Best Selling Books by THOMAS W. PHELAN

If you wish to take pain out of fast note taking and make your notes more accurate, EasyScript is the answer. It is intuitive, logical and user-friendly. The book contains writing exercises to reinforce the rules. It has sections for building proficiency, adapting to your own application and a dictionary of abbreviations for most frequently used words.

Stress from kids or dealing with problems like Attention Deficit Disorder can aggravate depression, anxiety, impulse control disorders, marital discord, substance abuse and a host of other psychological problems in parents. Research shows that the 1-2-3 Magic parenting program can not only improve children''s cooperation and reduce misbehavior, but it can also reduce parental stress, hostility and depression. John expert, Thomas Phelan, Ph. D., and learn how to teach America''s #1 child discipline program, 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12. This evidence-based, easy-to-learn method will help you promote effective parenting in a way that engages both moms and dads and that also allows family members to enjoy one another''s company again. Use 1-2-3 Magic to increase the effectiveness of your parenting outreach, simplify service delivery and assist with differential diagnosis. The formula for this success is straightforward: The plan is simple, it''s easy to learn, and it works. Help the families you work with to enjoy one another''s company again--your clients will thank you!

''TDA/TDAH - Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade'' exemplifica o comportamento de pessoas vítimas deste distúrbio, mostrando quais suas implicações no dia-a-dia das famílias, os problemas e também as soluções para os casos, que já contam com tratamentos eficazes. Por ter vivenciado a questão - Phelan possui um filho vítima do distúrbio -, o autor consegue simplificar sua mensagem, ao mesmo tempo em que desmistifica e expõe o problema. Pelo o que já foi estudado até então, o TDA/TDAH resulta de um funcionamento inadequado da área pré-frontal do cérebro. O livro traz também esclarecimentos sobre o fator hereditariedade que pode estar intrinsecamente envolvido na questão.