Beyond Behaviours
Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioural Challenges
Will be published approx. on 27. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-3998-4398-0 (ISBN)
Description
FULLY UPDATED, A NEW EDITION OF THE BESTSELLING PARADIGM SHIFT FOR CAREGIVERS THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY YOU APPROACH, TREAT OR PARENT A CHILD WITH CHALLENGING OR EXPLOSIVE BEHAVIOURS.
When you are confronted with a child who is troubled, disruptive, oppositional, defiant or angry - whether you are a parent or a teacher - it can be difficult to know the best way to support them. Traditional methods of 'shaping' a child's behaviour can often be at best ineffective, at worst distressing, for child and adult alike.
Drawing on 30 years of experience, internationally known paediatric psychologist Dr Mona Delahooke describes these troubled behaviours as the 'tip of the iceberg', important signals that point to deeper, individual differences in the child that we need to understand and address before we can resolve behavioural challenges. Using the very latest neuroscientific research Beyond Behaviours makes the case that many children who can't seem to behave simply don't have the developmental capacity to do so - yet.
Fully updated, this new edition features:
- Neuroscience-based strategies to address the root causes of behaviors
-Accessible worksheets, charts and handouts to promote resilience and build satisfying, secure relationships
-A new chapter with answers to common questions from the Beyond Behaviours community
Designed to support children diagnosed with:
-Conduct disorder
-Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
-Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD)
-Reactive attachment disorder (RAD)
-Sensory processing disorder (SPD)
-Anxiety and depression
As well as:
-Autistic children and teens
And those experiencing:
-Developmental or learning differences
-Aggressive, confusing, or unpredictable behaviors
-Tantrums and meltdowns
-Disconnection or shutdown
-Trauma, toxic stress, or adverse childhood experiences
Accessible, practical, warmly supportive and steeped in research and clinical expertise, Beyond Behaviours offers a break-through book which guides us - parents and caregivers alike - to the realisation that the most important tool in our toolkit is always our connection with the child standing in front of us.
When you are confronted with a child who is troubled, disruptive, oppositional, defiant or angry - whether you are a parent or a teacher - it can be difficult to know the best way to support them. Traditional methods of 'shaping' a child's behaviour can often be at best ineffective, at worst distressing, for child and adult alike.
Drawing on 30 years of experience, internationally known paediatric psychologist Dr Mona Delahooke describes these troubled behaviours as the 'tip of the iceberg', important signals that point to deeper, individual differences in the child that we need to understand and address before we can resolve behavioural challenges. Using the very latest neuroscientific research Beyond Behaviours makes the case that many children who can't seem to behave simply don't have the developmental capacity to do so - yet.
Fully updated, this new edition features:
- Neuroscience-based strategies to address the root causes of behaviors
-Accessible worksheets, charts and handouts to promote resilience and build satisfying, secure relationships
-A new chapter with answers to common questions from the Beyond Behaviours community
Designed to support children diagnosed with:
-Conduct disorder
-Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
-Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD)
-Reactive attachment disorder (RAD)
-Sensory processing disorder (SPD)
-Anxiety and depression
As well as:
-Autistic children and teens
And those experiencing:
-Developmental or learning differences
-Aggressive, confusing, or unpredictable behaviors
-Tantrums and meltdowns
-Disconnection or shutdown
-Trauma, toxic stress, or adverse childhood experiences
Accessible, practical, warmly supportive and steeped in research and clinical expertise, Beyond Behaviours offers a break-through book which guides us - parents and caregivers alike - to the realisation that the most important tool in our toolkit is always our connection with the child standing in front of us.
Reviews / Votes
"Beyond Behaviors provides the basis for a paradigm shift in understanding and treating children with disruptive behaviors. this accessible and beautifully written volume, Dr. Delahooke pulls the veil off this myth and replaces it with a neurobiologically-informed treatment model that provides insightful directives leading to effective outcomes." "As a developmental psychologist, compassion teacher, and autism mum, I can whole-heartedly say this book is brilliant. Traditional methods of 'shaping' children's behaviors typically ignore children's emotional state, at great cost to the child's ability to learn, develop, and form secure relationships. This book provides concrete ways to help understand safety as the foundation for children's learning, working with rather than against natural brain functions to maximize learning potential." "I love this book. It will be one I give and recommend over and over. Beyond Behaviors is succinct, accessible, practical, science-based. And it's a game changer. My hope is that not only parents, educators, clinicians, and all helping professionals read it, but that it becomes required reading for professionals in training." "This book will embrace every parent and professional puzzling over behavioral challenges and make you question the assumptions about their meaning and re-evaluate how to help. Beyond Behaviors will help every child and family progress, feel safe, enjoy relationships, and develop to their fullest." "Dr. Mona Delahooke is a child psychologist with over 30 years of experience working with children who have behavioral challenges. With compassion and insight, she guides us toward creating healing environments of safety and security." "I love Beyond Behaviors. One of the best features of this book are the practical, empowering, step-by-step ideas for finding the calm self-acceptance necessary for building a healing, supportive relationship with even the most challenging and frightened child." "Brilliant! This book is an essential read for all people who care for or interact with children." "This is a wonderful book that takes complicated concepts and new ways of thinking about children and makes them digestible and useable for parents and professionals alike." "This book should be required reading for frustrated parents and those of us in a position of diagnosing or creating behavior plans for children. Imagine the amazing outcomes if we followed Mona Delahooke's guide to empower and support children through their big feelings and behaviors, rather than focusing only on the tip of the iceberg." Essential reading for parents and professionals alike in supporting children and young people with behavioural challenges. * Dr Christopher Moore *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
N/A
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
444 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3998-4398-0 (9781399843980)
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Person
Mona Delahooke, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience caring for children and their families. She is a senior faculty member of the Profectum Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting families of neurodiverse children, adolescents and adults.
Dr. Delahooke holds the highest level of endorsement in the field of infant and toddler mental health in the state of California, as a Reflective Practice Mentor (RPM). She is a frequent speaker, trainer, and consultant to parents, organizations, schools, and public agencies. Dr. Delahooke has dedicated her career to promoting compassionate, relationship-based neurodevelopmental interventions for children with developmental, behavioral, emotional, and learning differences.
She is the author of Social and Emotional Development in Early Intervention: A Skills Guide for Working with Children (PESI, 2017) and Brain-Body Parenting (Sheldon Press, 2022).
Dr. Delahooke holds the highest level of endorsement in the field of infant and toddler mental health in the state of California, as a Reflective Practice Mentor (RPM). She is a frequent speaker, trainer, and consultant to parents, organizations, schools, and public agencies. Dr. Delahooke has dedicated her career to promoting compassionate, relationship-based neurodevelopmental interventions for children with developmental, behavioral, emotional, and learning differences.
She is the author of Social and Emotional Development in Early Intervention: A Skills Guide for Working with Children (PESI, 2017) and Brain-Body Parenting (Sheldon Press, 2022).