Overcoming Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Two-Part Treatment Plan to Help Parents and Kids Work Together

Grow · Thrive Cognitive Therapy founder, Dr. Gina Atencio-MacLean authored Overcoming Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Two-Part Treatment Plan to Help Parents and Kids Work Together to give parents of defiant children help and hope.

Drawing from the most recent research and her clinical expertise in working with kids with behavioral problems, Dr. Gina created a model for parents that makes tending to their own emotional needs a priority.  The reasoning behind this is that parenting in general is hard, but parenting a child with high levels of defiance is incredibly stressful and challenging.  Parents that have tools to manage their own emotional reactivity are much better equipped at helping their children with their big emotions.

Overcoming Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Two-Part Treatment Plan to Help Parents and Kids Work Together is a step-by-step approach to help parents model and teach their child the skills that they need most to reduce defiance, manage tantrums, and other intense emotions.  The strategies in the book are intentionally simple, practical and effective.  Dr. Gina is a firm believer that children can thrive when given the tools to do so and this hope is interwoven throughout the text.  If your child is struggling with defiant behavior and you need some guidance, checkout the book on Amazon.com or give Gina a call to discuss if therapy is the right choice.