It's Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and Their Parents

by Harold Koplewicz

People who wouldn't dream of blaming parents for a child's asthma or diabetes are often quick to blame bad parenting for a child's hyperactivity, depression, or school phobia.  The parents, in turn, often blame their children, believing that they're lazy or rebellious.  Even worse, the children with these psychological problems often blame themselves, convinced that they're just bad kids.  In It's Nobody's Fault , esteemed child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Harold S. Kopelwicz at last puts an end to  this pointless--and erroneous--cycle of blame and helps parents get the help they need for their troubled children.

Written in an easy, anecdotal style and filled with fascinating stories of real children and their parents, It's Nobody's Fault is an indispensable guide for anyone who lives or works with children who need help.

Genres: Nonfiction, Parenting, Self Help, Psychology, Relationships, Psychiatry, Medical

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Sandy D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a bit dated (1996), but still pretty refreshing in its approach. Basically, a pediatric psychiatrist talks about neurobiological disorders (ADHD, OCD, separation anxiety, social phobias, depression, bipolar disorders, eating disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, and some other 'alphabet soup diagnoses'), and describes how the treatment has changed for these in the last twenty years. There's a section on brain chemistry, medication, and a chapter on each diagnosis (this the part I found a bit dated, for the ones I know a lot about, anyway), but I really liked the sections on parenting, public opinion, and how to find a good psychiatrist.

[JoAnn Segal PhD · Rating 1 out of 5]

In 1984, I told Harold Koplewicz that he was brilliant, then I said too bad you want to be an icon rather than help patients get well.
30 years later, his CV and life style and income and team ( NOT ONE) of publicists proved it was like I had a crystal ball.
Such a waste of a brilliant mind and so very sad

[Nicoleta]

Shyness as a disorder. Selective mutism. Timiditatea e ereditara.
Conduct disorder si criminalitatea.

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[Matthew Bushnell · Rating 3 out of 5]

helpful insights into various difficulties and disorders.

[Wendi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. He validated how I feel being a mother and that for the most my kids having problems was not any of my parenting skills, or lack of them.