Dating Radar

Why do so many of us commit to the wrong person - sometimes more than once? While most believe that attraction and compatibility are the keys to relationship success, in reality these are red flags in 15-20% of the population. When it comes to love, the brain is irrational and short-sighted. We make decisions based on incomplete information, biased understanding, and strong emotion. Love truly is blind.

Autorentext

Psychologist and author, Benjamin Garber, is a New Hampshire licensed psychologist, a former Guardian ad litem and a Parenting Coordinator. He speaks in the U.S. and abroad, in addition to being a researcher and an award-winning freelance journalist, writing in the areas of child and family development for popular press publications and in juried professional publications in both law and psychology. Dr. Garber has advanced degrees in child and family development, clinical psychology, and psycholinguistics from the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Michigan. He has lived and worked in New Hampshire since 1988, opening his present practice in clinical child, family, forensic and consulting psychology in 1999.

Klappentext

In the second book of the Healthy Parenting series, Dr. Garber shares the story of fictitious 18-year-old Olivia of how parental conflict feels to a child. Parents will learn practical strategies for cooperating, communicating, and putting their kids' needs first, so they can have the childhood they deserve.

Inhalt

**Introduction

Chapter 1Divorce doesn't harm children. Parents do.

Chapter 2But They're too Young to Understand!

Chapter 3Kids Blame Themselves for Their Parents' Behavior

Chapter 4Put the Child's Needs First

Chapter 5Structure Reduces Anxiety

Chapter 6Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Other Childhood Psychiatric Illnesses

**Chapter 7: Therapy & Medication? If You Can't Drain the Pool, Get a Life Preserver!

Chapter 8"We" Messages

Chapter 9Emotions Aren't Logical

Chapter 10Whose Needs Are Being Served

Chapter 11But I Only See Her Ten Hours a Week

Chapter 12Making "Change Day" Easier on Everyone

Chapter 13Denial, Minimization, and Escape

Chapter 14Is Anger the Opposite of Love?

Chapter 15Parent-Parent Communications

Chapter 16Keeping Kids Out of the Middle

Chapter 17Fantasies of the Intact Family Persist

Chapter 18The Best Interest of the Child? Beware of the Legal System!

Chapter 19TMI!

Chapter 20Childhood Does Not End at 18 Years Old

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