Why Can't My Child Behave?: Why Can't She Cope? Why Can't He Learn? - Softcover

Hersey, Jane; Lawlor, Robert C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965110508 ISBN 13: 9780965110501

Publisher: Pear Tree Pr, 1996

Synopsis

"Sometimes good parents have difficult children, very difficult children!   The reason may be right under your child's nose.  Consider that marshmallow breakfast cereal she consumed, or the fluorescent vitamins he takes, or the bubble gum flavored medicine.  Do you know what gives these things their pretty colors?  How about the ""fruity"" flavors that have never set foot outside a chemistry lab? This book is about families who have found that good parenting techniques don't usually work for a child who is reacting to some of the many synthetic chemicals in his food.  They have seen first hand how today's typical diet is loaded with strange additives that can directly affect their child's behavior and ability to pay attention.  Add to that the countless health problems that are being triggered by a steady diet of ""foodless foods.""   The good news is that these parents have also found solutions!  Yes, you can have it both ways.  This book shows you how to find the foods your family enjoys, but without the unwanted chemical additives, whether you are at a health food store, the supermarket, the mall, the Quickie Mart, or McDonald's."

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From the Publisher

Good parents can have difficult children.
Sometimes good parents have difficult children, very difficult children! If you find yourself dealing with a little one whose behavior simply doesn't make sense...and the parenting techniques you have tried aren't working...and the terrible two's are beginning to look like a permanent condition...take heart, you have a lot of company! If children seem to be getting more difficult than ever, there may be a good explanation, and it could be located right under your child's nose. Consider that marshmallow breakfast cereal she consumed, or the fluorescent vitamins he enjoys or the bubble gum flavored medicine. Do you know what gives these things their pretty colors? How about the fruity flavorings...which have never set foot outside a chemistry lab? "Not my child" you say? "I feed him wholesome things like apple juice, oranges, and cucumbers. In our home 'candy' means raisins, and we grow our own tomatoes." Yes, these are wonderful foods, but if your child is sensitive to salicylates, they can trigger world- class tantrums too. This book is about parents who have faced the issues you are dealing with (or worse!) and have found solutions. An eminent physician discovered many of the puzzle pieces, and others have followed, so there now is documentation in the scientific literature. It shows that some foods and some chemicals added to foods can affect how a person behaves, their ability to pay attention and to learn. For more than two decades, parents have translated this research into practical, everyday how-to's. This book will introduce you to our families, tell how we changed our children's behavior, and show what you can do to help your child and yourself -- today!

Edition details

• Publisher: Pear Tree Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0965110508
• ISBN 13: 9780965110501
• Binding: Paperback