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Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child

Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child

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  • Author：Edward M. Hallowell
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Summary

With decades of experience working with ADD children， Dr。 Edward Hallowell has long argued that ADD is too often misunderstood， mistreated， and mislabeled as a “disability。” Now he teams up with top academic ADD researcher Peter S。 Jensen， M。D。， to bring you an invaluable new approach to helping your ADD child。 Superparenting for ADD offers a specific game plan including
 
• UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Tune out the diagnosticians and simply nourish the spirit of your child for who he is。

• VIEWING THE MIRROR TRAITS Recognize the positive sides of the negative symptoms associated with ADD: stubbornness = persistence; impulsiveness = creativity; intrusiveness = eagerness。

• THE CYCLE OF EXCELLENCE Nurture an environment in which a child can safely take risks， reserve time to let a child dabble as a way to learn， encourage playful practice， support mastery of a skill， and then recognize a child’s accomplishments。

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Reviews

Lauren ，

Insightful and a good first step。 I like that this book didn’t only offer a pharmaceutical approach to dealing with ADD behaviors。 I feel as though I have several methods and natural approaches to try first。 Definitely recommend！

Vanessa Ricci-Thode ，

Most of this book boils down to "love your kid and be supportive" and I kind of feel like if you're not a loving， supportive parent， you're not going to pick up a book like this in the first place。 I would have liked if the book had spent more time digging into the how-to's than being an overview。 Strength based assessment sounds amazing and I would have preferred if the book had spent less time telling me why I should love my kid （seriously， this is a major part of this book） and more time tell Most of this book boils down to "love your kid and be supportive" and I kind of feel like if you're not a loving， supportive parent， you're not going to pick up a book like this in the first place。 I would have liked if the book had spent more time digging into the how-to's than being an overview。 Strength based assessment sounds amazing and I would have preferred if the book had spent less time telling me why I should love my kid （seriously， this is a major part of this book） and more time telling me HOW to find those strengths and use them。 I know structure is important， TELL ME HOW TO SET IT UP。 This book， like all the rest by Hallowell， is focused on hyperactivity， which doesn't help my inattentive family。 So once again I'm left with more questions than answers。 。。。more

J。 David Knecht ，

Working from an asset based approach that understands that ADD/ADHD people merely have brains that work differently than others。 The author then gives helpful insight in assessing your child's strengths to over come her or his limitations。 The book has a great section to help parents overcome outdated moral approaches （which many of our children's teachers unfortunately still believe in） with a more scientific and objective way of looking at raising a child with ADD/ADHD。 Working from an asset based approach that understands that ADD/ADHD people merely have brains that work differently than others。 The author then gives helpful insight in assessing your child's strengths to over come her or his limitations。 The book has a great section to help parents overcome outdated moral approaches （which many of our children's teachers unfortunately still believe in） with a more scientific and objective way of looking at raising a child with ADD/ADHD。 。。。more

Jorge Berlín ，

Es hasta ahora el mejor libro sobre TDAH que he leído。 Está estructurado en 9 capítulos。 Toca todos los temas importantes que el lector desea conocer: definición de trastorno， TDAH en niños， en adultos， la gestión de emociones en la pareja y la familia， el diagnóstico， el tratamiento， los subtipos y la biología asociada。 Está escrito de manera amena y divulgativa。 El Dr。 Hallowell muestra una gran empatía hacia las personas con TDAH， él mismo reconoce en el libro que padece déficit de atención。 Es hasta ahora el mejor libro sobre TDAH que he leído。 Está estructurado en 9 capítulos。 Toca todos los temas importantes que el lector desea conocer: definición de trastorno， TDAH en niños， en adultos， la gestión de emociones en la pareja y la familia， el diagnóstico， el tratamiento， los subtipos y la biología asociada。 Está escrito de manera amena y divulgativa。 El Dr。 Hallowell muestra una gran empatía hacia las personas con TDAH， él mismo reconoce en el libro que padece déficit de atención。 Se puede considerar la "biblia" del TDAH。 。。。more

Melissa ，

Gained some helpful insights from this book。 Was kind of lost during the Kolbe part and as the assessment is an additional cost， not sure will incorporate。 Did help in getting "in the mind" of someone with ADD which will help when problem solving or trying to explain to child。 Gained some helpful insights from this book。 Was kind of lost during the Kolbe part and as the assessment is an additional cost， not sure will incorporate。 Did help in getting "in the mind" of someone with ADD which will help when problem solving or trying to explain to child。 。。。more

Kaila Hines ，

This book is a favorite of mine in the AD/HD realm。 Rather than point out all the issues we face in day to day lives and give you strategies & a checklist to change your child， this book helps to retrain your brain and embrace the positive side of each trait in your kiddo。 It brought a lot of personal awareness in how things we try just don't line up with ADD personality types and I think the book itself is an excellent resource to have。Highly recommend！ This book is a favorite of mine in the AD/HD realm。 Rather than point out all the issues we face in day to day lives and give you strategies & a checklist to change your child， this book helps to retrain your brain and embrace the positive side of each trait in your kiddo。 It brought a lot of personal awareness in how things we try just don't line up with ADD personality types and I think the book itself is an excellent resource to have。Highly recommend！ 。。。more

Wendy Ricci ，

Great read: full of informationThis book gave me a healthy understanding of ADHD and helped me see the light at the end of the tunnel。 Definitely worth reading of you have a child with ADD/ADHD。 Tons of resources provided throughout the book as well。

Sarah Kerner ，

This book is fantastic！ So many great resources and so hopeful。 I love the strengths based approach rather than treating add like a problem be fixed。

Rachel ，

Recommends focusing on your child's strengths。 A few suggestions are made， but it's a lot of pep talk。 Recommends focusing on your child's strengths。 A few suggestions are made， but it's a lot of pep talk。 。。。more

Brenda ，

The only reason I didn’t give five stars is because I haven’t had a chance to sit down and implement the strategies explained in the book。 I will revisit my review when I have had a chance to do so。 The concepts presented make total sense to me。 I like the way the book is written and laid out。 The authors seem genuine and honest。 I like how they give personal examples from their own families。 The book was easy to read and I found several parts that I will have my 12 year old read that I think wi The only reason I didn’t give five stars is because I haven’t had a chance to sit down and implement the strategies explained in the book。 I will revisit my review when I have had a chance to do so。 The concepts presented make total sense to me。 I like the way the book is written and laid out。 The authors seem genuine and honest。 I like how they give personal examples from their own families。 The book was easy to read and I found several parts that I will have my 12 year old read that I think will really help him feel better about himself。 The book provides a very positive and hopeful outlook。 There are also lists of additional resources at the end of the book that I am eager to explore。 Overall， a great relief for me as a parent struggling with a child who is struggling with ADD。 。。。more

Karen Young ，

This book feels like cheerleading regarding ADD。 The author has written other books that are primers on the condition。 The book felt like and repetitive in places。

Lori ，

This book give a lot of insight and places to find help or assistance。 The beauty of this book is love and understanding the individual。

Jeff Birk ，

Brittany and I read this book together。 He gave us some very good ideas in relation to handling Sydney and her somewhat mild ADD。 One of the things I liked is how he described an ADD child's brain is simply a race car and we need to learn how to apply the brakes。 This condition is not a negative。 You need to position it as a positive。 He gives a really cool list of negative traits and how to term them and couch them in positive language。 Brittany and I read this book together。 He gave us some very good ideas in relation to handling Sydney and her somewhat mild ADD。 One of the things I liked is how he described an ADD child's brain is simply a race car and we need to learn how to apply the brakes。 This condition is not a negative。 You need to position it as a positive。 He gives a really cool list of negative traits and how to term them and couch them in positive language。 。。。more

Lisa Brown ，

Dr。 Edward Hallowell-a pediatric psychiatric clinician who not only works with children who has ADD， but has two children with ADD and has it himself， teaches about the best ways to help your ADD child unlock their gifts and discover their strengths。 The strength based approach he puts forth， is centered on love， and it helps guide you and help you discover how to shift the paradigm of thinking that being ADD is a disability， into discovering the amazing blessing that come with it， as well as le Dr。 Edward Hallowell-a pediatric psychiatric clinician who not only works with children who has ADD， but has two children with ADD and has it himself， teaches about the best ways to help your ADD child unlock their gifts and discover their strengths。 The strength based approach he puts forth， is centered on love， and it helps guide you and help you discover how to shift the paradigm of thinking that being ADD is a disability， into discovering the amazing blessing that come with it， as well as learning how to cope with the struggles that come with it。 It includes ideas of how to get teachers involved， and gives fabulous ideas for ways to help build your child's confidence。I loved this book， and it made me not only feel better about what I am already doing for my three ADHD children， but it gave me wonderful ideas for not only how to help them， but how to talk to them about it all。 。。。more

Emily Brown ，

This book leads with what is missing from most books about raising neurodiverse kids: LOVE。 Nothing will be anything if it's not grounded in love。 This book leads with what is missing from most books about raising neurodiverse kids: LOVE。 Nothing will be anything if it's not grounded in love。 。。。more

Jen ，

Finished it。 Finally。 This book is cheerleading。 It talks a lot about “unwrapping the gifts” that come with ADHD and very little about actual interventions or strategies to assist the parent or child with ADHD。 It talks a lot （A LOT） about how ADHD kids （and parents） are good and smart kids with things to contribute to society if only they can discover those things and develop them。 How do the kids discover and develop them？ Love。 So， cool。 That should be easy， then。 Yeah， after a whole lot of t Finished it。 Finally。 This book is cheerleading。 It talks a lot about “unwrapping the gifts” that come with ADHD and very little about actual interventions or strategies to assist the parent or child with ADHD。 It talks a lot （A LOT） about how ADHD kids （and parents） are good and smart kids with things to contribute to society if only they can discover those things and develop them。 How do the kids discover and develop them？ Love。 So， cool。 That should be easy， then。 Yeah， after a whole lot of that， the book begins to give the impression that if we as parents are having trouble with our ADHD kids， we just must not love them enough。 As a parent who loves and advocates for my child， I want to know how to better help him and advocate for him。 This “just love and support him” book began to feel insulting。 There are resources buried in all the happy feelings。 Unfortunately， many are hugely expensive schools， therapists， summer camps， and programs。。。 they felt like commercials。 There WERE good ideas folded in here。 Yes， we should remember our children’s gifts come hand-in-hand with ADHD， and some people still need to be reminded of that。 I could have managed with a chapter of that， instead of a whole book， though。 Maybe even a pamphlet。 The best resources in this book we’re the other books and resources found in the appendix， and the idea of having a race car brain and bicycle brakes。 Other than that， I’m annoyed that I spent so much time on the book。 。。。more

Sonya ，

An excellent resource for any parent whose child has ADD， ADHD， or suspects that their child may have attention issues。

Laura ，

Almost 5 stars。 Really enjoyed the first half and found it to be a refreshing perspective。 This is not a book that will offer specific parenting strategies， etc。， but it is a great read for those that wish to have more empathy for what children with ADHD， and their parents， are navigating。

SaraAnn ，

This was very informative for parenting a child with ADD/ADHD。 I love how it puts a positive spin on how ADD works， instead of describing it as a disorder。 So far， it's helped us out quite a bit！ We are more patient and understand when our LO says "my brain won't shut off" or "my brain made me do it"。 I highly recommend this book for parents of kids with ADD/ADHD！ This was very informative for parenting a child with ADD/ADHD。 I love how it puts a positive spin on how ADD works， instead of describing it as a disorder。 So far， it's helped us out quite a bit！ We are more patient and understand when our LO says "my brain won't shut off" or "my brain made me do it"。 I highly recommend this book for parents of kids with ADD/ADHD！ 。。。more

Meghan Davis strader ，

This book was big on encouragement but did not offer much in the way of practical advice。 If you are struggling with appreciating your child’s gifts， this might be a good read。 But if you are wanting a system to implement you will be disappointed。

Charity ，

I have add and I felt like this book explained perfectly what is going on in my mind。 It also gave me wonderful ideas for how this disorder is also a blessing both for myself and my son。

Suzy ，

I'm not usually a fan of parenting books and grudgingly read this on the advice of the pediatrician。 Much of the "advice" presented was common sense， much didn't apply to Ben （at least not yet） and there was a lot of repeating itself at that。 I may have found this more palatable as a concise magazine article。 As a full-length book， it was tedious。 That said， it doesn't hurt to be reminded of best practices for approaches to some of Ben's processing differences。 I'm not usually a fan of parenting books and grudgingly read this on the advice of the pediatrician。 Much of the "advice" presented was common sense， much didn't apply to Ben （at least not yet） and there was a lot of repeating itself at that。 I may have found this more palatable as a concise magazine article。 As a full-length book， it was tedious。 That said， it doesn't hurt to be reminded of best practices for approaches to some of Ben's processing differences。 。。。more

Crystal ，

Very helpful in an area where you feel alone and helpless。

Javier ，

Fantastic book！ Great approach and strategies

John Kowalczyk ，

I reread it because it is quiet a helpful book。 I definitely recommend to parents in general， regardless of any clinical diagnosis， simply as a guide in better understanding to neurological differences in developing brains。 After reading more and more of these neuropsychology books， I find my observations of people in general much more insightful and with a better understanding on how to interact with them。

Donna ，

Comprehensive book with ideas and references， but not so comprehensive that it is overwhelming。 It is nicely set up with focussed chapters so you can study on different therapy types or schools of thought。

Amanda ，

This book has helped me look past this ADD/ADHD as a negative thing。 It has helped me look at it in a whole new way and to help my child understand better his special brain。 What Edward M。 Hallowell calls， " Supercharged brain"。 It has helped me find peace with this and excited to find new ways to help my son and his special supercharged （Race car） brain！ This book has helped me look past this ADD/ADHD as a negative thing。 It has helped me look at it in a whole new way and to help my child understand better his special brain。 What Edward M。 Hallowell calls， " Supercharged brain"。 It has helped me find peace with this and excited to find new ways to help my son and his special supercharged （Race car） brain！ 。。。more

Alicia ，

Haven't even finished and already can tell this is a gem。 Refreshing "strength-based" approach to thinking about those who have ADD （or in some other way， out of the box minds）。 Race car brains with bicycle breaks is much better for self-esteem than "disorders" and "deficits" Haven't even finished and already can tell this is a gem。 Refreshing "strength-based" approach to thinking about those who have ADD （or in some other way， out of the box minds）。 Race car brains with bicycle breaks is much better for self-esteem than "disorders" and "deficits" 。。。more

Arwen ，

There are a lot of things this book is not， but for what it is， it is wonderful。 I cried through the first two chapters， laughed through the third， and was bolstered by the whole。 Absolutely recommend for anyone who has a child， or may have a child， or has a friend who has a child with "a race car brain with insufficient brakes，" as Hallowell describes ADD。 I am so impressed by and grateful for this man and the work he is doing。 There are a lot of things this book is not， but for what it is， it is wonderful。 I cried through the first two chapters， laughed through the third， and was bolstered by the whole。 Absolutely recommend for anyone who has a child， or may have a child， or has a friend who has a child with "a race car brain with insufficient brakes，" as Hallowell describes ADD。 I am so impressed by and grateful for this man and the work he is doing。 。。。more

Laura Buechler ，

"Telling a child with ADHD to try harder is about as helpful as telling someone who is nearsighted to squint harder。"Just one of the many quotes that rang true for me in this book！ Dr。 Hallowell is not just a doctor 。。。 he also has ADD， as do two of his four children。 So he knows what he's talking about， and he talks about it in a really accessible， positive， comforting way。 This wasn't the practical-strategies guide I was looking for （please， can someone write the book where they just tell me w "Telling a child with ADHD to try harder is about as helpful as telling someone who is nearsighted to squint harder。"Just one of the many quotes that rang true for me in this book！ Dr。 Hallowell is not just a doctor 。。。 he also has ADD， as do two of his four children。 So he knows what he's talking about， and he talks about it in a really accessible， positive， comforting way。 This wasn't the practical-strategies guide I was looking for （please， can someone write the book where they just tell me what to say to my kid so she stops melting down over the same stupid shit every day？）， but it was really valuable in another way: it gave me a comprehensive way to look at and understand ADHD， which is pretty damn important since the other two members of my household are ADHD。 Which would make me "the only normal one"， if I were actually normal in any sense of the word。 Anyway 。。。Another concept I liked is that the ADHD brain only understands two times: "now" and "not now"。 Whatever it is that's not happening right now， isn't really real。 It's filed under "not now"。 This explains SO DAMN MANY THINGS for both my husband and my kid。 For one thing， we can spend the whole entire day doing incredibly kid-centered stuff: go to a playground， go to a friend's birthday party， go to McDonald's and play at the playroom， basically just spoil the crap out of that kid， and then the minute we get home from our jam-packed day of fun and ask her to， say， put her shoes away？ Full-on meltdown about how mean we are and how we never do anything nice for her and how we are the worst parents ever。 Now I get why。 Because all those nice things we just did， sacrificing our WHOLE FREAKING DAY to do them， are no longer "now"。 What's "now" is our incredibly rude request that she act like a civilized human and put her shoes away。 So， this book doesn't really help me SOLVE that problem， but at least I GET IT now？The book is primarily about how to take a "strengths-based" approach to ADHD， focusing on the child's abilities and gifts rather than deficits。 While this sounds overly simplified and optimistic， rest assured that Hallowell does not recommend ignoring deficits - rather， he believes that every child has the abilities she needs to solve problems， but that she may use different strategies from those around her。 This is a hard mindset to keep when we are mired in a school system that dictates One Right Way to do things。 I think I might need to re-read this book once every school year or so， which should be easy as it's a fairly quick read。Lots to appreciate here - I would recommend it to anyone with ADHD in their lives。 。。。more

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