Monday, December 20, 2010

Un-Frazzle Your Family....a handbook for parents of challenging children

Un-Frazzle Your Family is an easy to read handbook for parents. Bringing up a child with a disability or dysfunction can be one of life's great challenges, and there are no easy answers.
This book has been written to help parents cope and get through the days with less stress and strain.
There are three main sections:
1. The importance and value of nature, art and music. These are just so taken for granted and often neglected in daily life but can make a very real and supportive contribution to the well-being of both children and adults, with or without a disability. Also you will find some really useful tips to help you to think and use your own mind to deal with problems, There are lots of excellent ideas here, and almost no need to spend any money...a nice bonus!              This is a very important and easy to implement section of the book

2. Therapists you can check out. Information here about therapies that you may not be aware of that can make the world of difference to you and to your child. There seems to be an ongoing search for the best answer to the problems that you are facing, and it does take a lot of time and effort. The therapies listed in the handbook are extremely well worth your consideration and should not be ignored. Very often, with the treatment of disability, there are people in positions of authority who will tell you what to do, and usually they are quite negative about any approach other than their own. You should read and think about the other approaches that many people have tried, and certainly not be afraid to at least speak to  therapists who offer different approaches. No one approach can provide all the answers but a good combination can be just the thing!

3. Information about learning and play. Simple and very effective ideas here. Once again, nothing costly or complicated. Plenty of information and very useful tips to help you with play, schoolwork, homework, choosing toys, games and activities and so on.

Un-Frazzle Your Family is not a big heavy book with too much writing. It is easy to read and you can dip into any section as you want to. It is, without a doubt, an extremely valuable support system for your family!
The book is free and is in a PDF format, which you can print yourself.
You can order a copy from Carolyn McMurtrie        auzzienotes@hotmail.com
When ordering, write the word "book" in the subject line

Workbooks for children with learning problems also available....send an email for info about these.