"Recommended." —Library Journal Coming up with a million-dollar idea is only the first step in what might seem like a long and difficult process. In The Patent Guide, Second Edition, experienced patent attorneys Carl W. Battle and Andrea D. Small deliver basic and comprehensive advice that is easy to understand and will allow you to protect, promote, and profit from your ideas. Chapters discuss such topics as: How to commercialize your invention Where to find sources of information and assistance What guidelines you should follow when obtaining a patent How to obtain foreign patent rights How to maintain confidentiality of your ideas When to use patent attorneys and agents How to deal with invention brokers and promotion firms How to enforce your patent against infringement Fully updated and revised, this new edition includes information on inventor notebooks and records, updates to the patent filing process in the United States and abroad, the latest USPTO forms and templates, and changes to electronic filing and submission procedures. With easy-to-use forms and step-by-step instructions, The Patent Guide is an indispensable tool to help minimize costs and maximize profits of your ideas and inventions.

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The Parent's Guide to Solving School Problems About The Book: The Parent's Guide to Solving School Problems is a comprehensive guide to effectively dealing with the most commonly experienced school problems. Written by Dr. Don Fontenelle, a nationally recognized psychologist with over 25 years of experience in working with children and adolescents with all types of problems, this book serves as an invaluable resource for parents of children and adolescents. Every conceivable problem is covered from learning disorders such as dyslexia and mathematics disorder to emotional problems such as anxiety, depression, and others, to anger and violence and other behavioral problems. This book provides a thorough and comprehensive guide for dealing with the most common school problems any child can experience. Must reading for any parent who has children that are still in school. About The Author: Dr. Don Fontenelle received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Oklahoma State University. He is in private practice in Metarie, Louisiana. Dr Fontenelle has spent most of his career helping children and their parents. His workshops for teachers and parents on Child/Adolescent Behavior and for parents are widely praised for the positive results experienced by participants. Dr. Fontenelle has authored 13 books on children/adolescents for parents and teachers some of who have been translated into French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic.

The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders shows that effective solutions begin at home and cost little more than a healthy investment of time, effort, and love. Based on exciting new research, it differs from similar books in several key ways. Instead of concentrating on the grim, expensive hospital stays of patients with severe disorders, the authors focus on the family, teaching parents how to examine and understand their family’s approach to food and body-image issues and its effect their child’s behavior. Parents learn to identify an eating disorder early, to establish healthy attitudes toward food at a young age, and to intervene in a nonthreatening, nonjudgmental way. The authors concentrate on teens, the age group most often affected by eating disorders, as well as younger children. Individual chapters cover boys at risk, relapse training, dealing with friends, school, and summer camp, and much more. The book includes an appendix and sections on further reading, organizations and websites, residential and hospital programs, and references.

This parenting guide to ODD offers expert information on your child's condition, provides insight and empathy to what they are going through, and equips and empowers you to make practical changes in your parenting approaches. It provides an overview of tried-and-tested techniques from a mother of a child with ODD to support you in response to typical questions you may have: - "Why is my child acting this way?" - "What does this say about me?" - Why doesn't my child respond to punishment or reward?" - "What am I supposed to do next?" Overall this book teaches you how to avoid common mistakes in responding to ODD, the crossover with similar diagnoses such as ADHD, how to distinguish the disorders and how to improve your own resilience and confidence.

This book was compiled to show even the most vociferous of packrats how to start sorting through their possessions and putting aside everything that just doesn't need to be in the way anymore.

Concise and practical, this handbook explains the ins and outs of Applied Behavior Analysis in a chatty Q&A format. It covers everything parents need to know from what a typical in-home session will entail, to how to navigate their relationship with their ABA therapist, to how to get more involved and begin using ABA methods themselves.

The first book on self-harm written for parents by parents. Are you concerned that your child may be self-harming? Are you wondering what to do for the best? Do you need more information and help? If so, this is the book for you. An ever-increasing number of young people are turning to self-harm in order to cope with the pressures of modern living, and this poses a huge problem for parents and others who care for them. This book provides the answers you need to questions such as: - How do I know for sure whether my child is self-harming? - How should I approach my child? - What help and treatment is available to us? - What can I do to help my child? - How have other parents coped? Full of the real-life experiences of other parents who have been there, this is a practical book that will both inform and equip you to help your child and yourself through this difficult time.

With the help of this handy guide, you can bring tried and tested occupational therapy activities into your home and encourage your child to succeed with everyday tasks while having fun in the process. This expanded edition of the award-winning book includes new advice on toilet training, coping with changes in routine, repetitive behaviors, self-regulation and much more. The simple explanations and easy exercises will soon make daily activities enjoyable and productive.