The Explosive Child
A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

An explosive child is one who frequently exhibits severe noncompliance, temper outbursts, and verbal or physical aggression. At last, Dr. Ross Greene offers help for such children. Now updated with new practical information, The Explosive Child lays out a sensitive, practical approach to helping children at home and school.

Learning Objectives

1. identify at least two characteristics of the inflexible-explosive child
2. explain how reactive parenting worsens the child's behavior
3. list the three phases of meltdown
4. identify the primary function of Greene's basket system

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface

1. The Waffle Episode
2. Terrible Beyond Two
3. Pathways to Inflexibility-Explosiveness
4. Inflexible-Explosive Faces
5. The Truth About Consequences
6. Corrective Lenses
7. Basket Case
8. Brain Chemistry
9. Roadmaps
10. Family Matters
11. All Things Considered
12. User-friendlier Schools
13. Change of Venue
14. Children Do Well If They Can

Pub date 2001 336pp 6 hours CE