Product Description
- An APA Bestseller-over 25,000 copies sold! This book is designed as the perfect learning tool to help parents guide their child as he or she confronts the challenges of ADHD. Learning to Slow Down is unique because it is kid-centered, written from the child's point of view. This updated edition includes easy-to-read text, fun cartoons, and activities, as well as loads of self-help tips for coping with friends, family, and schoolwork, getting organized, getting disciplined, and getting things done. Appropriate for ages 6-11. Full-color illustrations.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 22 reviews)

A useful resource for counseling children with ADHD by Marcie Yeager

4 Stars
October 28, 2009
We use this book with children and parents at our child and family counseling clinic. There is a lot of information packed into this small book, more than most children can easily make use of. However, it has some very useful parts and overall can be a good guide to help a child and adult work together and find ways to manage ADHD-related difficulties. The most appealing part for children is Part 1, "A Checklist About Me." It lists sixty-six behaviors, issues and feelings relevant to children with ADHD. By going over the list with the child, the counselor (or parent) can get a sense of how the child perceives the ADHD-related difficulties. This information can be helpful in mapping out a treatment plan. Part 3, "Things I can do to Help Myself," can also help in treatment planning. There are more than a dozen sections and each section describes one problem (completing tasks, managing homework, etc) and then lists helpful interventions. This is more information than most kids can digest, but it is useful reading for parents: it can give the parent some food for thought and be a help in selecting priorities for a treatment plan. Part 4 addresses the parent-child relationship: it explains to the child and parent how to work together to make changes. It's good, basic information and is followed by an excellent "Note to Parents." Overall, this small volume would be a worthwhile addition to any counselor or therapist's ADHD library.

Slow down :) by Tami (FL, USA)

4 Stars
September 12, 2009
I got this book for my son who is 12 to hopefully get some ideas on how to help himself slow down. In his words he liked the book and it gave him some creative ideas to help himself. Ultimately we got exactly what we wanted for the book. My son is helping me review it and wanted to give it 4 stars b/c he felt there could've been some more practice activities in it. The reading level is low to mid-range but easy enough as a parent to go over with your children, easy for kids to comprehend, and interesting enough to hold my older child's attention and get him to want to try to apply some of the concepts.

great book by Debbie Milam (Weston)

5 Stars
May 29, 2009
Understanding your child's attentional challenges can help your child be the best they can be A Moment of Peace: Relaxation for Parents AudiobookA Moment of Peace: Relaxation for Children

Learning to Slow Down....excellent by Robert J. Budin II

5 Stars
May 15, 2009
I enjoyed the book and found it to be useful. I loaned it to a client (a father) who read it with his 8 year old son (recently diagnosed ADHD) - the child liked it and it was very helpful. I will be recommending it to other clients with ADHD/ADD children.

ADAH book by Sheila R. Kreger (Center Valley, PA USA)

5 Stars
April 04, 2009
My 8 & 9 year old sons really liked going through this book with me. We all learned some good things.

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