Description |
xviii, 236 pages ; 21 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index. |
Contents |
What do children want? -- Four generations of bad advice -- The new drug epidemic -- Change your child's world -- All behavior is learned -- All parents are teachers -- Common sense doesn't need a diagnosis -- Taking stock, setting goals -- Dear diaries: two examples -- Handling disappointment -- Mother Therese behaviors -- Rivalry reversed: sibling caring -- It's grown up to care about others -- Three steps to self control -- Time-outs: the specifics -- The nurture response & the power of praise -- The ABCDs of changed behavior -- 30 days that last a lifetime -- "Just say no" to drugging your child -- Terrible examples, terrific results -- Tantrums -- Destructive behavior -- Defiance/Aggression -- Anger -- The friendless child-- Hitting, biting, throwing -- Screaming -- Jealous -- Out of control behavior -- A crime against childhood -- Epilogue: Toward a science of human behavior. |
Subject |
Problem children -- Behavior modification.
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Discipline of children.
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ISBN |
0071470395 (pbk.) |
Standard No. |
9780071470391 |
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