Explains how and why many with ADHD get stuck in their schooling, employment and relationships due to emotional problems they did not know they have. It describes how emotions –positive and negative, often unconsciously–play a critical role in prioritizing tasks, sustaining or shifting interest and effort, holding thoughts in working memory, and choosing to engage in or avoid tasks and situations. True stories of teens and adults illustrate how those with ADHD can get “unstuck” from emotional problems that are holding them back (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2014)

每个孩子都是有思想的独一无二的个体，万千种教育理论总归需要一个基础：家长首先要舍得花心思去了解自己的孩子到底在想什么。倘若离开这个基础，不区分孩子个体差异而单纯地套用理论，那么即便家长投入所有精力去执行，不但效果不佳，甚至可能适得其反。
“家长群里的卧底”刮刮油在与一双儿女的“斗智斗勇”中总结出，好家长的难得之处，在于有共情能力了解孩子的所思所想。孩子的那些“幼稚”“不懂事”“不听话”是否事出有因？那些叛逆、顶撞、崩溃，是否情有可原？孩子的表情、语言、动作是否似曾相识？
在本书中，他从学习、沟通、无条件的爱、共同成长四个维度出发，帮助家长从孩子的视角看世界，了解孩子到底在想什么，发现孩子的所作所为都可以被理解，而这种理解，是解决所有亲子问题的关键。