This book presents effective parenting techniques that have been taught in classes worldwide and proven in thousands of homes.
Topics include setting clear expectations, giving positive and negative consequences for behavior, staying calm, teaching self-control, using Effective Praise and Preventive and Corrective Teaching, helping children make decisions and solve problems, reaching goals with charts and contracts, and teaching social skills. Also provided are strategies for dealing with the influence of the media, peer pressure, and problems in school. You will read examples, sample behavior charts, and step-by-step breakdowns of 16 valuable social skills.
New chapters include those offering advice on setting reasonable expectations for children, creating predictable family routines that help children feel secure as well as improve their behavior, and putting together a parenting plan using all of the techniques explained in the book
Rated 'Outstanding' by The Parent Council
200 pp.
