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Now in a revised and updated 6th edition, the groundbreaking, research-based approach to understanding and parenting children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper and other challenging behaviors, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the field.What’s an explosive child? A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration—crying, screaming, swearing, kicking, hitting, biting, spitting, destroying property, and worse. A child whose frequent, severe outbursts leave his or her parents feeling frustrated, scared, worried, and desperate for help. Most of these parents have tried everything-reasoning, explaining, punishing, sticker charts, therapy, medication—but to no avail. They can’t figure out why their child acts the way he or she does; they wonder why the strategies that work for other kids don’t work for theirs; and they don’t know what to do instead.Dr. Ross Greene, a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the treatment of kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, has worked with thousands of explosive children, and he has good news: these kids aren’t attention-seeking, manipulative, or unmotivated, and their parents aren’t passive, permissive pushovers. Rather, explosive kids are lacking some crucial skills in the domains of flexibility/adaptability, frustration tolerance, and problem solving, and they require a different approach to parenting. Throughout this compassionate, insightful, and practical book, Dr. Greene provides a new conceptual framework for understanding their difficulties, based on research in the neurosciences. He explains why traditional parenting and treatment often don’t work with these children, and he describes what to do instead. Instead of relying on rewarding and punishing, Dr. Greene’s Collaborative Problem Solving model promotes working with explosive children to solve the problems that precipitate explosive episodes, and teaching these kids the skills they lack. Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Paperbacks; 4th edition (July 21, 2021)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0063092468


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 64


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.4 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.68 x 8 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Parenting Hyperactive Children & Children with Disabilities (Books) #7 in Family Conflict Resolution #12 in Conflict Management


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    • My daughter found this book helpful for my grandchild
My daughter found this helpful for my granddaughter. It helped change the reaction of my daughters response to this kind of behavior.
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023 by Chloe
    • Wonderful book; MOST informative
Great resource to support troubled and challenging kids. Parents, teachers, and school administrators will appreciate.
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2023 by Principal777
    • Seems applicable for many ages
This book is a pretty easy read, with anecdotes to keep it from being too dry. It is a great approach, and your child doesn't necessarily have to be as "explosive" as the kids in the examples shared for it to be beneficial. I just have a spirited 4-year-old who still has a ways to go as far as emotional development is concerned. This approach really works with her. You can't reason with someone who is in an emotional state, so being proactive is key. The other key is collaborating with your kid so they feel heard and learn how to think through problems and compromise. This book has some great examples of how this problem solving process might look. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2023 by Jamie R
    • A good approach for managing kids with ADHD or ODD
This is a very different type of book. It provides a different perspective and focuses more on a collaborative problem-solving approach that I like. It works best if the parents are very open to trying something different and also works best for kids who are able to verbalize and who are able to pay attention and focus on the conversation. So, maybe best for 7 years or older. A couple things I didn't like: (a) the title and (b) naming the plans Plan A, B, and C. I feel the title could be off-putting, especially if the child comes across it. It would have been better if the title could have been "Not being an explosive parent" or something like that because this is really strategies for the parent. I didn't like how the author names the plans Plans A, B, and C. A plan A traditionally connotes the best plan or the most ideal plan but in this book, that's not the case. This may cause confusion. The other thing to think about is that the premise of this book is based on the fact that there could be a deficit in the child. Many parents don't like to admit that their child lacks skills. It's easier for them to admit that their child lacks motivation. That's the reason, this book requires a certain level of open-mindedness. Overall, a good book and one that I would recommend (being in the field of Special Education myself). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2022 by TechNerd
    • this is a book every parent or even parent-to-be should read
This book was awesome. I am a school psychologist (not yet a parent) and the information in here is so important for people to be prepared for “unexpected” behaviors. Many times, parents are in a fight/flight type mode with their child’s challenges, making it difficult to employ and follow through with new techniques and strategies. I 10/10 recommend this book for every parent (and expecting parents)- it will be so helpful when you face parenting challenges ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2023 by Brittany T.
    • Life changing
I absolutely love the approach presented in this book. We used these methods with my son and he improved drastically. I am very appreciative of all of the effort that went into developing this discipline method as I feel it really saved my relationship with my son and gave me real hope for his future. Why only 4 stars? I felt that the book repeated stuff too much and I was not a fan of the running stories, they felt very contrived. So, basically, it wasn't a joy to read, but it has led to a lot of joy in our lives. I bought the school book for my sons teachers and I have lent this book out to a friend. It's a book I wish everyone would read. Some people naturally tend towards this style of interacting with kids. Others tend to be just the opposite. One guess which type doesn't work well with my son. Years of therapy and experts and strict behaviorism had my son an anxious, emotional mess. After reading this book I basically fired them all and pulled my son out of his IU program. Within 3 months he was like a different child. He just started Kindergarten and while things started great, he soons started having bad days. I spoke to them about how we handle things positively and how he is sensitive and how they can be proactive in helping to prevent behavior problems. After a team meeting going over some of the things that he came up with to help him at school he has had over a week straight of great reports. This book certainly didn't cure my sons autism/TS/anxiety, but it made it so that we can all live together peacefully. More than anything it has helped me feel better. I was working so hard to fix behavior problems and feeling like a failure. The worse things got, the more effort I put into discipline and the worse I felt about it all. After reading this book I felt free to not be responsible for his behavior. If he refused to put on his shoes to go to the store, we went shopping with no shoes on his feet. I would grab the shoes in case he changed his mind, but I didn't fight him on it. We put tons of things on plan C. Turns out that when he was feeling better about himself after learning that he could help himself and taking care of some of the big issues we were having, little things like putting on shoes to go out just fell into place. And this was after years of lack of success with putting on shoes to go out. If you have a child who is just plain difficult and traditional parenting doesn't seem to be working for you, I highly recommend this book. I am so thankful for it and the difference it has made in our lives. My son is in regular ed and doing well. I don't believe we would be at this point without the serious changes I made over the summer after reading this book. Best money I ever spent. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2015 by Jocelyn

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