false 713552 1 <div>This extremely practical and supportive guide empowers parents as they struggle with a child who may be bipolar. The authors' own family experiences, stories from hundreds of other parents of bipolar children, and input from a wide range of mental health professionals provide parents with specific information to deal with the everyday but incredibly challenging issues confronting the entire family. Among the helpful topics included are how to explore the possibility that a child's problem behaviors are a sign of mental illness; finding a mental healthcare professional who can make a diagnosis; understanding what a diagnosis is and isn't; learning parenting strategies to control a child's behavior at home, at school, and in social situations; and balancing the needs of a bipolar child with the needs of everyone else in the family.<br></div> 699809 2003 If Your Child Is Bipolar: The Parent-to-Parent Guide to Living with and Loving a Bipolar Child total:2|3:2| 2 6 4 0 3 0 false false Fri Aug 21 05:47:59 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 16:20:03 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 05:47:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 18 20:16:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 20:17:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 30 10:44:03 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 10:44:06 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Jul 14 15:14:34 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 28 10:40:58 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=713552