Stress-free discipline : simple strategies for handling common behavior problems /
"All children test boundaries (and sometimes your patience). It's a natural part of growing up. Your job as a parent is to let them know what's acceptable and what isn't, praise good behavior, and enforce limits. Easier said than done. Even the best-intentioned parents can find t...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
American Management Association, (AMACOM)
[2015]
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction and Philosophy; PART I: Understand Discipline from the Inside Out; 1 Decode Your Child's Behavior; Most Problem Behavior Is Normal; Develop Awareness of Influences That Lead to Bad (and Good) Behavior; Understand Your Child's Motives; Behavior = Communication; 2 Apply Universal Strategies; Cultivate a Positive Relationship with a Time-In; Role-Model Good Behavior; Prioritize Your Absolutes; Give Good Directions; Enforce Limits and Roles; Redirect Your Child's Focus; Act Like a Coach; Hold Practice Sessions; Ignore the Problem Behavior.
- Disengage from Behavior Out of Your ControlYell Sparingly; Praise Positive Behavior; Offer Positive Reinforcement or Rewards; Use Negative Consequences Through Punishment; Call a Time-Out; Insist on an Apology and Restitution; PART II: Dealing with Areas of Common Difficulty; 3 Tantrums; Understand the Source of Tantrums by Age; Manage Contributing Factors; Deal with Tantrums; Use Coaching and Practice Session Strategies at the Grocery Store; Use Disengaging Strategy; Understand the Violent Tantrum; Reset a Negative Relationship; 4 Homework; Understand Learning Styles.
- Instill a Motivation for LearningEstablish a Process for Working Independently; Use Positive Reinforcement; Effect of Negative Consequences; Avoid Unintended Consequences; Work with Your Gifted Child; 5 Mealtime; Manage Mealtime Meltdowns; Establish a Mealtime Routine and Use Redirection; Institute Rules and Use Reinforcement and Restitution; Get Your Children to Eat New Foods; Develop Strategies for Eating Out at Restaurants; 6 Bedtime; Your Child's Sleep Is Very Important; Use Universal Strategies for Bedtime; Contend with Childhood Nightmares; 7 Attitude.
- Contend with Hot-Button Behaviors and Judgment CallsUnderstand the Intent Behind Behaviors; Use Strategies for Battling Attitude Behaviors; PART III: Develop Positive Characteristics; 8 Impact Your Child's Social Development and Peer Influence; Promote Positive Social Relationships with Peers; Manage Access to Peer Influencers; Combat Negative Peer-Group Behaviors; Use Strategies When Your Child Has Peer-Group Problems; Handle Sibling Rivalry; 9 Instill Resilience and Grit in Your Child; Let Your Child Experience Failure; Grit Doesn't Mean Being as Tough as Nails.
- Have Confidence and Use PraiseProblem-Solve Like a Role Model; Store Up Reserves of Resilience for Challenging Times; PART IV: Recognize Red Flags; 10 Manage Situations That Increase Family Stress; Recognize the Symptoms of Stress; Maintain Normalcy; Separation or Divorce; Long-Distance Parenting; Illness; Financial Problems; Moving to a New Home or School; New Baby; 11 Find Professional Help for Your Family; Determine Whom to Turn to for Help; How to Decide to Call a Professional; Recognize When a Behavior Is a Serious Concern; 12 Conclusion; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N.
