Is Your Child Depressed? MH 28

Mood changes, irritability, fatigue . . . One or more of these symptoms may be telling you that your child is clinically depressed. It can happen to any child of any age: a serious psychological depression that may hamper performance at school, isolate your child from his or her friends, and even lead to suicide. In this crucial work a noted pediatric neurologist explores the misunderstood and frequently misdiagnosed condition of childhood depressions. Children cannot always tell us how they are feeling - or understand their own emotions. With case histories and detailed appendices, Dr. Herskowitz helps you understand your child's psychological state - and immediately get him or her on the road to recovery and good health.

Issues & Answers: Exploring Your Possibilities, Teens and Young Adults with Epilepsy SD 06

This booklet contains information about what Epilepsy is all about; Managing epilepsy, dealing with feelings about Epilepsy; Dealing with family, friends, social and school issues and independence.

It Isn't Fair! Siblings of Children with Disabilities S 03

Parenting is always a vital and challenging task. Even more vital and challenging is the task of parenting a child with a disability. When there is more than one child in the family, all parents want to share their time, energy, and love with all their children - and all siblings sometimes wonder if they are being treated fairly. When one child in a family has a disability, all this becomes more complex. Parents and sisters and brothers often feel that for them, "It isn't fair." selected and compiled from two decades of THE EXCEPTIONAL PARENT magazine, this book reveals first-hand the myriad feelings of "normal" brothers and sisters at all stages as they grapple with caretaking, frustration, powerlessness, jealousy, guilt, and worry about their "special" siblings. Breaking the "wall of silence" that deference has imposed on their experiences, here are the siblings of the child with autism, the child injured at birth, the child institutionalized after many years at home. Parents offer their own experiences and perspectives on their children, and they illustrate the importance of sharing information within the family. The editors also include professional commentary.

It's Great To Be Me!--Increasing Your Child's Self-esteem SE V-05

This video addresses the important but often misunderstood topic of self-esteem. Parents are shown practical easy-to-learn concepts that will allow them to have an impact on their child's developing self-esteem. The video is accompanied by a viewer's guide that allows parents to study the ideas presented.

It's Just Attention Disorder ADD V-02

This 30 minute video is designed to help inattentive children and adolescents understand, accept and become active participants in the treatment process. It features child psychologist Dr. Sam Goldstein and child neurologist Dr. Michael Goldstein.

It's Never Too Early It's Never Too Late: Personal Futures Planning TR 05

Personal Futures Planning is a tool for fostering new ways of thinking about people with developmental disabilities. This guidebook is an introduction to Personal Futures Planning. It is written for family members and advocates, although others who want to know more about Personal Futures Planning will find it informative. This booklet explains Personal Futures Planning and how it is accomplished. It is not intended as instruction on how actually to do it. The goal is to introduce Personal Futures Planning as a process and to provide a rationale for using it as well as a basic understanding of its components.

It's Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and Their Parents MH 30

Featuring the latest treatments - including medication - for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, school phobia, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and more.

Job-Hunting Tips for the So-Called Handicapped TR 12

"Everyone has abilities, or things we can do. And everyone has disabilities, or things we can't do. Everyone is enabled, and everyone is also disabled. Everyone is free, and everyone is also handicapped. In interpreting yourself to an employer, it is crucial for you to know this and emphasize this during an interview. You can put it quite simply: 'It's true I have a disability; all of us do. Everyone of use has things he or she cannot do well. But I am here because there are many things I can do, and do well. This is what they are. . .' It is these abilities of yours that make you eminently employable." So Richard Bolles writes in this book, published as a Supplement to his classic work for job-hunters and career-changers, WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE?, which has itself become 'the bible' of the field, having sold (in its annual revision) some 25,000 copies a month for many years now. "Richard Bolles created this classic 20 years ago, and he updates it annually," wrote THE MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS JOURNAL, concerning  PARACHUTE. "The sheer force of this book is hard to fathom . . . No other book can do so much for job-hunters and career-changers . . . So take the advice of myself and countless others and read this classic, because they don't get any better. Bolles knows his subject supremely." Praise has also been received for this booklet for People Who Have Disabilities, as it was originally published in the back of PARACHUTE. Wrote one reader with a disability, who speaks for all, "I marvel at the author's perception, sensitivity, and the way he empathizes with disabled persons. He realizes and appreciates our feelings, and this booklet is so well designed to give hope and motivation to those who are isolated, unaware of their gifts, or feel unrecognized or spurned. I like the way the author explains the reasons behind employers' reactions to disabled persons, and the very practical, helpful and upbeat way he suggests for changing those reactions. You are much to be commended on a fine and much needed work."

Jonathan: Through Santa's Eyes G 09

In 1995 Helzberg Diamonds hosted a Christmas party for a local Kansas City charity. Jeff Comment, company CEO, dressed up as Santa Claus and greeted the disadvantaged children who came to enjoy some Christmas treats and to meet old St. nick. It was that experience that parked the idea for the "Santa is the CEO" project. With the 1996 holiday season approaching, Mr. Comment realized that for all the children who came from poverty and broken homes, there were just as many suffering from illness and injuries. He decided to deliver some Christmas cheer to youngsters who were forced to spend their holidays in a hospital ward. With the help of Helzberg's marketing associates, a plan for December of 1996 began to take shape, Eight major hospitals in five US cities were put on Jeff Comment's Christmas list. The story inside of what happened in the days that followed will touch you deeply and change the meaning of Christmas for you forever.

Josh - A Boy with Dyslexia C 12

This is an adventure story with a section of resources and facts about learning disabilities.

Just Another Kid MH 08

Torey Hayden faced six emotionally troubled kids no other teacher could handle - three recent arrivals from battle-torn Northern Ireland, badly traumatized by the horrors of war; eleven-year-old Dirkie, who only knew of life inside an institution; excitable Mariana, aggressive and sexually precocious at the age of eight; and seven-year-old Leslie, perhaps the most hopeless of all, unresponsive and unable to speak. With compassion, rare insight, and masterful storytelling, teacher Torey L. Hayden once again touches our hearts with her account of the miracles that can happen in her class of "special" children.

Just Like Emma: How She Has Fun in God's World C 31

Like all children, Emma likes to have fun and explore God's world. She enjoys playing games, helping around the house, and swimming. She also like to go places with her father and her brother, Andy, and their next-door neighbor, Jean. But Emma get around in a different way from most children. She uses a wheelchair because she cannot walk. This book helps children understand more about the abilities and difficulties of a physically handicapped child, as it tells a charming story about a young girl and her day in God's beautiful world.

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