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Summary: This book has been a godsend!
Review: I just received this book, and it has already been a godsend. My son (4 yrs old) is currently diagnosed with mood disorder NOS. His doctor suspects it might be bipolar. I started implementing just one of the strategies on Friday, and my son has managed to keep from losing control ever since. Prior to implementing this strategy he was manic several times a day, with rages in between. I have read several other books and tried many strategies, but this is the first to really result in measurable improvement. Some of the strategies look like they will be helpful in the future, when my son is older and has a little more understanding of his disorder.
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Summary: Author's intention in writing this book
Review: Parenting a young child or teen with Bipolar Disorder is an experience that forever changes a person and gives the parent the personal strength of a combat veteran. You have to be there to understand. This is the reality that frames my search for clear, specific, strategies for making things better and I list over a hunderd of these strategies in this book. I've tried to define very clearly what Bipolar Disorder looks like in kids, how it interacts with other conditons such as ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, and Asperger's Syndrome, and what is positive about the 'temperament' of Bipolar Disorder as well. If you have the chance to read the book, I'd be interested in getting your opinion of it pro and con here or by email.
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Summary: Hopeful, but realistic
Review: Since my 6 daughter was recently diagnosed with early-onset bipolar, I've read everything I could get my hands on about the disorder. What makes this book so wonderful is that Lynn recognizes the strengths, not simply the weaknesses, inherent in this condition. He offers straight talk on the hard choices that may or may not lie ahead for parents of these kids, but he also offers a great deal of encouragement: BP is not a parenting error, but a brain disfunction; it's not simply a curse, but also a possible blessing. Because of my family's situation, the sections on conditions that are sometimes co-morbid with BP (Tourettes, ADHD, Asberger's) really weren't that helpful--which was disappointing because the other sections were so wonderful I wanted more there. But still--definitely skip the Mitzi Waltz book (mostly down-side information, maybe appropriate for kids in the worst-case scenarios, but not reassuring), but add this one along with _The Bipolar Child_ by Papolos, and you'll have a good collection of specific parenting suggestions along with the basics on medication and other choices. But this book was the first to really give me a sense of hope.
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Summary: Children with bipolar disorder
Review: The author, George Lynn, is a certified medical health counselor, who has pioneered the usage of psychotherapy for adults and children with neuropsychological issues. When is own son was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome in 1991, he realized that personality can be powerfully impacted by brain chemestry independent of environment. Bipolar disorder, extreme mood cycling between a hyperenergized, grandiose, elevated mood and deep depression, has been know in adults, but only recently recognized in children. It can be a disorder on its own or in association with for example Aspergers syndrome, Tourette syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The book has 14 chapters arranged into five sections: Bipolar disorder in children, Asper syndrome and bipolar disorder in teens, soothing the hurt of Tourette syndrome and bipolar disorder, ADHD and its extremes and finally hard decisions on schools, professionals, psychiatric hospitals and police involvement. In the appendix you will also find ten websites for families of children with bipolar disorder and related conditions. The book is orientated for parents, but I believe many professionals can find helpful tips and information. Professor Joav Merrick, MD, DMSc Medical Director, Division for Mental Retardation, Box 1260, IL-91012 Jerusalem, Israel. E-mail: jmerrick@aquanet.co.il
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Summary: A great resource
Review: This book address a variety of topics that parents of Bipolar children need to understand, including a lot of information on other conditions that often occur with Bipolar disorder. The more helpful resources for parents the better. This is a great book to have on your bookshelf. Sheryl Gurrentz, author of "If Your Child is Bipolar."
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Summary: A great resource
Review: This book address a variety of topics that parents of Bipolar children need to understand, including a lot of information on other conditions that often occur with Bipolar disorder. The more helpful resources for parents the better. This is a great book to have on your bookshelf. Sheryl Gurrentz, author of "If Your Child is Bipolar."
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Summary: Survival Strategies for Parenting a Bipolar Child
Review: This book is a must for any parent who has a child with Bipolar Disorder. After my son was diagnosed I have read wverything I can find on Early Onset Bipolar Disorder. There is not much out there but this is one of the best. Mr Lynn covers each topic in a straight forward manner and in an easy to read and apply manner. If any one you know has Early Onset Bipolar Disorder or Bipolar in general this book is a must!!
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Summary: Survival Strategies for Parenting a Bipolar Child
Review: This book is a must for any parent who has a child with Bipolar Disorder. After my son was diagnosed I have read wverything I can find on Early Onset Bipolar Disorder. There is not much out there but this is one of the best. Mr Lynn covers each topic in a straight forward manner and in an easy to read and apply manner. If any one you know has Early Onset Bipolar Disorder or Bipolar in general this book is a must!!
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Summary: One Helpful Resource
Review: This book provides a lot of helpful information for parents of Bipolar Children. I recommend it, along with another new book, "If Your Child is Bipolar." Both books provide a lot of information to help parents deal with the various aspects of parenting a Bipolar child, which involves a lot more than avoiding suicide or giving medication.
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Summary: This book has been a godsend!
Review: This book was detailed and specific. I left feeling hopeful - that yes, my child fit the Bipolar description to a "T" but that at least I could be sure she'd been diagnosed properly. Especially helpful was the chapter describing the difference between an ADHD 'meltdown' and a Bipolar 'rage.' There ARE differences - I wonder why it is so hard to explain the experiences to psychiatrists treating our children. It was also very helpful to be able to go down the list and see what the doctors are looking for to make a diagnosis - what they are talking about, the current wisdom on just what is happening in our children's brains when the rage happens - I can't endorse this book enough. I would like to buy a copy for anyone who is wondering "Is it possible my child has Bipolar? Or is it all in MY mind?" This book told me the doctor was right - I am now more certain than the doctor that this is my child's difficulty. BUY THIS BOOK!
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