By: Kirk Martin Publisher: Cantwell-Hamilton Press Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Cantwell-Hamilton Press Number of Pages: 176 Publication Date: September 20, 2005 Release Date: September 20, 2005
Product Description: BOOK DESCRIPTION Society’s pessimistic view of ADHD is shattering the self-confidence of our brightest and most creative—leaving a legacy of aimless, dispirited children riddled with anxiety, self-doubt and depression. Celebrate! ADHD is an enthusiastic celebration of the unique, advantageous qualities children with ADHD possess. The authors clearly demonstrate powerful ways to work with your child’s nature—instead of against it—by cultivating your child’s natural gifts, talents and passions. This groundbreaking, common sense approach dramatically improves self-confidence, relationships and school performance…and dramatically decreases anxiety and medication. Purposefully concise and written in an ADHD-friendly format, Celebrate! ADHD is filled with practical tips and an invaluable Action Plan to help equip your child for extraordinary success in life. You and your child will learn how to turn negatives into positives, leverage competitive advantages, overcome obstacles and live with purpose to benefit others. Kirk and Anita Martin take you on a journey inside the head and heart of a child with ADHD that will leave you—and your child—transformed. Visit celebrateADHD.com for more information. 5 BENEFITS OF CELEBRATING ADHD 1. Build Confidence—help your child like himself and develop a strong identity and sense of purpose. 2. Improve Relationships—discover the keys to forging and maintaining healthy relationships. 3. Eliminate Anxiety and Medication—learn the powerful methods that have lead to an 85% decrease in use of stimulant medication and anti-depressants. 4. Improve School Performance—10 Strategies to improve the school experience. 5. Prepare Your Child For Success in Life—harness the energy, creativity and passion that contribute to success in life beyond school. EDITORIAL REVIEW “This wonderful work of Kirk and Anita Martin will transform the deflating experiences children encounter at home and school into a celebration of their natural gifts, talents and passions. Such positive affirmation produces rousing levels of success. “I celebrate this organization's contribution to cultivating each child's inner wealth and self-worth. The powerful methods in Celebrate! ADHD help children feel a deep sense of self-confidence and acceptance. I implore you to Celebrate ADHD!” Dr. Howard Glasser, Bestselling Author Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION A portion of this book’s proceeds will benefit The Children’s Success Foundation, which is transforming intense children by using their great energies in constructive, creative and successful ways.
Excellent book, positive attitude for a change I am sufferer of ADHD (in my day they called it being "hyperactive") and having a 3 year old son with the same, it is so nice to get a positive and helpful perspective on myself and my son. So many teachers and other parents love to criticize my son without seeing the positive attributes associated with this condition. Although dealing with my son can be challenging, I would not change him. He is very musical and creative. Most entreprenuers have these same traits.
good to be reminded This is a good book to read to be reminded that our kids with ADHD are still great kids and it is affirming of them. However, I did not find many specific helpful hints on how to improve/modify difficult behaviors. If you are looking for a book about ADHD this is a good one to round out a library but if you want specifics on modifying your and your child's behavior I would not recommend it.
unrealistic expectations of society There is nothing wrong with celebrating your child's strengths, regardless of whether they've been diagnosed with ADHD. It's the right thing to do, and this positive message is something all parents need to hear.
However, expecting society to change to accommodate your child's "strengths" is unrealistic. Most schools are not about to change their curriculum to help a few kids. The needs of the many do indeed outweigh the needs of the few. The only way you'll be able to dictate how your child gets taught is to do it yourself, which most people cannot do, or pay to get your child into a private school that follows such principles. Otherwise, you're stuck with whatever your school dishes out and need to work with the system. Whether you like it or not, if your wonderfully creative child is disrupting the classroom, then it's a problem. How you and the school choose to deal with this issue is up to you, but medication isn't always suggested to make it more convenient for parents and teachers.
Sometimes kids really do need medication. And I think that the naysayers need to realize that you're not doing your kids any favors by blocking this option from them when they have issues that are severely interfering with their life.
If you encountered a bipolar child, who often displays the same type of behavior as an ADHD child, would you make the same suggestion and tell them to celebrate their bipolar selves? Somehow I doubt it.
I am reading this and taking away some useful information, but I am also not blinded by Martin's overly sunny attitude.
Can't wait for Camps to come to town! I meant to write this review a few weeks ago, but was just reminded after my son read Kirk Martin's novel, GIFTED, about a teenager with ADHD.
I agree with the previous reviewer. If your child has been diagnosed with ADHD or any learning difference, get this book or the E-Courses at CelebrateADHD. There is so much insight that really works and makes a difference. Their perspective is soooo unique and refreshing.
And we just found out today that the Martins are bringing their Camps on the road to Raleigh this summer. I wish we would have learned about CelebrateADHD sooner--this is good stuff!
The first book to read after an ADHD diagnosis! Like most parents of ADHD children, I have spent hours researching on the Internet, reading books, talking with teachers and physicians, scheduling medical evaluations, etc. This is literally the first book that I have found that affirmed exactly what I feel in my heart. I sobbed through the first 30 pages, grateful to find that I am not alone in my perspective that my ADHD son is a great kid with a bright future! I am so exhausted by dire predictions of life-long struggles and failure associated with ADHD kids. This book outlines how ADHD kids are actually more aligned with the attributes necessary to achieve success in life than those without. They are creative, gifted in the arts, imaginative, risk-taking, and courageous. (Think Stephen Speilberg, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney.) Celebrate!ADHD encourages parents to focus on your child's strengths instead of their weaknesses. By labeling our kids as deficient and medicating them for the convenience of adults, we are destroying their natural self-worth and ambition. We don't expect ourselves to be compliant drones who excel in every field or subject, so why do we hold children to such unattainable standards? How would you feel going to work everyday in an uncomfortable work environment, where you are given incomprehensible tasks to complete, and being told that you are a failure or that "something is wrong with you"? I am actually going to send a copy of this book to my son's principal, in the hope she will remind teachers that all students are good at something and worthy of praise. BUY OR BORROW THIS BOOK...you will not regret it!
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