{"product_id":"no-more-meltdowns-positive-strategies-for-managing-and-preventing-out-of-control-behavior-9781932565621","title":"No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt could happen anywhere: at the grocery store, at a restaurant, at school, or at home. Meltdowns are stressful for both child and adult, but Dr. Baker can help! Author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSocial Skills Picture Book\u003c\/i\u003e series, Dr. Jed Baker offers parents and teachers strategies for preventing and managing meltdowns. Over twenty years of experience working with children on the autism spectrum combined with his personal experiences raising his own children have yielded time-tested strategies―and results! Dr. Baker offers an easy-to-follow, four-step model that will improve your everyday relationships with the children in your life, including managing your own emotions by adjusting your expectations, learning strategies to calm a meltdown in the moment, understanding why a meltdown occurs, and creating plans to prevent future meltdowns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelpful chapters include:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeltdowns: When rewards and punishments are not enough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are meltdowns made of?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccepting and appreciating our children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDe-escalating a meltdown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding why repeat problems occur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating a prevention plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a reminder that no one is perfect. Each child is different, and what works for one child may not work for the next child. He also gives practical, common-sense advice.\" - \u003ci\u003eWashington Times Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jed Baker, in this excellent book, gives us the tools to deal with and prevent out-of-control behavior. Wisely, he leads us grown-ups to understand how to change our own behavior in order to help our children change theirs.\"—Carol Stock Kranowitz \"Author of best-seller \u003ci\u003eThe Out-of-Sync Child\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE PROBLEM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Meltdowns: When rewards and punishments are not enough\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is a meltdown?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe usual parenting advice: start with rules and consequences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe limits of discipline: when rewards and punishments no longer work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBut aren’t meltdowns just manipulative behavior?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan we really expect no more meltdowns?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn overview of the four-step model for reducing meltdowns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: What are meltdowns made of?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFight, flight or freeze response\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemperament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifficulties with abstract thinking and perspective taking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInflexibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn explosive combination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE SOLUTION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: Accepting and appreciating our children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControlling our own frustration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding competence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoiding learned helplessness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 80\/20 rule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnticipating frustration as part of learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen to avoid power struggles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: De-escalating a meltdown\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to de-escalate a meltdown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistractions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen too much distraction can make things worse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelping children find their own distractions and calming strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteps for creating self-calming strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: Understanding why repeat problems occur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding the triggers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ABCs of behavior: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting the ABCs: Interviews and observations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeeing the pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: Creating a prevention plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe components of a good prevention plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA prevention plan for Kevin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe four types of meltdown situations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlans for the Four Types of Meltdown Situations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: Demands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo your schoolwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTry it, it’s delicious\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHurry up, the bus is coming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet’s go to the party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8: Waiting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust wait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can’t always get what you want\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOkay, time to stop playing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9: Threats to self-image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinning isn’t everything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt’s okay to make mistakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBut names will never hurt you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10: Unmet wishes for attention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI can’t play with you now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon’t be jealous\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime to go to bed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11: Closing thoughts: Finding your own way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrevention plan form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Future Horizons Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043280617815,"sku":"9781932565621","price":15.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781932565621.jpg?v=1750957674","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/no-more-meltdowns-positive-strategies-for-managing-and-preventing-out-of-control-behavior-9781932565621","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}