Setting Limits With Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict By Establishing Clear, Firm, And Respectful Boundaries
In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Setting Limits author Robert MacKenzie is back with even more time-proven methods for dealing with misbehavior and creating positive, respectful, and rewarding relationships with children prone to acting out and disobedience.\ Disruptive misbehavior, constant power struggles, manipulative or aggressive behavior—the challenges facing parents and teachers of strong-willed children can seem overwhelming at times. That's why thousands of parents...
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Now You Can Effectively Parent Your Strong-Willed ChildDoes your child constantly misbehave and ignore or refuse your requests for proper behavior? Is your relationship with your child based on conflict instead of mutual respect and cooperation? With the help of this groundbreaking book, you can create a positive, respectful, and rewarding relationship with your child.Inside are proven techniques and procedures that provide a refreshing alternative to the ineffective extremes of punishment and permissiveness. Parents and teachers alike will discover how to effectively motivate the strong-willed child and achieve proper conduct. You will learn how to:·Understand and empathize without giving in ·Hold your ground without threatening ·Remove daily power struggles between you and your child ·Give clear, firm messages that your child understands and respects ·And much more!"Eminently useful and readable! This book should be a part of every parent's and school's reference library." —Judy E. Hunt-Brown, principal, Elk Grove Unified School District"A grand book that teaches everybody in the family new skills and encourages more peaceful, socially acceptable lives at home, school, in the office, or in any social group." —Barbara O'Donnell, principal, St. Francis Elementary School"A highly recommended eye-opener; beautifully documented." —Stewart E. Teal, M.D., clinical professor of child psychiatry, University of California, Davis
ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction1. Understanding Your Strong-Willed Child2. How Strong-Willed Children Learn Your Rules3. How Parents Teach Their Rules4. Are Your Limits Firm or Soft?5. The Family Dance6. How to Be Clear with Your Words7. Stopping Power Struggles Before They Begin8. How to Be Clear with Your Actions9. Motivating Your Strong-Willed Child10. Teaching Skills: Showing Them Works Best11. Change: Can It Happen Fast Enough?Appendix: Getting Started Suggested Reading Index
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