|
19815 Bay Branch Rd
Andalusia, Alabama 36420
(334) 222-2523
HELPLINE: 1-877-530-0002
|
|
|
|
|




| | |
|
Basic InformationMore InformationTestsLatest NewsQuestions and AnswersVideosHow to Select the Best School Accommodations for Your Child with ADHDHow to Manage ADHD and AnxietyWhat You Need to Know about Students with ADHD and AnxietyADHD and Eating Tourette Syndrome and ADHD Homework, Organization, and Time Management Strategies to Help Kids with ADHDNutrition in Support of ADHD TreatmentBehavioral Therapy: What it is and finding a therapist Project-Based Learning and ADHD Conditions May Mimic ADHDDepartment of Education Guidance Broadens Understanding of 504 Rights for Kids with ADHD Part I Treating ADHD in the African American CommunityHow to Build Self-Motivation in Teens with ADHDGoal Setting and Keeping for the ADHD BrainNeurofeedback Treatment for ADHDADHD in Preschoolers: What to Look For and How to HelpFYI on ADHD Evaluations Teaching Grit, Perseverance and Frustration Tolerance to Students with ADHD Does my Child Have ADHD? How to Start Eating Well When You Have ADHD 5 Solutions for Common ADHD Social StrugglesIs My High School Student Ready for College? (And Is My College Student Ready to Go Back?) Understanding and Applying the Science of Time ManagementADHD Medication and College Students: Prevent Misuse, Abuse, and DiversionImprove Homework Time with Strategies That Work For ADHD Student Voices: What Really Matters to Young Adults With Learning and Attention Issues 5 Ways Nutrition can Impact ADHD Symptoms 3 Tips for Adjusting to a New Diagnosis of ADHDCreating the Best Learning Environment for Students with ADHD ADHD & Executive FunctioningDepartment of Education Guidance Broadens Understanding of 504 Rights for Kids with ADHD Part II Ask The Expert: Neurofeedback Treatment for ADHDADHD and Suicide Risk FactorsThe Choice is in the Details: Medication Options for ADHDUnderstanding and Supporting Young Adults with ADHDHelping Your Young Adult Become IndependentCreating Structure and Routines for Children with ADHDWhen You and Your Child Have ADHD - Communication Skills to Resolve ConflictGuidance for Uncertain Times: Navigating Relationship ChallengesGuidance for Uncertain Times: Mindful Parenting Couples with ADHD: Creating Caring Connection amid the ChaosDisclosure and Workplace Accommodations for Individuals With ADHDA Summer At CampSelf-Advocacy Tips For Teens With ADHDADHD and Curbing Impulsive Spending to Help Your RelationshipADHD: Signs, Symptoms, ResearchADHD & Risk of Adult Drug UseHealth and Life Expectancy in ADHDFocus on ADHDPediatrics: ADHD and Food Allergies ADHD TreatmentADHD: It's a Family AffairDoes Your Child Have ADHD?ADHD in ChildrenLiving with ADHDRise in ADHD Cases in ChildrenWhy is Dating Difficult When You Have ADHDVideo Games, Screens, and ADHD A Potent MixAsk the Expert Helping Children with ADHD LD Conquer Chronic StressAsk the Expert: Mindfulness, Stress, & EmotionAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAsk the Expert Educator Edition: ADHD & Executive FunctioningAsk the Expert - Academic Evaluations - What Parents Need to Know ADHD and Sibling RelationshipsMedication Treatment for ADHD Using Time Out Treating Childhood ADHD ADHD-friendly Summer Family FUNdamentals Preparing Older Teens for the Road Ahead Tips for Teachers: Tailoring homework to make a difference Your Active Preschooler: Could it be ADHD? Tips for Teachers: Creating a positive dialogue with parents of students with ADHD Helping Parents & Kids Understand the Social & Emotional Aspects of ADHDSocial and Emotional Concerns of Children with ADHD: Strategies to Help Holiday Gifts for Children with ADHDBehavior Management and Combined Treatment for Children with ADHD Setting Realistic School Expectations for Students with ADHD On Their Own: Helping College Students with ADHD Children's Communication Challenges: Is it Attention, Language or Both? Out-of-School: Parenting During the Summer ADHD in the Workplace: Finding Success Emotions and Motivation in ADHDThe Role of Medication in Managing Children's ADHD Symptoms Top Tips for Combating Stigma and Addressing Myths about ADHD Facts and Myths about ADHD What To Do If Your Child Has ADHD? How Common is ADHD? Children, Meds, and Heart Safety: A Tale of ADHD and Public Health ADHD & Your Child’s Transition to CollegeYour Teen with ADHD: Challenges and Strategies for SuccessAsk the Expert - No more homework battles A Frontline to ADHDUnderstanding Girls with ADHD What is ADHD? What To Do When Your Child With ADHD is BulliedStop the Chaos! Tips for Creating a Peaceful Household When Mom has ADHDIs It ADHD?Ask the Expert - What else can I do? Complementary approaches to ADHD treatment All in a row: Getting your kids with ADHD organized Your Student With ADHD Was Admitted to College, Now what? Evidence-based treatment for ADHD in young children Home life when Mom or Dad has ADHD: Succeeding with your family How does technology affect ADHD? Diagnosing ADHD Helping Your Child Successfully Handle Change Recognizing challenging behaviors in young children: Could it be ADHD? Classroom Managment Supports for ADHD Behaviors in Preschool Settings Getting through to your teenager with ADHD What Everyone Should Know about ADHD Make Learning Exciting: Apps for Executive Functioning Teenagers, ADHD, and Substance Abuse Past Procrastination -- Get Your Kids Organized, Focused and MotivatedAsk the Expert: Late, Lost, and Unprepared: How to Help Your Child with Executive Functioning LinksBook Reviews |
| |
by Jack Gantos HarperTrophy, 2002 Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Oct 8th 2002 
Its hard to imagine that any children really have
families as dysfunctional as Joey Pigzas, except when one thinks about people
one knows, and then one realizes that truth can be just as strange as this
piece of fiction. Nevertheless, Joey
Pigza does have a pretty crazy life. His
father is back in town, trying to get his mothers attention, but they just end
up having screaming matches and she takes out a restraining order on him. His father kidnaps Joeys dog Pablo, along
with lots of other Chihuahuas from the neighborhood, to get Joeys
attention. Joeys grandmother keeps on
talking about her death, telling Joey she is just waiting until she has
finished her store of cigarettes until she decides to die. When she becomes too upset by all the
goings-on at the house, she borrows Joeys medication patch which he wears to
avoid being too hyper and wired, pulling it off him and putting it on her own
neck. Joey is now being home-schooled
by Mrs. Lapp with her obnoxious blind daughter Olivia. When Joey and Olivia go to the supermarket
together, she does all she can to get him into trouble. Every time Joey goes to the Lapps home,
Mrs. Lapp asks him What Would Jesus Do?, but Joey is happy to play this game
with her, but of course, he is mostly concerned with what Joey should do.
In What Would Joey Do? Joey Pigza is just
about the sanest person around. He is
no longer shouting, Can I get back to you on that? to everyone, and he never
swallows any keys. His relationship
with his Grandma is much better than it was before, and he even shows some
readiness to make friends with Olivia, despite her nasty attitude towards
him. He takes on responsibility and offers
good advice to both his parents. But
they dont seem to know how to listen to good sense, because they keep letting
their emotions get the better of them.
The family becomes most crazy at Thanksgiving, which starts well but
ends in disaster, and it is at this point that Joey shows amazing maturity.
As with the other Joey Pigza books, the suggested
reading age is 9-12, but the large doses of emotional turmoil and even death in
this story may be somewhat alarming for some children. Gantos does tell a good story, and for
children who are mature enough, What Would Joey Do? should be both
entertaining and emotionally challenging.
In the end, Joey is a survivor, and although its unlikely that his
family is going to get any calmer, he has learned how to cope with their
problems, and the book has a positive message.
Jack Gantos writes powerfully about Joeys family and his struggles with
his own emotions. Gantos reading of
the unabridged
audiobook is excellent.
Recommended.
Links:
·
Audiobook
publishers webpage for What Would Joey Do?
·
Review
of Joey
Pigza Loses Control
·
Review
of Joey
Pigza Swallowed the Key
© 2002 Christian Perring. All rights reserved.
Christian
Perring, Ph.D., is Chair of the Philosophy Department at Dowling College,
Long Island. He is editor of Metapsychology Online Review. His main
research is on philosophical issues in psychiatry. He is especially interested
in exploring how philosophers can play a greater role in public life, and he is
keen to help foster communication between philosophers, mental health
professionals, and the general public. |
|
|
|
|