Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child : Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries

by MACKENZIE, ROBERT J.

• ISBN13: 9780761521365
• ISBN10: 0761521364
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-01-25
• Publisher: Harmony

Summary

Now You Can Effectively Parent Your Strong-Willed ChildDoes your child constantly misbehave and ignore or refuse your requests for proper behavior? Is your relationship with your child based on conflict instead of mutual respect and cooperation? With the help of this groundbreaking book, you can create a positive, respectful, and rewarding relationship with your child.Inside are proven techniques and procedures that provide a refreshing alternative to the ineffective extremes of punishment and permissiveness. Parents and teachers alike will discover how to effectively motivate the strong-willed child and achieve proper conduct. You will learn how to: -Understand and empathize without giving in -Hold your ground without threatening -Remove daily power struggles between you and your child -Give clear, firm messages that your child understands and respects -And much more!"Eminently useful and readable! This book should be a part of every parent's and school's reference library.",--Judy E. Hunt-Brown, principal, Elk Grove Unified School District"A grand book that teaches everybody in the family new skills and encourages more peaceful, socially acceptable lives at home, school, in the office, or in any social group." --Barbara O'Donnell, principal, St. Francis Elementary School"A highly recommended eye-opener; beautifully documented." --Stewart E. Teal, M.D., clinical professor of child psychiatry, University of California, Davis

Author Biography

<b>Robert J. MacKenzie, Ed.D.,</b> is an educational psychologist and family therapist who founded the Setting Limits Program. He is the author of <i>Setting Limits</i> and <i>Setting Limits in the Classroom.</i>

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iv
Introduction	v
Understanding Your Strong-Willed Child	1	(25)
How Strong-Willed Children Learn Your Rules	26	(16)
How Parents Teach Their Rules	42	(33)
Are Your Limits Firm or Soft?	75	(24)
The Family Dance	99	(32)
How to Be Clear with Your Words	131	(8)
Stopping Power Struggles Before They Begin	139	(23)
How to Be Clear with Your Actions	162	(45)
Motivating Your Strong-Willed Child	207	(14)
Teaching Skills: Showing Them Works Best	221	(25)
Change: Can It Happen Fast Enough?	246	(16)
Appendix: Getting Started	262	(3)
Suggested Reading	265	(2)
Index	267