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Bellevue WA May 12 2015 -- The Parent Coaching Institute (The PCI) is proud to annouce that one of its gradautes Doris Bowman recently released "Going to Bed is Easy Now" (ISBN: 978-0692357842) the first in series of illustrated children's books. Written with her daughter early childhood educator Maritsa Bowman and available in both English and Spanish the book is designed to ease the stress of everyday activities that create chronically challenging behaviors in typically developing children as well as those with attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) autism spectrum disorder and other disabilities.
Manny Moose used to struggle with something that many children do - Going to Bed! In fact many of the steps of bedtime used to cause him to become extremely upset and he would react in ways that were seen as naughty and made him feel bad! Within the pages of this book Manny shares why going to bed used to be hard and how with some help from his mom going to bed is EASY NOW!
Doris states "All children can struggle at some point with challenging behaviors as a result of variances in development of cognitive skills in such areas as flexibility frustration tolerance and self-regulation. Our hope is that these books will blur the divide between kids who have an ADD or ASD diagnosis and their peers who do not promoting perspective and acceptance that will serve all kids and parents."
Illustrations by Benton Rudd are meant not only to deliver characters that will capture the attention and the hearts of readers but to play an integral part in weaving subtle aspects of ADD autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities into the story in ways that normalize the experiences of these children and benefit typically developing children. Additionally they are a tool through which parenting skills and strategies are woven into the story that visually support a hopeful viewpoint on the part of the parent and the child - a viewpoint that these supports and strategies can make challenging situations "Easy Now" for both. Examples are Manny's mom's use of the timer to help him to "feel ready" and the appealing version of the visual schedule that Manny uses throughout this first book.
Future Easy Now Series™ books will help children and parents to navigate struggles in a variety of areas such as "Going to School is Easy Now" "Solving Problems is Easy Now" and "Changing Plans is Easy Now."
Gloria DeGaetano Founder Parent Coaching Institute and author of "Parenting Well in a Media Age" states "'Going to Bed Is Easy Now' is a brilliant synthesis of brain-based practices that both children and parents need for a smooth transition from a busy day to a peaceful sleep-time routine. Every mom and dad will appreciate how Manny Moose now thinks going to bed is easy. By using this beautiful book they will soon see 'That's my child too!' I can't wait to tell parents about the book and I am eager to read the other books in the Easy Now series!"
The Parent Coaching Institute headquartered in Bellevue Washington is the leading non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the parent coaching profession. Founded in 2000 by acclaimed educator and author Gloria DeGaetano it was the originator of the parent coaching industry and it continues to set the highest national standards for Parent Coach Certification®. The PCI’s acclaimed distance-learning training program offered in affiliation with Seattle Pacific University enrolls students year-round. Applications are currently being accepted for the 2015 Summer Quarter. For more information please e-mail info@pcicoach.com.
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