Calm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Road Map for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids
Autor Dayna Abrahamen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2023
Reținem că Calm the Chaos nu este doar un ghid teoretic, ci un plan de acțiune metodic, structurat pentru a răspunde situațiilor de criză din familiile cu copii „atipici”. Putem afirma că elementul distinctiv al acestei ediții Paperback constă în transformarea metodologiei dezvoltate pe blogul Lemon Lime Adventures într-un parcurs riguros în cinci pași. Spre deosebire de abordările tradiționale care eșuează adesea în cazul copiilor înalt sensibili sau explozivi, Dayna Abraham propune o ierarhie a nevoilor: de la stabilirea siguranței fizice și emoționale, până la redefinirea succesului pentru întreaga familie. Merită menționat că structura narativă este dublată de un instrumentar practic vast. Fiecare etapă include scenarii de dialog și fișe de lucru menite să reducă încărcătura cognitivă a părintelui aflat sub presiune. În contextul operei autoarei, această carte reprezintă o evoluție firească de la Sensory Processing 101; dacă lucrarea anterioară oferea o înțelegere profundă a sistemelor senzoriale, Calm the Chaos oferă mecanismele de reglare comportamentală necesare pentru gestionarea acestor provocări în viața de zi cu zi. Din perspectiva bibliografiei de specialitate, volumul completează perspectiva oferită de From Chaos to Calm de Janet E. Heininger. În timp ce Heininger se concentrează pe triada părinte-terapeut-copil în contextul ADHD, Dayna Abraham pune accentul pe împuternicirea părintelui prin autoreglare și conectare, oferind soluții aplicabile indiferent de un diagnostic clinic formal. Tonul este pragmatic, ancorat în realitatea „din tranșee” a educației, facilitând un ritm de lectură axat pe implementare imediată.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1668014289
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: 390 b&w figures throughout
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: S&S/Simon Element
Colecția S&S/Simon Element
De ce să citești această carte
Pentru părinții care simt că metodele clasice de disciplină nu funcționează, Calm the Chaos oferă o foaie de parcurs validată științific. Veți câștiga claritate în momentele de criză și un set de instrumente practice — de la fișe de lucru la scenarii de comunicare — care transformă conflictele în oportunități de conectare. Este resursa ideală pentru a aduce liniștea într-un cămin marcat de comportamente provocatoare sau sensibilități extreme.
Despre autor
Dayna Abraham este expertă în parenting, educator și fondatoarea platformei Lemon Lime Adventures. Experiența sa profesională în învățământ, combinată cu rolul de mamă a unui copil cu nevoi complexe, a condus la crearea metodologiei „Calm the Chaos”. Este recunoscută pentru capacitatea de a traduce concepte complexe din neuroștiință și educație în strategii accesibile. Lucrarea sa anterioară, Sensory Processing 101, a devenit o referință pentru înțelegerea dificultăților de integrare senzorială, temă pe care o integrează acum în strategii de gestionare a comportamentului.
Descriere scurtă
Strong-willed, spirited, explosive, and highly sensitive are just a few of the most common labels for challenging kids. Whether your child has been diagnosed with a behavioral condition, labeled, or is just harder than other children you’ve met, you are in luck. Parenting expert, Dayna Abraham is here to help.
Calm the Chaos is a clearly organized, methodical approach to parenting. Dayna has created a road map to help parents find peace and meet their kids where they are at when conventional parenting tools have failed. There are five steps to calming the chaos—Getting to Safety, Restoring Trust and Energy, Finding Calm in the Moment, Getting Ahead of the Moment, and Defining Family Success. Each step employs a framework that is easy to remember, even when emotions run high: you ground yourself, you connect with your kid, you work with them to understand the catalyst and the issue at the heart, and then together you get curious about finding an empowered solution.
Backed by science and tested by hundreds of thousands of families, Calm the Chaos is a revolutionary road map complete with in-the-trenches stories, scripts, prompts, and worksheets that make it simple for parents to build a safe home and support healthy kids.
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"Calm the Chaos is truly a gift to parents who are looking to understand their child’s behavior and offer them the support they need. If parents are frustrated, overwhelmed or just looking for a few action items to get started with parenting their child through new lenses, this book is a perfect starting point. Dayna Abraham honors advances in neuroscience and shares this knowledge in parent-friendly language. With all the parenting advice out in the world today, there are numerous tips and strategies throughout the book where a parent may say ‘Hey, I can actually do that!’. This book is smart, authentic and leaves the reader with takeaways that they can implement immediately in their households." —Greg Santucci, MS, OTR Executive Director, Power Play Pediatric Therapy
“A compassionate program… The exercises are pragmatic, and Abraham’s account of learning to help her own son, who threw screaming fits so severe his principal threatened to turn him over to the police when he was in second grade, attests to her hard-won expertise. Overwhelmed parents will find this a boon.” —Publisher's Weekly
“Parents, this is the book we've all been waiting for. Dayna Abraham’s compassion for parents who are at the end of their rope and kids who don’t quite fit the mold is unprecedented. Where conventional parenting tactics trap families in a cycle of disconnection and mistrust, Calm the Chaos sets families free from power struggles – and the heartaches that go along with them. Using small, digestible steps and enlightening illustrations, Abraham equips parents to uncover the root cause of challenging behaviors so they can respond in ways that foster growth in their child and peace in their family.” —Rachel Macy Stafford, New York Times bestselling author of Hands Free Mama, Only Love Today, and Soul Shift
"Just when a parent feels at wits end, Calm the Chaos comes along like a true friend. This long needed book provides a straightforward and non judgmental way for understanding even the most challenging behaviors of children and how to approach them in an accessible and supportive manner. Having experienced major child challenges herself, Abraham understands well what it is like for parents in these very hard to handle situations with their children. The book provides an empowering, clear and compassionate path for helping your child, helping yourself as a parent, and moving forward in the most positive way. I am glad this book has arrived!" —Tovah P. Klein, Ph.D. Director, Barnard College Center for Toddler Development and author of How Toddlers Thrive
"In Calm the Chaos, Dayna Abraham has thoughtfully considered just about every tricky scenario parents might be navigating with their differently wired kids. The relatable examples, doable actions, game-changing reframes, and sweet visual doodles bring her roadmap to life in a way that feels accessible even for the most overwhelmed parent." — Debbie Reber, founder & CEO Tilt Parenting, author Differently Wired
“This book is bound to help parents of challenging children feel seen and supported. It also offers hope and a path forward.” —Joanna Faber and Julie King, Coauthors of How To Talk When Kids Won’t Listen
"If you've got a Chaos Causer (or two) in your home, get this book! With warm wisdom, Dayna Abraham leads you to restore calm and help your children love who they are, accept others, see how they can fit into the world, and develop values. Her method employs tiny steps to determine the challenge du jour, take care of yourself, connect with the child, understand the underlying reason for the chaos-producing behavior, and empower everyone to build a joyful family team. You can do it, Dayna says. You got this!" —Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., author of The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Differences
“Calm the Chaos offers a practical road map for exhausted, frustrated parents who are navigating challenging behaviors. With compassion and clarity, Dayna Abraham has devised a 5 phase program to help adults and kids of all ages work together to leave behind outdated behavioral advice, and instead focus on regulation and restoring connection. This book is an essential reset button that gives every member of the family hope, and a path to safety and success. ” —Tina Payne Bryson, LCSW, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child & No-Drama Discipline, and author of The Bottom Line for Baby
"This book is incredible. Calm the Chaos gives parents, teachers, and anyone working with kids evidence-based, practical strategies for addressing every hot button behavior issue. Dayna Abraham has masterfully woven together her experiences as an educator and a mother to create a one of kind resource that is simple to use in real time. Best of all, it is filled with real hope for helping everyone thrive." —Michele Borba, Ed.D., author of Thrivers and UnSelfie