In the tradition of Kay Redfield Jamison s An Unquiet Mind, Acquainted with the Night is a powerful memoir of one man s struggle to deal with the adolescent depression and bipolar disorder of his son and his daughter.
Seven years ago Paul Raeburn s son, Alex, eleven, was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after leaving his fifth-grade classroom in an inexplicable rage. He was hospitalized three times over the next three years until he was finally diagnosed by a psychiatrist as someone exhibiting a clear-cut case of bipolar disorder. This ended a painful period of...
In the tradition of Kay Redfield Jamison s An Unquiet Mind, Acquainted with the Night is a powerful memoir of one man s struggle to deal...
A 2015 National Parenting Publications Awards Gold Winner A Mom's Choice Awards Gold Medal Winner
In Do Fathers Matter? the award-winning journalist and father of five Paul Raeburn overturns the lingering myths and stereotypes of bumbling dads and disciplinarian patriarchs through an in-depth and personal investigation of the latest scientific findings on the parent we've often overlooked. Drawing on research from neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, geneticists, and developmental psychologists, among others, Raeburn takes us through the various...
A 2015 National Parenting Publications Awards Gold Winner A Mom's Choice Awards Gold Medal Winner
"I absolutely loved this book, both as a parent and as a nerd." --Jessica Lahey, author of The Gift of Failure
As every parent knows, kids are surprisingly clever negotiators. But how can we avoid those all-too-familiar wails of "That's not fair " and "You can't make me "? In The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting, the award-winning journalist and father of five Paul Raeburn and the game theorist Kevin Zollman pair up to highlight tactics from the worlds of economics and business that can help parents break the endless cycle of quarrels and ineffective solutions....
"I absolutely loved this book, both as a parent and as a nerd." --Jessica Lahey, author of The Gift of Failure
