When a child has been diagnosed with or shows the symptoms of ADHD,
parents’ emotions probably swing from sadness to frustration to anger on a daily, if
not hourly, basis. The difficulties of parenting a hyperactive, disorganized, inattentive,
forgetful, aggressive child may threaten to overwhelm them.

When Dr. Frank E Bowers heard that same diagnosis for his own son years ago, he
recognized that he himself had struggled with many of those symptoms throughout his
childhood and adult life. He also decided that he needed to return to school to learn
more about the disorder so that he could help not only his own son but other families
with such children.

With a father’s insight and a clinician’s knowledge, Dr. Bowers examines the
challenges a child with ADHD presents and offers parents workable, effective ways
of handling the behavior problems. He reminds parents that, despite the diagnosis,
children need to be held responsible for their actions and he suggests how to use
positive discipline strategies to help them learn better behavior.

In this book, parents will discover how to address their child’s issues at school, at
meals and bedtime, with siblings and peers, and out in public. The tools Dr. Bowers
provides can empower frustrated or fearful parents to approach raising a child who has
ADHD with renewed hope and confidence.

About the Authors
	Until 2012, Frank E. Bowers Ph.D., was a Supervising Psychologist and Director of Research at the Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic where he counseled hundreds of children and families each year. He earned his doctoral degree at the University of Southern Mississippi. Tara R. S. Borsh, Psy.D. currently is in private practice at Chupik Counseling & Associates in central Texas. She previously was on staff at the Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic.

Published by Boys Town Press
ISBN 978-1-934490-14-3
Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Pages: 140