- Publisher: Soaring Wings Press
- Editor: Ellen Kleiner
- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Available in: Paperback
- Published: November 1, 2017
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No Such Thing as a Bad Kid
Understanding and Responding to Kids with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges Using a Positive, Strength-Based Approach
Revised and Updated Edition
by Charles D. Appelstein, MSW
Strength-Based Strategies and Interventions That Make a Difference!
Written primarily for professionals and volunteers who guide kids with emotional and behavioral challenges, the revised edition of No Such Thing As a Bad Kid is packed with positive, trauma-informed, strength-based principles and techniques that help child-guiders to develop powerful and transforming relationships with the kids they guide. This empowering handbook opens by portraying misbehavior as a call for help. It then guides the reader through “decoding” the message and, via hundreds of hands-on tips, sample dialogues, and inspiring anecdotes into research-backed approaches for revolutionizing interactions with kids at risk. The book is all about changing the negative mindsets many kids harbor and giving them hope for better days. Even parents of children not at risk will benefit from this book.
Praise for No Such Thing as a Bad Kid
Gain better understanding of and empathy for…
It is impossible to estimate the number of struggling kids who have benefited from Charlie’s resources and training. You can not be exposed to his work without gaining a better understanding of and empathy for struggling kids.
Richard D. Lavoie, MA, MEdAuthor of The Motivation Breakthrough and It's So MuchMust read…
Full of relatable vignettes and familiar scenarios based on Charlie Appelstein’s vast experience and insight, No Such Thing as a Bad Kid is a must read for any educator, mental health professional, and educational administrator.
Jessica Minahan, MEd, BCBACoauthor of The Behavior Code and author of The Behavior Code CompanionCreative handbook…
“While current professional literature is awash with “strength-based” platitudes, this book turns positive psychology rhetoric into reality.”
—Larry K. Brendtro, PhDSenior training consultant, CF Learning (cflearning.org) Coauthor of Reclaiming Youth at RiskOne of the most respected works…
“I have no doubt that this book will quickly become one of the most respected works in the child-care field.”
—Robert Brooks, PhDFaculty, Harvard Medical School (part-time) Coauthor of Raising Resilient Children and The Power of ResilienceChange lives…
Charlie Appelstein’s “No Such Thing as a Bad Kid” can change lives if people implement the strategies described in the book.
Elaine T. Brown, PhDExecutive Director, Student Intervention and Support Services, Ann Arbor Pubic SchoolsPowerful framework…
The book offers a powerful framework that effectively navigates the research and practices required to understand the challenges and opportunities related to child and youth development.
Rick MillerFounder of Kids at Hope and Author of Youth Development
Gain better understanding of and empathy for…
It is impossible to estimate the number of struggling kids who have benefited from Charlie’s resources and training. You can not be exposed to his work without gaining a better understanding of and empathy for struggling kids.
Must read…
Full of relatable vignettes and familiar scenarios based on Charlie Appelstein’s vast experience and insight, No Such Thing as a Bad Kid is a must read for any educator, mental health professional, and educational administrator.
Creative handbook…
“While current professional literature is awash with “strength-based” platitudes, this book turns positive psychology rhetoric into reality.”
One of the most respected works…
“I have no doubt that this book will quickly become one of the most respected works in the child-care field.”
Change lives…
Charlie Appelstein’s “No Such Thing as a Bad Kid” can change lives if people implement the strategies described in the book.
Powerful framework…
The book offers a powerful framework that effectively navigates the research and practices required to understand the challenges and opportunities related to child and youth development.