The Good, the Bad and the Irritating; A Practical Approach for Parents of Children who are Attention Seeking

'Over 20 years Dr Nigel Mellor has developed strategies that ... effectively change the child's behaviour' - The Independent'Full of hope ... for parents [in] a desperate world. Advice is given with understanding, warmth and a real appreciation of what life is like when you have an impossible child' - Times Educational Supplement'A very practical, down-to-earth and humorous approach'¦ techniques that harassed parents can use '¦ this book is impressive' - Educational Psychology in Practice'Extremely useful'¦ I recommend this book as a manual for parenthood. Humour makes it an entertaining, yet informative read' - The Teacher'Highly enjoyable '¦delivers key messages superbly well'¦ points are delivered with warmth and sensitivity' - British Journal of Special Education'Nigel Mellor's] techniques will help you to turn your child from a monster into an angel' - Daily Express'Who's pulling the strings? ... Strategies [for] exasperated parents'- Yorkshire Post'They are driving parents mad ... but there is a consistent approach that helps' - Birmingham Post'Back to your granny's wise words - the book is packed with real life examples ... [from] families and their moments of sheer desperation' - Sheffield Star'The parents [Dr Mellor] sees are in a terrible state ... [his] help is practical and focused on the future rather than past mistakes'- Newcastle Journal'I immediately felt a lot of empathy. All in all an excellent book' - Special'Up-front and practical approach to this all-encompassing challenge' - Education and Health'A very valuable resource' - Children are Unbeatable Alliance'Empowers parents ....would be ideal at parent workshops' - Special Needs Information Press'A panacea for many parents ... an immensely readable book'- Young Minds'Nigel Mellor's easy-going and empathetic style of writing [is] both refreshing and eminently readable ... the book is shot through with humour, modesty and encouragement and I highly recommend it'- Contact a Family'This unique book provides '¦ a practical guide packed with step-by- step instructions backed by a wealth of examples drawn from real families'- My Weekly.'Insightful instruction ... Nigel Mellor is an expert in attention seeking ... timely and well written'- MetroThe author of the best-selling book, Attention Seeking, gets right to the heart of these topics in a way that readers can quickly grasp.Each topic is explained and followed by a d