The Secret of Parenting: How to Be in Charge of Today's Kids--from Toddlers to Preteens--Without Threats or Punishment
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374527083 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent advice, but borrows heavily from Jeremy Maddi Hausmann If you have not read any of Anthony Wolf's books, and you are looking for a great book on parenting, you've found it. Wolf's advice is straightforward, logical, and reasonably easy to implement. But if you bought _It's No Fair, Jeremy Spencer Gets to Stay Up All Night_, this one won't teach you much more. _Secrets of Parenting_ borrows heavily from _It's No Fair_, to the point that there's no need for both of the. I can't say enough good things about this book! Patty Campbell This book saved my life. Absolutely, hands-down, the best advice ever given. Dr. Wolfe dishes out logical and practical solutions to everyday problems and manages to keep the book funny. It's a quick read and very enlightening.. Must read for every parent! Heather M. This book changed the way i parent in just two days. It's a common sense approach that works amazingly well. I can't believe how easy it has been to implement and how quickly my kids have responded. It completely changed the way I think about dealing with sibling fights and whiny behavior. This book is a must read for every parent!!
Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D., is a practicing clinical psychologist. He lives in Suffield, Connecticut.. He has worked with children and adolescents for thirty years and lectures frequently on parenting topics
He argues that punishments and rewards don't work and may even be counterproductive. Using numerous examples of effective and ineffective parent-child interactions, he offers practical advice on a wide range of basic issues, from tantrums and back talk, to getting kids off to school in the morning and eliminating sibling fights.Humorous and easy to use, The Secret of Parenting is guaranteed to dramatically increase the joy parents get from raising their children.. Wolf, and parents are often uncertain about how to cope.In his new book, Wolf presents a fresh perspective on this less pleasant behavior and a surprisingly simple method for dealing with it. Essential advice from the author of the bestselling Get Out Of My LifeToday's children--from toddlers to preteens--challenge their parents in ways that would have been unthinkable a generation ago, notes Anthony E. Instead, parents must act swiftly and decisively following Wolf's easy but powerful technique
Beginning with a firm stance against harsh punishment ("Parents have great power with their children, separate from any leverage based on fear. . From Publishers Weekly In this eminently practical and often humorous volume, Wolf outlines a system for putting the brakes on such unpleasant behavior as whining, temper tantrums and sibling rivalry. (Sept.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Using an abundance of realistically scripted examples, he covers a laundry list of topics, such as "NoAHow to Say It," "Picking Up Rooms" and "I Won't/You Can't Make Me." His commonsensical, non-reactive approach to discipline will resonate with any parent struggling to curb misbehavior in their children. They just need to learn how to use what they have"), he explains the difference between what he terms the "baby self" and the "mature self" and demonstrates how to deal with "baby self" behavior calmly, firmly and consistently. It cou