Presents a new way parents can conceptualize and treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children
Stephen Scott Cowan, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician specializing in holistic developmental pediatrics who has over twenty years of experience working with children and families. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics, a member of the AAP section on developmental disabilities, a member of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, and a clinical faculty member at New York Medical College. He has lectured internationally and currently practices in New York.
"Fire Child, Water Child is a breakthrough work. Children are
unique and deserve an expanded and elevated approach to healing.
This stunning book points toward complementary and healthy
alternatives to pharmaceutical remedies."
--Deepak Chopra, MD, author and cofounder of the Chopra Center for
Wellbeing
"'Not a disease, but a symptom, ' is Dr. Cowan's stunningly
insightful summation of ADHD. Fire Child, Water Child offers a deep
understanding of the types of children who may manifest attention
difficulties. Dr. Cowan identifies what is right about them, innate
positive qualities we can support to promote their development. Far
more compassionate than the standard narrow medical approach, this
book is also more scientific in its appreciation of children's
relationship to their environment."
--Gabor Maté, MD, author of Scattered: How Attention Deficit
Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It
"Cowan empowers us to see beyond generic labels that lead to
one-size-fits-all thinking. He offers dazzling insights into the
nature of each individual child, potentially revolutionizing how
children are cared for by their families, educated by their
teachers, and treated by their physicians."
--Harriet Beinfield, coauthor of Between Heaven and Earth
"Dr. Cowan has written an exceptionally thoughtful, repercussive
book that will surely change the lives of children and parents
looking for profound, holistic ways to understand and heal
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Not only has he
created a masterful treatise in which children's root natures are
brought to light as key ingredients in their bespoke recoveries,
but he has also contributed a beautifully crafted ode to rebuilding
attention. Dr. Cowan's support and recommendations have indeed
proven transformative for me and for my son, Water child
extraordinaire. This unique and brilliant book is a tour-de-force
and finally, blessedly, reveals Dr. Cowan's gentle genius to the
world."
--Maggie Lyon, writer on wellness and spirituality, holistic
lifestyle consultant, and founder of lyonlifestyle.com
"Dr. Cowan's Fire Child, Water Child is a breath of fresh air in
the current world of ADD and ADHD literature. He combines his true
healer's motivation, years of successful practice, sound modern
medical knowledge, and sane judgment derived from serious study of
time-tested Asian medical wisdom to present us with a new way of
seeing ADHD. His method encourages us to look at kids as the
wondrous individuals that they are, care for them one by one in a
truly human way, and save them and their parents from deep angst.
As a dad and a granddad, I love this book and recommend it highly
to everyone who loves their kids and wants to make sure that they
thrive against whatever odds they face."
--Robert Thurman, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and
professor of Tibetan Buddhist studies at Columbia University
"I was deeply fortunate to have Dr. Cowan as our devoted and
honorable pediatrician. His passionate and essential life's work is
expressed beautifully and accessibly on these pages and profoundly
serves to revolutionize, demystify, and guide families lost in the
ambiguities of ADHD/ADD; pharmaceuticals; the cultural divide; and
diversities of treatments, awareness, and balance. This book is a
critical tool parents can use to support their children and
encourage them to find a home within themselves, a precious
gift."
--Paulette Cole, CEO and creative director of ABC Home in New York,
NY
"Stephen Scott Cowan's clinical skill and experience is unrivaled.
His original approach has helped hundreds of children. Read and
heed the wisdom embedded in his work."
--Frank Lipman, MD, author of Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Start
Living Again
"This is an extraordinary addition to the literature on childhood
developmental disorders. Every parent and clinician treating this
complex set of problems needs to read this book. Dr. Cowan has
taken his thorough knowledge of medical science and decades of
personal experience in studying and treating ADD and other
developmental disorders, then combined them in an amazing synthesis
with the energetic principles and characteristics of imbalance
given to us by traditional Chinese medicine. This allows a broader,
deeper and more individual understanding of each person's unique
problems and needs, allowing a much better chance of success in
producing lasting transformations. Brilliant."
--Woodson Merrell, MD, chairman of the department of integrative
medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, NY, and author
of Power Up
"This is such a good book--as practical as it is poetic. Dr. Cowan
helps us to know our anxious, troubled, and sometimes troubling
kids in new, more appreciative, and more compassionate ways. He
teaches us that ADHD is as varied as the children who show its
symptoms. In helping us adults step-by-step to help them, he helps
us grow in love as well as knowledge."
--James S. Gordon, MD, psychiatrist, founder of The Center for Mind
Body Medicine, and author of Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage
Journey Out of Depression
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