Common Sense Parenting Using Your Head As Well As Your Heart to Raise School-Aged Children

Name: Common Sense Parenting Using Your Head As Well As Your Heart to Raise School-Aged Children
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ISBN: 9781889322704

ISBN-10: 1889322709

ISBN-13: 9781889322704

Edition: 3rd 2006

Authors: Ray Burke, Ron Herron, Bridget A. Barnes

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Here's a great guidebook for parents of children ages 6 to 16 facing a myriad of family challenges: a teen who's defiant; siblings who constantly bicker; a child having trouble in school, or parents and kids who occupy the same house but don?t communicate or have fun together anymore. Common Sense Parenting provides parents with a menu of proven techniques that will aid them in building good family relationships, preventing and correcting misbehavior, using consequences to improve behavior, teaching self-control, and staying calm. The book shows parents how to approach discipline as positive teaching rather than punishment of their children. Encouraging children by recognizing their good…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Boys Town Press
Publication date: 8/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 289
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction



Parents Are Teachers



Discipline Through Positive Teaching



Setting Reasonable Expectations



Giving Clear Messages



Giving Consequences to Change Behavior



Using Reasons to Encourage Improvement



Encouraging Good Behavior and Preventing Problems



Praise Is Powerful



Teaching to Prevent Problems



Reaching Goals Using Charts and Contracts



Correcting Problem Behavior



Staying Calm



Correcting Misbehavior



Teaching Self-Control



Putting It All Together



Teaching Social Skills



Making Decisions and Solving Problems



Holding Family Meetings



Establishing Family Routines and Traditions



Making a Parenting Plan



Special Topics



Helping Children Succeed in School



Handling Peer Pressure


Wrapping It Up


Quick Reference to Parenting Skills