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Positive Discipline A-Z, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition: From Toddlers to Teens - 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems

by Jane Nelson

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Publisher Comments:

A Positive, Proven Approach to Parenting!

As a parent, you face one of the most challenging—and rewarding—roles of your life. No matter how much you love your child, there will still be moments filled with anger, frustration, and, at times, desperation. What do you do? Over the years, millions of parents just like you have come to trust the classic Positive Discipline series for its consistent, commonsense approach to child rearing. In the completely updated edition of Positive Discipline A-Z, you will learn how to use kind but firm support to raise a child who is responsible, respectful, and resourceful. You'll find practical solutions to such parenting challenges as:

Sibling Rivalry · Bedtime Hassles · The Angry ChildSchool Problems · Getting Chores Done · ADDEating Problems · Getting Through a DivorceProcrastination · Whining · Tattling and LyingHomework · And Dozens More!

"Good, practical ways to guide a child—and save your sanity."—Marguerite Kelly, author of The Mother's Almanac and The Mother's Almanac Goes to School

"The perfect blend of kindness and firmness. Clearly a four-star guide that any parent will immediately relate to, with practical no-nonsense answers for today's families."—John F. Taylor, Ph.D., author of Helping Your Hyperactive ADD Child

"As a parent and licensed clinical social worker, I found this book to be practical, innovative, and an excellent tool for both parents and psychotherapists."—Melanie J. Stern, L.C.S.W.

Review:

A Positive, Proven Approach to Parenting!

Description:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the Author

Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., coauthor of the bestselling Positive Discipline series, is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist. Her books have sold over a million copies. She lives in Salt Lake City.

Lynn Lott, M.F.C.C., is the author and co-author of over a dozen books, including Positive Discipline A-Z and Positive Discipline for Teenagers. A popular speaker and therapist in Northern California, she has appeared on the Today show and other national broadcasts. She is the mother of two children and the stepmother of two more.

H. Stephen Glenn, Ph.D., is the coauthor of the bestselling classic Raising Self-Reliant Children (Prima) and the president of Capabilities, Inc., a company that provides resources and materials for business and industry, human services, and education and family life.

Table of Contents

Contents
How to Use This BookIntroductionPart One: Basic Positive Discipline Parenting ToolsFamily MeetingsKindness and FirmnessLess Is MoreChoices and ConsequencesDecide What You Will DoRoutinesKnow Who—Not Where—They AreHave FaithPositive Time-OutPut Kids in the Same BoatLet Kids Figure It OutTwo TonguesPromisesBeliefs Behind BehaviorMake Sure the Message of Love Gets ThroughSpecial Time TogetherEncouragement vs. Praise and RewardsSay NoUse Your Sense of HumorGet a LifeTake Small StepsPart Two: Positive Discipline Solutions from A to ZAddictionsAdoptionAggressionAllowancesAngry ChildAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderBaby-Sitters and Child CareBedtime HasslesBed-WettingBirthdaysBirth OrderBitingBoredomBorrowingCandyCar HasslesChauffeuringChores, Age-AppropriateChores, Getting CooperationClothes, ChoosingComputers and Other Electronic EquipmentCookingCruelty to AnimalsCryingDeathDefianceDemandingDepressed ChildDisagreements Between ParentsDivorceEating, PickyFabricatingFairnessFearsFighting, FriendsFighting, SiblingsForgettingFriends, ChoosingThe "Good Child"GriefGuiltHabits, AnnoyingHitting (Spanking)HobbiesHolidaysHomeworkInterruptingKidnappingLaundryListen, Refuses toLyingManipulationMasturbationMaterialismMealtime HasslesMorning HasslesMotivation, Lack ofMovingNapsNegative ChildNo, SayingObediencePamperingPestPetsPoor SportPouting and ComplainingPracticing (Piano, Dance, Sports, and Other Activities)PreschoolProcrastinatingProperty DestructionReverenceRooms, MessySchool ProblemsSelf-EsteemSex Exploration and Sex EducationSexual AbuseSharingShopping with ChildrenShynessSibling RivalrySicknessSingle ParentStealingStepfamiliesSuicideSummer VacationSwearing/Foul LanguageTalk, Refuses toTattlingTelevision and Video GamesTemper TantrumsToilet TrainingTouching ThingsToys, Friends Won't Help Pick UpToys, Won't Pick UpTraveling with KidsUpset ChildWhiningWorking Outside the HomeZits (Acne)Selected BibliographyIndex

Product Details

ISBN:
9780761514701
Publisher:
Random House
Location:
Rocklin, Calif. :
Author:
Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.
Author:
Nelson, Jane
Author:
Nelsen, Jane
Author:
Lott, Lynn
Subject:
Parenting
Subject:
Parenting - Discipline
Subject:
Mental health
Subject:
Discipline of children
Subject:
Mental discipline
Subject:
Parenting - General
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Revised & Expan
Series Volume:
no. 235
Publication Date:
January 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
9.23x7.39x.92 in. 1.27 lbs.

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