LORIANN HOFF OBERLIN

En las primeras semanas después de una separación matrimonial muchas mujeres se ven obligadas a cambiar drásticamente sus vidas. Se encuentran vacías emocionalmente, físicamente agotadas y débiles, pero lo primero que deben aprender es a ponerse en pie de nuevo, a organizarse y rapido y a luchar para mantener a sus hijos y para volver a empezar. Desde las paginas de este libro aprendera a reconstruir su vida paso a paso, y a enfrentarse a los cambios emocionales, sociales y espirituales que experimentara. Asimismo, recibira lecciones practicas y sencillas de finanzas, mantenimiento del hogar, seguridad personal y cuestiones de carrera. Y, lo mas importante, aprendera a hacer acopio de fuerza interior y a utilizarla, a dejar atras el pasado y crearse una vida mejor. Loriann Hoff Oberlin es divorciada, madre de dos hijos y autora de varios libros dedicados a superar las crisis emocionales que provoca el divorcio.

Every child has an off day when nothing seems to go right, but for some, angry outbursts, frustration, and resentment are the norm. When a childs anger threatens to jeopardize his school and social life and introduces an element of strain into the family dynamics that affects every member, its time for a parent to ask: When is angry too angry?Child psychologist Dr. Tim Murphy has addressed this very question with hundreds of families, helping them to understand both the causes and the repercussions of childhood anger and to devise effective strategies for defusing the time bomb in their midst. Whether its a toddler staging a tantrum, a grade-schooler unable to make friends, or a sulking preteen who greets every adult request with antagonism, parents of angry children are baffled by both the depth and the root of their childs unhappiness. And when small social problems and household disputes regularly escalate into full-fledged battles, its nearly impossible for parents to distance themselves enough from the situation to find a perspective that will remedy it.With simple, direct techniques, Dr. Murphy shows it is possible to help an angry child understand what triggers his outbursts and develop new approaches for coping with potentially explosive situations. Identifying the ten telling characteristics of an angry child, Dr. Murphy provides examples from his clinical experience to help adults guide their children to more appropriate responses. Dr. Murphy also alerts readers to parenting styles that work best for these volatile children, explaining how a parents own behavior can sometimes escalate a childs meltdowns. He pinpoints the moments when anger moves from a normal emotional expression to an extreme one, indicative of a larger problem. In a special chapter devoted to winning daily battles, Dr. Murphy offers advice on situations in which an angry childs temper is most likely to flare. The Angry Child is destined to be a classic. With real solutions for the concerns of millions of parents, Dr. Murphy offers answers and hope for the families and educators of unhappy children of all ages.