Title: Why is it Always My Fault?
Author: Dr. David Yagil
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Help, Parenting
Rating: 4,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Finally, a book about ADHD and Learning Disabilities that helps parents and children together!

This book, for children age 6-18 years and their parents, illustrates the personal experience of a child who has attention deficit disorder (with or without hyperactivity) and/or learning disabilities to provide better understanding of these phenomena and greater awareness of the child’s internal world. It teaches how to communicate with ones child without accusations, mutual anger, or frustration. It describes the child’s characteristic problems, how he feels and thinks about himself, implications for his academic, emotional, and social functioning and offers practical instructions for parents, teachers, and children.

Share feelings about personal stories with which your child can identify

A unique section features children speaking their own mind, intended for young readers and parents together. It presents children’s stories of their experiences, sense of inability to meet expectations, and personal feelings of pain. As the child reads the story and identifies with the feelings and thoughts expressed, parents can discuss with their child, in a supportive and empathic atmosphere, his academic and social problems and possible better ways of coping.

“Why is it Always My Fault?” focuses on children who have attention deficit disorders (such as ADHD) and/or learning disabilities. On the one hand, the book helps authors to better understand their children who are suffering from this, and on the other hand, it also helps the children themselves, and illustrates their own, internal world.

It teaches parents how to communicate with their children under these circumstances, and helps put things into perspective. Authors who have children with ADHD or learning disabilities, or teachers teaching these children, should definitely read this book.

Title: Small Steps to Great Parenting: An Essential Guide for Busy Families
Author: Dr. Kalanit Ben-Ari
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self-Help
Rating: 4,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publsher in exchange for an honest review.

Are you drained by the daily power-struggle with your children?

In this book, Dr. Ben-Ari provides concise and proven tips that can be used in everyday family life. With clear examples taken from the author’s research, extensive clinical experience, and personal experience as a mother, the reader will soon learn how to look at issues through the lens of the parent-child connection rather than as a “child behavior problem” that needs to be controlled. This understanding, along with practical tips, will enable one to solve any problem.

…and too busy to read a lengthy, theoretical parenting book?

With small yet highly effective tweaks, parents will learn to turn conflicts into opportunities for growth and connection, repair situations when things go wrong, and bring joy, calm, and balance to family relationships in our fast-paced world. This cutting edge book is perfect for anyone who really wants to improve parenting skills with immediate success and acquire building blocks for a strong family relationship.

In “Small Steps to Great Parenting”, Dr. Kalanit Ben-Aari, a parenting expert, gives small but helpful tips on how to become a better parent. Rather than diving off into complicated, long explanations, the tips are short and to the point, with chapters that focus on particular, challenging subjects.

The approach is simplistic and easy to understand, but this adds to the merit of the book and makes it easier to understand for everyone. It also transforms the book into an useful, practical guide.

Not being a parent myself, I’m not really the targeted audience for this type of read, but I enjoyed it nevertheless, and I think that for parents, especially busy parents, this can be a helpful guide.