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Bringing up a Challenging Child at Home: When Love is Not Enough

  • ISBN-13: 9781853028748
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
  • By Jane Gregory
  • Price: AUD $40.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/07/2000
  • Format: Paperback 192 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Disability: social aspects [JFFG]
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Chrissy is Jane Gregory's oldest child, an attractive girl with a tremendous sense of fun. She also exhibits behaviour which other people find challenging - screaming fits, stripping off her clothes, violent outbursts and self-mutilation. It was apparent from an early age that Chrissy had a learning disability, and subsequently that she suffered from cyclical mental illness. At the age of 22, researchers at Great Ormond Street found the cause of her condition to be genetic. In ''Bringing Up a Challenging Child at Home'', Jane Gregory describes her life with Chrissy candidly and pragmatically. She relates her struggles to cope with Chrissy's difficult behaviour, the effects on the rest of the family, and her attempts to understand the reasons behind it. Offering practical advice for other parents, she explains how she got the right support and effective treatment. Her story provides professionals as well as parents with a unique insight into what it is like to bring up a complex and challenging child.
Early years; coming through - help and recognition of difficulties; conclusion and practical help.
Jane Gregory gives a moving personal account of bringing up a child with an undiagnosed disability. Chrissy, Jane's eldest child, exhibits complex and challenging behaviour, including screaming fits, self-mutilation and violent outbursts. This is an easy-to-read and informative book, giving an insight to readers, into what it is like to bring up a child with complex and challenging behaviour.
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