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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Raising Troubled Kids - a great resource for parents Oct 01, 2008
As a family physician, I see many children with behavioral and emotional issues such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, or more complex cases with psychoses. When they access the medical system, they receive medication. But this is not enough. Parents need help negotiating the tough day to day issues of raising their troubled kids. I now prescribe Ms. Puckette's book to these families to help them establish discipline and house rules, to assure safety for the child, and to learn coping strategies for themselves and the rest of the family. Ms. Puckette provides the parent a clear, concise, step by step approach that is not overwhelming to read. I salute Ms. Puckette for her commitment to helping these parents and look forward to more of her wisdom in future books!
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Hope for a difficult journey Sep 16, 2008
As both the parent of a teenager with a mood disorder and a professional working with other "troubled kids", I wholeheartedly endorse this beautifully written and theoretically sound book. Parents of mentally ill children are often misunderstood, maligned, and misjudged. Ms. Puckette provides practical advice, encouragement and realistic, yet hopeful glimpses into the lives of those of us who walk this difficult path. In addition to owning a copy for my personal bookshelf, I am planning to buy multiple editions to use in my clinical practice!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
At last, help for the FAMILY! Sep 02, 2008
I read "Raising Troubled Kids" and hated to have to put it down to tend to my troubled kids! Margaret has great insight into how it feels to be the parent/guardian of kids who don't fit into the general population. As I read I would think "YES! - that's exactly what it's like". I especially found it comforting to know that there are many of us out there facing these same issues, and that my family and I aren't alone on this journey.
Margaret gives good basic advice on how to make home-life better for all involved, great down-to-earth ideas, not pie-in-the-sky theories that are nearly impossible to implement in the real world. I, too, enjoyed the stories and anecdotes that so clearly reflect the real life experiences of living with mental illness.
I am recommending this book to others who are raising troubled kids, but I'm also recommending it to friends and family to give them some insight into our day-to-day struggles.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Help comes from Inside and Outside for Families with Troubled Kids Aug 20, 2008
In "Raising Troubled Kids" Margaret Puckette, outlines a sound methodology for parents (or family members) to consider about their situation and to take the next step towards peace within a family unit. I think the greatest thing about this book is the wide array of situational examples Puckette provides her readers to help them to metabolize their feelings about their child's mental illness. For me, it was easier to accept my own family member's mental illness, when I could clearly read other families stories similar to mine and know that I'm not the only one with these experiences.
Puckette's book gives parent's a clearer picture of the most important necessities to cover in order to live comfortably a mentally ill child. As someone who's experienced a family member become seriously mentally ill, "Raising Troubled Kids" gives a lot of examples and tools for me to use when stressful situations occur at our home. I haven't found other reading that deals with "living" with mentally ill people versus trying to "cure" mentally ill people. As such, I feel that "Raising Troubled Kids" lays out very sensible and realistic goals.
Within the book, there is a lot of praise for parent's who are trying their best, it's clear that Puckette really wants to empower parent's to persevere. There is a large section of the book devoted to what a parent can do to strengthen their support network and help themselves as well as their kid.
If their is a child or sibling in your family that is growing up with mental illness, "Raising Troubled Kids" is a great source for inspiration and even a little lightheartedness to such a challenging topic. I enjoyed it and found it a fast and easy-to-follow read. No doubt, I will be referring to it later for problem solving tactics!
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