The Lunchroom Jungle & The Parent Principle

The Lunchroom Jungle

Childhood stress is one of the hidden dangers facing our children today. Stress during childhood can lead to depression, poor quality of sleep, poor academic (or athletic) performance and obesity. This book identifies for parents key areas in a child's life where stress creeps in and disrupts the way a child functions at home, at school and with friends. The book uses the I.D.E.A Method created by Neal Alpiner, M.D. to assist the parent in developing strategies to reduce and eliminate those areas in a child's life causing undo and burdensome stress. The parent will be guided through a series of steps ultimately leading to the creation of a child who functions at more of an optimal level-happy, and well adjusted.

The Parent Principle

A well-organized 'how to' book on obtaining success in raising your child. Based on his 20 years of experience as a Pediatrician and Rehabilitation expert, Dr. Alpiner explains the importance of key topics,including health and nutrition, stress, self-esteem,sensory processing, social skills and sleep, that will be of great interest to every parent, as well as teachers. His approach, based on recent brain science, common sense, and his own experience as a parent, is well researched, practical, and action oriented.