Setting Limits, Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition How to Raise Responsible, Independent Children by Providing CLEAR Boundaries

by MACKENZIE, ROBERT J.

• ISBN13: 9780761512127
• ISBN10: 0761512128
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-03-11
• Publisher: PRIMA

Summary

Start Setting Effective Limits Now! Do your children misbehave? Do they repeatedly ignore or refuse your requests for proper behavior? Are you constantly fluctuating between permissive and authoritarian parenting, with little or no success? Are you convinced there has to be a better way?There is.Setting Limitswill help you establish the positive, respectful, and instructional groundwork your children need for proper ethical and behavioral development In this revised and expanded edition of his popular book, Robert MacKenzie, Ed.D., demonstrates proven techniques and procedures that not only correct misbehavior but instill the cooperation and conduct you want and expect from your children. This book shows parents how to: Enforce clear, firm, and effective boundaries Put an end to conflicts and power struggles Establish rules that encourage cooperation Teach children important problem-solving skills Apply logical consequences of misbehavior Children need limits to guide their development. With MacKenzie's expert guidance, you will learn how to build and enforce the instructive boundaries necessary for a happy and rewarding family life.

Author Biography

<b>Robert J. MacKenzie</b>, Ed.D., an educational psychologist and family therapist, provides family counseling and parent/teacher workshops for the Elk Grove School District in California. He also leads workshops nationwide on his Setting Limits program.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Why Limits Are Important

How Parents Teach Their Rules

How Children Learn Your Rules

The Family Dance

Are Your Limits Firm or Soft?

Getting off the Dance Floor

Encouragement: The Language of Cooperation

Teaching Problem-Solving Skills

Supporting Your Rules with Consequences

Setting Limits with Teens

Helping Children with Hyperactivity and Inattention

Handling Chores

The Homework Dance

Preparing for Change

Starting a Parent Study Group

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