Common Sense Parenting: A Proven Step-By-Step Guide for Raising Responsible Kids and Creating Happy Families - Softcover

Burke, Raymond V.; Herron, Ronald W.; Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0938510770 ISBN 13: 9780938510772

Publisher: Boys Town Pr, 1996

Synopsis

This book presents effective parenting techniques that have been taught in classes worldwide and proven in thousands of homes.

Topics include setting clear expectations, giving positive and negative consequences for behavior, staying calm, teaching self-control, using Effective Praise and Preventive and Corrective Teaching, helping children make decisions and solve problems, reaching goals with charts and contracts, and teaching social skills. Also provided are strategies for dealing with the influence of the media, peer pressure, and problems in school. You will read examples, sample behavior charts, and step-by-step breakdowns of 16 valuable social skills.

Rated 'Outstanding' by The Parent Council

Winner of The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Learn to approach discipline as positive teaching rather than punishment of your children! Encouraging children by recognizing what they do right and teaching before problems occure are as important as correcting negative behavior.

This audio book helps parents of children ages six to sixteen facing a myraid of family challenges. It provides you with a menu of proven parenting techniques that build good family relationships, prevent and correct misbehavior, use consequences to improve behavior, teach self-control, and help you and your child stay calm in emotionally intense situations.

For parents of children 6 to 16.

About the Author:

Ray Burke, PH.D., is assistant program director in the Education Services Division at Girls and Boys Town. A father of five, he is the former director of the Common Sense Parenting program.

Ron Herron is director of the Writing Division at Girls and Boys Town. He is the father of two and a former Family-Teacher.

About this edition

• Publisher: Boys Town Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0938510770
• ISBN 13: 9780938510772
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216