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When "because I'm the parent" meets "you're not the boss of me" . . .
Good news: there are many ways to parent willful children without everyday clashes. Here parents learn how to capitalize on children's strengths and make bad days more manageable. Full of ideas and techniques, it explores: how to use empathy first and discipline second; exercises and strategies that work to calm toddler tantrums; bringing teachers on board; raging hormones in teen rebels; and dealing with health and safety issues.
• Much more positive than other parenting books, which focus on discipline and parental control
• Helps parents understand and accept children for who they are, as well as who they can hope to be
Good news: there are many ways to parent willful children without everyday clashes. Here parents learn how to capitalize on children's strengths and make bad days more manageable. Full of ideas and techniques, it explores: how to use empathy first and discipline second; exercises and strategies that work to calm toddler tantrums; bringing teachers on board; raging hormones in teen rebels; and dealing with health and safety issues.
• Much more positive than other parenting books, which focus on discipline and parental control
• Helps parents understand and accept children for who they are, as well as who they can hope to be
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About the author
Mary-Michael Levitt is a therapist specializing in family and marriage counseling. She received degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University and Seton Hall University and is a member of the American Red Cross and American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She is the coauthor of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Raising a Strong-Willed Child.
Helen Coronato is a former middle school English teacher and children's librarian. She's published articles in such publications as Parentguide News and International Doula Magazine, and her monthly parenting columns, Rearing Readers and Stories to Grow On, can be seen at the popular e-zines Momready.com and Holisticmoms.org. She's also the host of Project Armchair: Books to Motivate Your Muse, where she welcomes a series of writing professionals, artists, and gurus. She is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reading with Your Child.
Helen Coronato is a former middle school English teacher and children's librarian. She's published articles in such publications as Parentguide News and International Doula Magazine, and her monthly parenting columns, Rearing Readers and Stories to Grow On, can be seen at the popular e-zines Momready.com and Holisticmoms.org. She's also the host of Project Armchair: Books to Motivate Your Muse, where she welcomes a series of writing professionals, artists, and gurus. She is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reading with Your Child.
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