Dr. Riley's Box of Tricks 80 Uncommon Solutions for Everyday Parenting Problems

by Riley, Douglas A.

• ISBN13: 9780738214283
• ISBN10: 0738214280
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-28
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Every parent sends their child to his or her room as a punishment at one time or another. But, have you ever considered grounding your children from their rooms? Dr. Douglas Riley has. In fact, if your daughter isn't allowed to use her own room after you have declared it "unfit for human habitation" until she straightens it, you'll be amazed how clean she will keep her space next time. Dr. Riley has prescriptions for every situation, from messy rooms to homework procrastination, from sibling combat to cell-phone abuse. Ideal for any exasperated parent, this must-have guide offers dozens of creative solutions for the most persistent parenting problems. These gentle yet proven techniques turn the tables to put you back in charge--and get your kids to laugh in the process.

Author Biography

Douglas A. Riley, EdD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than thirty years of experience working with children, adolescents, and parents. He is also the author of The Defiant Child, The Depressed Child, and What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You. He practices in Newport News, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
A Whole New Strategy	p. 9
When Your Kids Ignore You	p. 18
Two Times for Free	p. 19
Yellers, Screamers, Insulters, Cursers, and Those Ever-Loving Little Mumblers	p. 24
Pump Up the Volume	p. 25
Don't Stand, Don't Stand, Don't Stand So Close to Me …	p. 27
My Ears Don't Work Too Well	p. 28
Shutting Up	p. 31
Misunnerstaninmblrs (Translation: Misunderstanding Mumblers)	p. 33
The Frickin' Trick	p. 35
#*%*! (Translation: The Potty Mouth Log)	p. 37
Door Slammers and Stair Stompers	p. 39
Door-Slamming Practice	p. 41
Stair-Stomper Training	p. 43
Tales of Messy Rooms	p. 45
The Family Laundry Hamper	p. 47
The Victim of Capitalism	p. 51
Fashion Feng Shui	p. 54
Would You Like Me to Pick That Up for You?	p. 55
Clean Laundry	p. 56
Grounded from Your Room	p. 58
Alien Watch	p. 60
Channel Changer Wars	p. 62
Dishwasher Practice	p. 63
Pretend It's a Picnic	p. 65
Liars, Fibbers, and Scammers	p. 66
The Liar's Program	p. 68
The Liar's Program Lite	p. 71
Arguers	p. 72
The Arguing Program	p. 74
The Compliment: A Degree in Arguology	p. 77
The Equality Program	p. 79
Trie Real Meaning of ôOKö	p. 81
Sticky Fingers	p. 82
Hide the Tennis Shoe	p. 84
You Need More Stuff	p. 87
Guard Duty	p. 90
I Don't Know Where That Came From	p. 93
The Five-Foot Rule for Stealers	p. 96
Slackers	p. 97
The ôDon't Ask Me to Work Too Hardö Meal	p. 98
Slacker-Sized Meals	p. 100
The Slacker Computer	p. 102
GPA Poker	p. 104
The Complaint and Blame Department	p. 106
Pre-Complaining	p. 107
The Blame Game	p. 109
Kid Cooks	p. 111
School Days, School Daze	p. 112
The ôI Forgotö Pizza Method	p. 114
The Lost Pizza Method	p. 116
Rushing Through Homework	p. 119
I Don't Know	p. 122
ôMy Brain Does Not Workö	p. 123
The Mandatory ôI Don't Knowö	p. 125
The Nana Information Specialist	p. 127
Wet Towels, Toothpaste Tubes, and Other Bathroom Battles	p. 130
Bath Time Now	p. 132
The Après Shower Program	p. 133
Grounded from the Tube	p. 134
Bathroom Monopolizer	p. 136
Hot-Water Hogs	p. 137
Sibling Combat	p. 138
The Failure to Spend Enough Time Together Program	p. 139
Grounded from Your Mouth Times Two (or More)	p. 142
Car Time-Out	p. 144
The 7-Eleven Solution	p. 146
The Ten-Foot Rule for Multiple Users	p. 147
The Ten-Foot Rule for Regaining the Peace	p. 149
Child in Charge	p. 151
Pet Empathy	p. 153
In Service to the Greater Good	p. 155
Resume the Role	p. 157
A Touch of Class	p. 159
Pesterization	p. 160
The Pestering the Pesterizer Program	p. 161
The Poking Program	p. 163
Regarding Cell Phones	p. 165
Your Cell Phone Is Broken	p. 167
Texting Maniac	p. 169
The Shortest Trick in the Book	p. 171
Slow-Pokey Kids	p. 172
Stop and Go	p. 174
Butler's Salary	p. 175
The Funky Outfit	p. 177
The Thirty-Second Solution	p. 179
Touchy Kids and Fit Throwers	p. 181
Bump Training	p. 182
Mistake Training	p. 183
Switch It Up	p. 185
But I'm Siii-iiick!	p. 186
The Little Kid Program	p. 188
Gross Stuff	p. 191
Can't Remember to Flush the Potty	p. 192
Burps and Farts	p. 194
Interrupters and Subject Shifters	p. 196
Conversus Interruptus	p. 197
Shifting the Subject	p. 199
Worrywarts	p. 202
Stupid Vampires	p. 203
Braveheart	p. 205
Dreamweavers	p. 207
Nail Biters	p. 209
The Biggest Trick in the Box	p. 210
Epilogue: A Few Parting Words	p. 219
Invent Your Own Tricks and Share Them with Others	p. 220
Acknowledgments	p. 221
About the Author	p. 223
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