being Told.

3. The Real Causes of IA-HM (ADD-ADHD).

4. Why the CSP Works.

Part Two: The Caregivers Skills Program.

5. CSP Step One: Targeting Behaviors.

6. CSP Step Two: Improving Desired Behaviorsby Reinforcement.

7. CSP Step Three: Understanding the Difference BetweenPunishment and Discipline.

8. CSP Step Four: Using a New Time Out.

9. CSP Step Five: Eliminating Lying and Aggressionby Removing Reinforcement.

10. CSP Step Six: Using the Daily Report Card Program.

Part Three: Beyond the Caregivers Skills Program11. Teaching Important Values.

12. Preventing the Creation of an IA-HM(ADD-ADHD) Child.

Resources for Parents.

References.

The Author.

Index.