What Works for Bipolar Kids or Beauty Confidential

What Works for Bipolar Kids: Help and Hope for Parents

Author: Mani Pavuluri

It may be hard to believe your child will ever get better, but kids with bipolar disorder can and do lead healthy, stable lives. In this compassionate and optimistic book, expert clinician and renowned researcher Mani Pavuluri delivers information, advice, and proven strategies that empower you to deal with the challenges of bipolar disorder and help your child get well. Drawing on 20 years of experience with bipolar kids and their families, she provides solidly researched strategies for reducing or eliminating problems with mania, aggression, sleep disturbances, depression, and other issues. You'll discover practical ways to handle crises at home and in school, work with professionals to find an effective combination of medicine and psychotherapy, and cultivate a supportive community of friends and peers for your child. Dr. Pavuluri also helps you deal with the stress that comes with parenting, so you can maintain your poise, focus on the positive, and be a powerful advocate for your child.

About the Author:
Mani Pavuluri, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry and Founding Director of the Pediatric Mood Disorders Clinic and Pediatric Bipolar Research Program at the Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago

Table of Contents:

Foreword     vii
Acknowledgments     xi
Introduction: Helping Your Bipolar Child: A Fresh Outlook     1
The Facts and Fundamentals: Knowing the Playground
Yes, Bipolar Disorder Does Occur in Children     13
Does My Child Really Have Bipolar Disorder?     29
Finding the Right Doctor and Treatment Team     48
Treatment That Can Help Your Child and Your Family: Finding the Solutions
Setting the Stage to Make the Most of Treatment: Principles to Get You Off to a Good Start     73
Managing Your Child's Moods with Medication     81
Making Life Better with RAINBOW Therapy     114
Parenting with Poise: The Secret Ingredient for Success     142
Pulling It All Together into Strategies for Specific Situations: Wisdom That Gets You Centered
Keeping the Peace at Home     163
Finding the Best School Setting and Programs for Your Child     190
Forming a Partnership with Your Child's Teacher     211
Building Social Skills for Positive Friendships     221
Epilogue: A Final Word     233
Appendices
Principles for Meeting the Challenge of Bipolar Disorder     239
Child Mania Rating Scale-Parent Version (CMRS-P)     240
Child Mania Rating Scale-Teacher Version (CMRS-T)     242
Medication: Tracking theHistory of Response     244
Pediatric Side Effects Checklist (P-SEC)     246
Medications Used for Bipolar Disorder in Children     249
Daily Mood Calendar     252
Framework for a Physician-School Teleconference     253
Resources     257
Bibliography     261
Index     265
About the Author     274

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Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No Lies, Advice-You'll- Actually-Use-Guide to Looking Your Best

Author: Nadine Haobsh

Renowned beauty expert Nadine Haobsh has the answers to the world's really BIG questions:

• How much should I tip my hair stylist (and the shampoo girl and the colorist)?
• How red can I go before my lips make me look too vampy?
• What's the best perfume for my lifestyle?
• What's the proper method for using that most important beauty accessory, the eyelash curler?
• Is it ever too early to get Botox?

Forget celebrity trends and complicated how-to books. In Beauty Confidential, Nadine names names and provides the inside scoop on the products that are worth it and those to forget. In this must-have handbook for the modern girl, she offers industry secrets and insider tips on everything beauty—from how to make a dye job last to finding the ideal mascara to creating the perfect ponytail—fearlessly debunking with wit, style, and smarts the common beauty myths perpetuated by the top magazines. With Nadine's expert guidance and priceless secrets, you'll learn how to put yourself together flawlessly in under ten minutes . . . and you'll have the best skin and hair at any age!