Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs: Raising the Bar of Expectations

ISBN-13: 9780787980818 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 288 str.

Judy Winter

Opis

Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs challenges families and professionals to help children with special needs to reach their full potential by using a proven motivational, how-to approach. This groundbreaking and inspiring book provides detailed information on how to let go of the -perfect-baby- dream, face and resolve grief, avoid the no-false-hope syndrome, access early intervention services, and avoid the use of limiting and outdated labels. Also included are specific guidelines for working with professionals, understanding the law and inclusion, planning for the future, and insightful interviews with Dana Reeve of the Christopher Reeve Foundation, Tim Shriver of Special Olympics, and Diane Bubel of the Bubel/Aiken Foundation.

Recenzje

This is the only special needs book I ve ever read completely in one sitting. I literally couldn t put it down! Judy Winter s refreshing style at once both loving and no–nonsense makes you feel like you′re with a friend you′ve known for years. I love practical, and this book is packed full of tips and information you can USE."
–Joan Celebi, Ed.M, CLC; Founder, SpecialNeedsParentCoach.com

"Winter combines her talents for journalism and parenting in a book that is part inspiration, part how–to, and wholly optimistic about your family′s survival as you take on the challenge of raising a child with special needs."
Terri Mauro, About.com

"In Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs (out last month from Jossey Bass), award–winning writer Judy Winter helps parents ′raise the bar of expectations′ for their challenged children. Winter fought for a normal life for her son, Eric, before losing him to cerebral palsy. "The demands of special needs challenged me to the limits of human endurance and helped me realize my most heartfelt life dreams, too," she writes. From getting over the myth of the perfect baby, to dealing with staring, to maneuvering the school system, her wisdom is both practical and inspiring."
– Parenting Magazine, 2006

Spis treści

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Raising the Bar of Expectations for Children with Special Needs

PART ONE: WELCOME TO BREAKTHROUGH PARENTING FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

1. The Perfect–Baby Dream

2. First You Cry

3. No Labels, Yes Hope

PART TWO: GUIDELINES FOR THE PRESCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE YEARS

4. The Pre–K and Elementary Years

5. Middle School, Junior High, and High School

6. Advocating for Techniques and Programs That Work

PART THREE: FOCUSING ON THE FAMILY

7. Embracing a New Definition of Family and Planning for the Future

8. Preserving Your Marriage, Caring for Yourself, and Surviving the Death of a Child

9. Meeting the Needs of Siblings

PART FOUR: HONORING SPECIAL NEEDS EXCELLENCE

10. Honoring Special Needs Excellence

About the Author.

O autorze

Judy Winter is an award wining journalist on special needs parenting issues, and recipient of the 2002 Exceptional Parent Award. Ms Winter has had extensive experience on TV, radio, in print media, and maintains a rigorous schedule of speaking, workshops, conferences, and ongoing public appearances on the subject. Her work, in articles either about or by her, has appeared in People , Child, Writer′s Digest, the Toys ′R′ Us newsletter, and she has worked for PBS in Michigan for eight years. Her first son Eric had cerebral palsy and died at 12. She and her husband have one daughter, Jenna, and live in Michigan.

Blurb

"The essential companion for parents and professionals who care for individuals with special needs."
From the Foreword by Gail Williamson, executive director, Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles

"Judy Winter′s book is a wonderful story filled not only with practical insights but also with inspirational ideas for how parents can imagine a future filled with high hopes for every child."
Timothy P. Shriver, Ph.D., chairman of the board, Special Olympics

"This wonderful book is a tribute to the power of faith, optimism, and possibility thinking. Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs will provide hope and inspiration to all families challenged by special needs."
Dr. Robert H. Schuller, founding pastor, Crystal Cathedral Ministries/Hour of Power, and author, Don′t Throw Away Tomorrow

"It′s about ability, not disability! I believe Ms. Winter will influence many parents and give them a positive outlook in raising their children."
Chris Burke, actor, aka Corky from Life Goes On