Parenting Successful Children
Product Description This audio and pamphlet duo is perfect for busy parents! Now available in audio format, parents can get expert advice while they are getting the little ones ready for school, or on the drive to work! The frequent breakups of families, the fast pace of technology, the information explosion, and other changes in today's evolving world make parenting more difficult. Learn more than two dozen strategies to set successful limits, avoid power struggles, minimize sibling rivalry, promote self-esteem, and much more! About the Author James T. Webb, Ph.D., ABPP-Cl has been recognized nationally as one of 25 psychologists who have most influenced the field of gifted education. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Webb is a former president of the Ohio Psychological Association. He is board certified as a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, and a Fellow of The American Psychological Association, where he served three years on its governing body, the Council of Representatives. Since 1982, he has focused on the social and emotional needs of gifted and talented children and adults. He served on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Gifted Children and was President of the American Association for Gifted Children. He is president and owner of Great Potential Press, a publishing company that specializes in books for parents and teachers to assist in guiding gifted learners. Dr. Webb is a frequent keynote and workshop speaker at conferences regarding the special needs of gifted children. He is also the lead author of A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children, to be released in early 2007.In 1981, Dr. Webb established SENG Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted a national nonprofit organization that provides information, training, conferences and workshops regarding gifted children and adults. He is one of the authors of Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers, which won the National Media Award of the American Psychological Association as the best book for significantly contributing to the understanding of the unique, sensitive, emotional needs of exceptional children. Dr. Webb is co-author of Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG Model, which has also been widely adopted as a model for parent support groups, and successfully implemented throughout the U.S. and in several other countries. In 2004, he and several colleagues wrote Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults, which has received acclaim from leaders in health care, counseling and education. Dr. Webb has worked in private practice and consulted at clinics and hospitals. He was one of the founders of the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, where he was Professor and Associate Dean. Previously, he directed the Department of Psychology at the Children s Medical Center in Dayton and was Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Wright State University School of Medicine. Prior to that he was on the graduate faculty in psychology at Ohio University.