Love & Limits: Guidance Tools for Creative Parenting - Softcover

Crary, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1884734049 ISBN 13: 9781884734045

Publisher: Parenting Press, 1994

Synopsis

Introduces the author's "STAR Parenting" program, which provides a rubric for parents on how to handle misbehaving children.

About this title

From the Publisher:

How can you love your kidsâ "and still set limits? Use Elizabeth Craryâ s â STAR parentingâ concept:

â ¢ Stop and focus;
â ¢ Think of ideas;
â ¢ Act effectively; and
â ¢ Review, revise and reward.

This practical guide, available in Spanish as well as English, is full of examples that show how you can use this problem-solving processâ "every day, in every kind of parenting situation. Crary also describes typical developmental stages, so youâ re sure your expectations for your kids are realistic. She clarifies the difference between normal behavior, and defiance and irresponsibility.

From the Back Cover:

Love & Limits is a handy STAR Parenting book that gives parents lots of useful ideas for raising secure, cooperative, and capable children. Let the STAR guide you through an effective, easy-to-use problem-solving process:

S- Stop & Focus

T- Think of ideas

A- Act effectively

R- Review, revise, reward Each of the STAR's five points contains several child guidance tools. You can use as many points as you need to solve your problem. If one tool doesn't work, there are more to choose from.

About this edition

• Publisher: Parenting Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1884734049
• ISBN 13: 9781884734045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48