Liberated String Quilts
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Gwen Marston is tops!
  • Great ideas for string quilts past and present !
  • Another great book!
  • Even more liberation!
Liberated String Quilts
Gwen Marston
Manufacturer: C&T Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1571202072

Book Description

Learn Gwen Marston's innovative techniques for fast, foundation-free string quilts that sizzle. Marston shares string quilt history and her "liberated" methods of construction with these 20 string-pieced projects, which include updated traditional designs, Amish classics, and more. Quilters will find clear instructions for working with short strings, long strings, rectangles, and wedges. Plus, a dazzling gallery of antique string quilts that offers unlimited inspiration.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gwen Marston is tops!.......2006-11-10

I am a big fan of Gwen Marston. She is totally irreverant when it comes to quilters' rules. However you shouldn't think that she has no rules at all. If you purchase this book believing it's all just a piece of cake you'd be wrong. Making the basic "string" fabric is extremely simple, then you follow her patterns for making the blocks using this fabric. A couple of her blocks even have set-in seams which are not all that easy. A bit of quiltmaking expertise is required. But then there are the blocks like Amish Rectangular String, Arkansas Traveler, and Slanted Bars which are very simple and go together quickly. I'd recommend this book for anyone who wants a break from the Mariners Compass, Texas Star, and paper piecing quilts you've been working on. It's different! And that's not a bad thing.

5 out of 5 stars Great ideas for string quilts past and present !.......2005-02-21

I have been waiting for this book and like it even more than Gwen's Liberated Quilts. (and I love it!) Liberated String quilts focuses on process instead of patterns and draws on color photos of antique quilts made in this manner to inspire more modern versions of string quilt process. I have made samples of Gwen's process and it is fun to make a quilt this way. If you have recently been bit by the scrappy quilt bug--you will be particularly thrilled with this book. Some of the types of quilts covered in this book are: string bars, pinwheel strings, strings and stars, Amish string, chevron sting bars, slanted bars, string tulip block, string baskets.
The color plates of the quilts are clear and detailed and you could tell a lot about these quilts' construction by them.
Gwen writes her directions and discussions with enthusiasm and clarity. I took her string quilt class a few years ago, and her books really do reflect her great quilting personality as well as offer good directions for string process quilts.

5 out of 5 stars Another great book!.......2004-04-22

This is another "got to have" by Gwen Marston. It was like I was looking at the quilts my grandmother made when I was growing up. These quilts are not only easy, but they give you the inspiration to create.
I have two other books by Gwen. Some things I love about her books . . . she has great respect for the quilters that came before us, her books are fun to read, easy to understand - and they ignite the creativity that we all possess. I'm on my second reading of this book,(I'm in the process of trying to decide which quilt I want to try first.)
I think the thing that has made the most impact on me from reading her books is "Who made up the rules?" We make our own "rules", quilt the way we want to quilt, use fabric we love - and the result is something we love doing.

Get this book as a special gift for yourself. And if you look at the many examples, you'll probably find one of your grandmother's quilts between the covers of this book. Bottom line is you'll have a great time - both reading and quilting!

5 out of 5 stars Even more liberation!.......2004-01-16

As a big fan of "Liberated Quiltmaking", I waited with great anticipation for the release of "Liberated String Quilts"...and I certainly have not been disappointed. While the book itself follows a more common structure than its predecessor, it is still full of liberating ideas sure to inspire creativity. It certainly has given me ideas to apply to my current stack of projects on the go. I have added it to the stack of books I keep close by for easy reference and applaud Ms. Marston's latest contribution.
Liberated Quiltmaking
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Textile artistry for the beginning quilter!
  • An essential liberation!
  • It's simply the best
  • Free spirit?
  • Like the light bulb clicked on!
Liberated Quiltmaking
Gwen Marston
Manufacturer: Collector Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0891458786

Book Description

Quilter and lecturer Gwen Marston introduces quilters to distinctive processes for creating original quilts. Without using templates or set patterns, Gwen guides the quiltmaker through each process, showing a way to work rather than actually dictating the destination. Over 100 beautiful and colorful quilts plus 150 illustrations are pictured in the book and the step-by-step instructions will serve as guides to help the quilter realize her own creative abilities. The adventure of Liberated Quiltmaking processes keeps the quilter engaged throughout the entire operation. These processes require using both intuition and emotion as well as technical skill. Discover true freedom to create your own quilt that is beautifully unique. AUTHORBIO: Helping quilters realize their own creative abilities, Gwen Marston teaches quiltmaking in the United States as well as Japan. She has enjoyed more than 26 solo exhibits of her work in both of these countries, including seven museum exhibits of her small quilts. Gwen has been a regular columnist for "Lady's Circle Patchwork Quilts" and has authored 15 books, five for AQS. REVIEW: "Her 'liberated quiltmaking' is the making of utility quilts (quilts meant to be used, not just exhibited) without templates or patterns or even necessarily a preplanned color scheme. When process becomes more important than pattern, the endless possibilities that arise during the combined planning/making process keep the quilter fully engaged. Highly recommended for subject collections."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Textile artistry for the beginning quilter!.......2004-04-15

I happened upon the Accidental Quilters list of favorite quilt books-and thank goodness!! She spotlighted this book, and I ordered it immediately for several reasons-but mostly because I was a beginning quilter, and the artist in me bulked at the thought of making a cookie cutter quilt-regardless of whether it would be my first or my fiftieth! I appreciate the time and talent that goes into making a quilt from a pattern, but that is just not me. Thank you Accidental Quilter, thank you Gwen Marsten! Fabulous!!

5 out of 5 stars An essential liberation!.......2004-01-16

This book is an absolute inspiration. This way of working is so wonderfully freeing and draws forth creativity long buried beneath a plethora of rules. It connects one to quiltmaking's past and propels you forward into a broader future. I would not be without it.

5 out of 5 stars It's simply the best.......2003-02-13

I own more than 100 different quiltingbooks, and this one is simply the best. It has given me a new way of looking at quilting, the whole prosess of it.

It has liberated me from the usual way of looking at blocks, and I know that this book will help me to make unik quilts, quilts I can sell without thinking of copywrights...

I have only been quilting for a year, but I have made more than 80 different quilts from dobbelbed size to tablerunners and I needed something new. This book gave me that.

I like to be able to make a quilt in a week or shorter time, this book has given me inspiration for many new ones, I just love it. Many thanks to Gwen Marston for setting me free....

Good luck to all you happy quilters out there from Olaug Berg Haugland in Norway

5 out of 5 stars Free spirit?.......2003-02-10

Beeing a self-taught quilter and a "one time is enough pattern-follower" I simply loved this book! If you buy quilting books just for the patterns this is probably not the book for you, but if you like me read books for inspiration you will love this one. The photos are simply wonderful and the author's way of working is very easy to follow. This will be one of the few books I will read and enjoy more than once.

5 out of 5 stars Like the light bulb clicked on!.......2002-01-20

I have been wanting to make a quilt for years, but could not get past the notion of measuring and cutting fabric into little bitty pieces. One day I just started. I made a quilt my way, using log cabin as a rough pattern and very little rules. It was so much fun I could not believe it. But, I was afraid to show my work to anyone because it did not look like those in the quilting books I had purused. Now I' m vindicated and Ms. Marstons book gives me many other ideas besides. This book is a pot of gold! I found it in the library, but will have to have my own for continous reference.

Hand Mending for Beginners: 10 Easy Illustrated Steps to Save You Time and Money
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great for teens!!
  • Excellent
Hand Mending for Beginners: 10 Easy Illustrated Steps to Save You Time and Money
Nan L. Ides
Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc.
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'Stop paying $15 to have your pants and skirt hemmed. Do it yourself in half the time it would take to drop them off at the dry cleaners. You can do it! This book is easy to follow; no fancy equipment is needed, not even a sewing machine-just a needle and thread, a few pins, and scissors. Go for it! This book can definitely help you."
- Sandra Betzina, host of HGTV's Sew Perfect, and author of Power Sewing books and DVDs.

Specifically written for the non-sewer, Hand Mending for Beginners: 10 Easy Illustrated Steps to Save You Time and Money gives you step-by-step lessons for hand mending almost any type of garment. Author Nan L. Ides guides you through the easy methods for completing simple sewing fixes, such as:

· Threading a needle
· Knotting the thread
· Sewing on a button or snap
· Hemming everything from skirts and pants to curtains
· Fixing a ripped seam
· Fixing a hole in an inside pocket
· Attaching patches
· Ironing/pressing tips
· Easy sewing fashion tips

Whether you're a child or adult, man or woman, start saving money and time with the useful sewing knowledge in Hand Mending for Beginners!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great for teens!!.......2006-01-13

I purchased this book for my teenager and she has now begun to do her own mending. Great instructions and a must for anyone.... young or old.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2006-01-12

This is a must have manual! This is very helpful, even for more advanced menders.

The Essential Book of Rural America: Down-To-Earth Buildings
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    The Essential Book of Rural America: Down-To-Earth Buildings
    David Larkin
    Manufacturer: Universe Publishing
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    Binding: Hardcover

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    ASIN: 0789300702
    Release Date: 1996-09-15
    THE ESSENTIAL BOOK OF RURAL AMERICA
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      THE ESSENTIAL BOOK OF RURAL AMERICA

      Manufacturer: Universe Publishing
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      ASIN: B000H8887C

      Bipolar Kids: Helping Your Child Find Calm in the Mood Storm
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Forever Grateful
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      • Bipolar Kids: Helping Your Find Calm in The Mood Storm
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      Bipolar Kids: Helping Your Child Find Calm in the Mood Storm
      Rosalie Greenberg
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      Book Description

      From a leading child psychiatrist, a comprehensive parents' guide to understanding--and managing--pediatric bipolar disorder

      Once considered an adult illness, bipolar disorder (manic depression) is the fastest growing category in child psychiatry since ADHD, touching the lives of an estimated one million children. But often it goes misdiagnosed, and children can be prescribed medication that only worsens the condition. Parents are desperate for someone to guide the way through this difficult time. With her twenty-five years of clinical experience, child psychiatrist Rosalie Greenberg offers families a lifeline--a book filled with sage, practical, and reassuring advice for anyone struggling to help a child locate that elusive inner calm.

      With a revolutionary approach that sees the brilliance, the sweetness, the creativity in these kids, Dr. Greenberg gathers their stories, as well as their parents' stories, to open a window onto these children who have for so long gone misunderstood. She walks readers through the different scenarios that may occur with bipolar kids, from daring manic phases to sudden periods of overwhelming sadness. She spells out the "whys" behind the condition; shows parents how best to navigate the peaks and valleys of bipolar; and provides parents with the assurance that they need not tackle this illness alone. Most important, she encourages adults to listen to what children say through the maze of their mania and depression, for this can make all the difference in diagnosing and successfully managing bipolar.

      Bipolar Kids offers parents welcome understanding, guidance, and, most of all, hope that every child can--and should--lead a full, productive, and contented life.

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      5 out of 5 stars Forever Grateful.......2007-09-26

      Anyone looking at this book positively must read this amazing chronicle of many families trials and tribulations with the bipolar disorder. Dr. Greenberg should win an award not only for this book, but her contributions to the field. She has been a pioneer in the discovery of detecting Juvenile Bipolarity and has changed my sons life! I laughed and I cried through this book and will continue to use it as a source of invaluable information. You absolutely must read it!

      5 out of 5 stars A Grateful Parent.......2007-09-07

      It is incredible how accurately Dr. Greeberg has captured the feelings and frustrations of a bipolar child and his family. Finally, someone who really understands!! Her positive attitude and approach has given us real hope and much needed encouragement in dealing with this difficult condition. Thank you Dr. Greenberg! A Grateful Parent

      5 out of 5 stars A Must-Have Handbook for Parents Raising Children with Mood Disorders.......2007-07-20

      Dr. Greenberg takes a complicated subject and breaks it down into easy to comprehend chapters, with lots of good advise gained from her own practice and experience. A must-have guide book for a parent of a child with a mood disorder. The review of currents medications is informative and helpful, and the discusion on comorbidity demonstrated just how difficult it is to determine a bipolar diagnosis. Encouraging, engaging, and educational--leaves one hopeful and optimistic.

      5 out of 5 stars Bipolar Kids: Helping Your Find Calm in The Mood Storm.......2007-07-04

      An Incredible Book. I wish I had read it 7 years ago. It would have helped both my child and my husband and i understand our pain and ended it much sooner. I will reccomend it to our Psychiatrist.

      5 out of 5 stars It can change your world!!.......2007-05-28

      I laughed and I cried when I read this marvelous book by Dr. Rosalie Greenberg. You see, my son has been a patient of hers for 11 years during which time the possibility of diagnosing a child with Bipolar Syndrome emerged in the psychiatric world. She figured it out and then we worked together to help him. This book is the story of our family and those of the multitude of families who have been helped by Dr. Greenberg. I only wish this information had been available when my son first became ill. Now, he is 15, and an amazing, stable, productive, creative and compassionate human being. Thanks to Dr. Greenberg and to our partnership, he has been able to meet his potential. Read this book. It can change your world!!
      Special Kids Problem Solver: Ready-to-Use Interventions for Helping All Students with Academic, Behavioral, and Physical Problems
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Kenneth Shore's new book is an essential tool for teachers.
      • Teacher's Bible
      Special Kids Problem Solver: Ready-to-Use Interventions for Helping All Students with Academic, Behavioral, and Physical Problems
      Kenneth, Psy.D. Shore
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      Written by an experienced school psychologist, this unique resource gives classroom teachers and specialists at all levels the key information and practical strategies they need to recognize and respond effectively to 30 of the most common problems encountered in today's classrooms, including: academic problems, behavioral problems, and physical problems.

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      5 out of 5 stars Kenneth Shore's new book is an essential tool for teachers........1999-09-20

      It boils down all of the information teachers need to get a handle on student problems and presents that information in a straightforward and intelligent manner. The book's format makes it an ideal hands-on reference. This is a must-have for all teachers at every level of experience.

      5 out of 5 stars Teacher's Bible.......1999-09-12

      Kenneth Shore has created a work of art for those of us who aren't always teaching overachievers. Bravo to him and I am eager to find his next book on the shelves.
      Helping Kids with Special Needs
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • A Wealth of Information!
      Helping Kids with Special Needs
      Julie Nekola
      Manufacturer: Nekola Books
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback

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      Emotional and neurological disorders seen in children are explained in easy-to-understand terms for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Disorders covered are anxiety, ADD/ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, cerebral palsy, depression, Down syndrome, eating disorders, fetal alcohol syndrome, learning disorders, mental retardation, post traumatic stress, schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome. Symptoms, potential causes, and types of treatments are outlined for each. 2,700 references to additional information sources (organizations, books, web sites, videotapes, periodicals, vendors.) 200 references to books written for children. Additional sections on teachers' resources, siblings. Glossary with 250 related terms.

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars A Wealth of Information!.......2001-05-19

      Julie has worked for several years compiling the information that is in this book. It's a must for anyone that is dealing with someone that has special needs. It's truly a labor of love!
      Helping Parents Help Their Kids: A Clinical Guide to Six Child Problem Behaviors
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        Helping Parents Help Their Kids: A Clinical Guide to Six Child Problem Behaviors
        Ennio Cipani
        Manufacturer: Brunner- Routledge
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        Helping Parents Help Their Kids is a clinical guide for mental health clinicians who provide services to families who have children with behavior problems. This book provides three ways to address clinical issues in designing and implementing child behavor management plans including a general behavioral consultation model, a specific behavioral model and an empirically tested advice package for multiple problems that can occur in different family contexts. Each chapter provides early research on a specific strategy in non-technical terms for parents as well as clinicians. In addition to the research, the author provides several forms to use in a clinical environment.

        Because the information is presented in an easy-to-read, user-friendly format, it is well suited for parents. The author explains to parents how they can learn specific strategies to deal with child problems that they face on a daily basis such as school problems, disruptive behavior, and problems that occur during shopping trips and eating out at restaurants. Overall, Helping Parents Help Their Kids is a wonderful hands-on guide that will help both clinicians and parents work effectively and successfully with child behavioral problems.

        Mainstreaming Preschoolers: Children with Hearing Impairment (Mainstreaming Preschoolers, Hearing Impairment)
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          Mainstreaming Preschoolers: Children with Hearing Impairment (Mainstreaming Preschoolers, Hearing Impairment)
          Rita Ann Laporta , Donald Ivan McGee , Audrey Simmons-Martin , Eleanor Vorce , Caran Saaz von Hippel , and John Donovan
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          This book is mean to help parents as well as teachers understand mainstreaming and hearing impairment. Chapter 5 describes specific ways in which parents can help their hearing impaired child. But parents will find the other chapters useful in learning more about development in hearing impaired youngsters, techniques and activities to promote learning, how Head Start functions in serving handicapped children, and what resources outside of Head Start are available to help fill their child's special needs.
          Maybe You Know My Kid: A Parent's Guide to Identifying, Understanding and Helping Your Child With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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          • A wonderful reference book for parents of children with ADD/
          Maybe You Know My Kid: A Parent's Guide to Identifying, Understanding and Helping Your Child With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
          Mary Cahill Fowler
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          This updated edition outlines the latest advances in the causes, treatments, and understanding of AD/HD, a common and troubling disorder. From an explanation of the newest theory about self-control and what it has to do with AD/HD to the failures of education, Fowler gives parents practical and necessary information from the most respected researchers and practitioners in the field.

          Customer Reviews:

          2 out of 5 stars I would like to explain why I didn't like this book..........2005-07-10

          and why I did not find this book helpful.

          My child is now eleven, the same age as Mary Fowler's child is at the end of the book. I picked up this book at the library because, after going through so many years, I thought it might be nice to see another parent's perspective.

          Well, first it was nice to see that there is another child on this planet who is my son's twin! As far as behavior is concerned. That was *nice* to read about! On the other hand, her perspective is very different from mine on a lot of issues. She went a completely different route than we did - she had her child diagnosed with ADHD, and treated medically, and also she put him in a special program. We chose not do any of those things, but not because we didn't want to deal with it, rather, we felt a different approach would work better.

          We did not want to go the medical route because we did not want to view him as "our child, the problem" and we wanted him to grow up normally. What we did do was all kinds of natural stuff, such as allergy testing, sensory integration therapy, physical therapy, but we kept him in a school setting. It was very hard, but we assumed that he would outgrow most of his more severe symptoms eventually, with lots of love, attention, and therapy. We also kept him in a regular school setting, and asked the teachers to accomodate him, plus got him help with homework, tutoring, etc.

          I am not saying that our approach is better, simply that it was the approach that we chose. I don't think that anybody could make that decision for a parent, that is an individual decision that each person has to make on his own. But when I read this book, I knew why I made the decision that I did.

          Throughout the book, Mary Fowler refers to her child as a "problem" child, with a terrible disease, ADHD. And it is so hard to have such a child, and nobody can understand how hard it is to have a child with ADHD, it is just so impossible. Well, I would like to say something. My child had severe ADHD, and believe me, it was not easy. However, in no way can the pain of having an ADHD child compare with the pain of a parent who has a child with cancer, for instance, or any other kind of severe medical condition. To call ADHD a "severe" medical condition is simply not true. The majority of the children with ADHD outgrow it as they get older, and almost all of them can lead normal, productive lives.

          And even the behavior problems of a child with ADHD... well, I know parents who have real problems with their children, they are totally out of control, and these children - Surprise! - do NOT have ADHD. They may have anger management issues, depression - who knows? There are some children who are harder to raise than others. There are some children who really test every bit of patience that a parent can have. And there are children who are within "normal" range, and parents still have a hard time raising them. Even "easy" children come with their share of problems, too. So the attitude of "poor me" my child has a problem, and nobody can understand how hard it is for me to have a child with such a severe medical condition, well, I just don't go for that, I'm sorry. AND I am talking as someone who has gone through with my child everything Mary Fowler has, and more.

          Sometimes we forget to remember the good parts of being a parent, the fun parts of just having a kid and enjoying him, sometimes we have to be reminded to just "enjoy" our children. A medical diagnosis, in my opinion, makes it too easy to focus on their symptoms - and you are constantly thinking in terms of how bad was he today? Is it time to adjust the medication? And you become so focused on constantly cataloguing all your child's symptoms, and you are also constantly reminded - my child has a problem, my child has ADHD, every time you have to remember what to say to report to the doctor, the therapist, whatever. And for me, by just focusing on my child as a kid, I think that it was easier for me, and easier for me to see all the good qualities that my child has, easier for me to allow him some slack (he liked to dig in the backyard all day? okay, some kids have more energy) and not looking at everthing he does as a symptom of a disease.

          However, if the medical route is the route you wish to take, this book will be very helpful to you, as it has a lot of information as to what to do and where to go to get the most help.

          But whatever you do, don't forget to sometimes just focus on you child's positive qualities (he has to have SOME positive qualities!) and just enjoy his childhood!

          4 out of 5 stars A Helpful Guide.......2001-09-14

          I read this book in two nights. I would recommend it especially to any parent whose child has been recently diagnosed with ADHD. Especially informative where chapters regarding working with the school system and educators. Clear and easily understood information regarding diagnosis, evaluation, the IEP process, IDEA, 504 plans etc. would be especially helpful to parents entering into the educational system. Chapters on home behavior management and techniques, and information to help parents better understand our wonderful children who live with ADHD will help any parent be a better advocate for their child. Highly recommended, an easy and informative read.

          4 out of 5 stars Finally, a parent's perspective........1999-07-02

          A wise and interesting book, and one of several you ought to read if your child has ADHD. Ms. Fowler includes a wealth of information about ADHD here (relying heavily on Russell Barkeley), but it's from a parent's perspective rather than a psychologist's or doctor's. It is well organized and easily read and understood; the end of each chapter contains a summary (great if you're ADD yourself!) which I found particularly helpful because I'm always looking back into books to find something I read earlier. Ms. Fowler's point of view is refreshing, too. She readily admits her mistakes and valiantly tries to find a way to look at her son and her family that is neither pathological nor mythological. I found this book to be useful, interesting, and, ultimately, inspirational. The only (tiny) quibble I have with it is that the "case study" is only one child. If you read very much about ADHD or ADD, you quickly learn that it manifests itself in a large number of ways. Looking at only one child (who has a pretty severe "case") may confuse parents whose child shows different manifestations of ADHD or ADD and lead them to believe that their family will not be affected very much unless the child is on the far end of the ADHD spectrum. For this reason, I heartily recommend this book but also recommend reading other books about ADHD as well.

          5 out of 5 stars A wonderful reference book for parents of children with ADD/.......1998-03-28

          Whether you just recently found out that a child you care about is impacted by ADD/ADHD, or if you have known for some time, this book contains valuable information on treatment, education advocacy, and dealing with the trials that can accompany parenting someone with AD(H)D. Perhaps the best part though, is the guilt-reduction that occurs as Mary Fowler takes you through her personal journey of loving, and raising her ADHD son. This book is a "must-have" for parents and teachers alike!
          Helping parents help their children.(General News)(A Pearl Buck Center program aims to smooth the way into school for the kids of adults with special needs) ... from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
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            Helping parents help their children.(General News)(A Pearl Buck Center program aims to smooth the way into school for the kids of adults with special needs) ... from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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            Title: Helping parents help their children.(General News)(A Pearl Buck Center program aims to smooth the way into school for the kids of adults with special needs)
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