Four Weeks to a Better-Behaved Child
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Introduction
1 Why Children Need Discipline
2 Anger: A Pitfall Even for Conscientious Parents
3 Consequences: The Foundation for Discipline
4 The Four Behavioral Principles of Discipline
5 Using Positive Reinforcement in a 4-Cs System of Discipline
6 “Why Can’t I Just Give Him a Toy?” and Other Questions Parents Ask About the Learned Rewards System
7 No Reply and Cool Down: Discipline Techniques That Teach Children How to Manage Their Own Behavior
8 Cool Down: What If … ?
9 Putting It All Together: Achieving the Final “C”
Appendix: How Basic Developmental Abilities at Each Age Impact Discipline Choices
Index
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A smart, easy-to-implement, and unique approach to positive disciplining
Drawing on her highly successful methods developed in her private practice, Dr. Cristine Chandler lays out clear, step-by-step instructions to help parents foster good behavior in their children based on the positive premise: that children behave well when they understand clearly what is expected of them.
Most discipline problems occur when parents are inconsistent about what they expect. Four Weeks to a Better-Behaved Child shows parents how to implement the "4Cs" of discipline in their daily practice: use clear, consistent, contingent consequences. Moreover, in this concise, straightforward book, Dr. Chandler challenges several commonly used approaches to discipline and provides alternatives. She shows parents:
- Why punishment is often the least effective way to discipline children
- Why anger never works
- Why "time-out" works only sometimes--and what to do instead
- How to use consequences to encourage--and get--good behavior