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How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too!

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ISBN-10: 0141001933

ISBN-13: 9780141001937

Edition: 2000

Authors: Sal Severe

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In this eye-opening resource, Dr. Sal Severe taps his twenty-five years of experience as a school psychologist and parenting workshop leader to show that a child's behavior is often a reflection of the parent's behavior, and by making changes themselves, parents can achieve dramatic results in their children. Instead of focusing on what children do wrong, Dr. Severe teaches parents to emphasize the positive, to be consistent, and to be more patient. He shows parents how to teach their children to behave, listen, and be more cooperative, and how moms and dads can manage their own anger and prevent arguments and power struggles. Packed with concrete strategies for dealing with homework…    
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Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/29/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.30" wide x 8.00" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Sal Severe has been a school psychologist for more than twenty-five years. He is currently the president of the Arizona Association of School Psychologists, serves on the advisory board of Parents magazine, and is a member of the National Association of School Psychologists. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
How Successful Parents Behave
Redefining Discipline
How Children Learn Their Behavior
How Children Model
You and Your Children Learn from Each Other
How to Focus on the Positive Behaviors and Attitudes in Your Children
Spotlight Good Behavior
Never Give Away the Ice Cream
Charts and Contracts
How to Use Rules and Consequences
How to Be Proactive
How to Motivate Your Children
Self-Esteem: Motivation's Heartbeat
Being Consistent Can Make You Feel Dreadful
How to Be More Consistent
How to Manage Misbehavior
How Children Learn to Misbehave
Why Children Push Your Buttons
Use Punishments That Teach
How to Punish Your Children Without Punishing Yourself
Spanking
Correcting Misbehavior with Time-Out
How to Manage a Child Who Refuses to Go to Time-Out
How to Be Creative with Time-Out
How to Manage Arguments and Power Struggles
Reducing Attention-Seeking
What to Do About Misbehavior
Dealing with Violence in Our Society and with Our Children
How to Raise a Nonviolent Child
How to Talk to Your Children About School Violence
Simple Solutions to Prevailing Problems
Resolving Conflicts Between Siblings
Responsibility, Chores, and Allowance
Homework Hassles
Attention Deficits, Hyperactivity, and Behavior
Divorce
Peer Pressure
Hey, Teenagers! It Is in Your Best Interest to Behave!
How to Enjoy Being a Parent
Promise to Appreciate
Index