Dr. Hughes has written a guide for parenting based on a step-by-step progression to behavior change. The book is filled with real-life examples and leavened with a sense of humor, all from a distinguished and knowledgeable expert in the field. -- Robert L. Hendren, D.O., President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Parents who read this book and begin to practice these parenting fundamentals have a good chance of reducing current problems and preventing other problems before they occur, but more importantly, effective parents give their children a chance to have the personal discipline and positive sense of self that is crucial for successful living. -- John T. Walkup, M.D., The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, from the foreword
Foreword, by John T. Walkup, M.D.
Preface
Introduction
1. When Is a Problem a Problem?
2. Illness, Stress, and Personality Development
3. A Parent's Dilemma: Insist and Cause Conflict or Don't Insist
and Walk on Eggshells
4. The Failed Inspection
5. Why Rewards Don't Work and Why Rewards Do Matter
6. Laying the Foundation for a Schedule
7. Putting Together a Schedule
8. Homework
9. When Evening Comes
10. Weekends, Holidays, and Long-Term Rewards
11. Troubleshooting: Complaining, Disrespectful, Out-of-Control
Behavior
12. Presenting the Schedule to Your Child
13. Teaching Virtue
Conclusion
References
Index
William H. Hughes, M.D., is director of family services at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry in Sacramento, California.
[It] gave me a lot of food for thought. I think most families could pull useful ideas from this book. -- Dave H. Book Bargains and Previews
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