Stop the Screaming How to Turn Angry Conflict With Your Child into Positive Communication

by Pickhardt, Carl E., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780230606456
• ISBN10: 0230606458
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-06
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

Parenting expert Carl E. Pickhardt brings his considerable experience to tackling the most pervasive and difficult problems parents face in childrearing. Whereas many books on family conflict focus on the prickly teenage years, Pickhardt takes the long view and treats a broad range of ages--starting from the early toddler years all the way through college. He empowers parents to turn conflict into an opportunity to engage with their children on a deeper level. Readers will learn to: - Manage emotion during a fight so that you can hear the feelings behind the vitriol without taking offense. - Give criticism to children in a way that focuses on the behavior and not the person. - Find a hook inside silent tension that will let you connect with your children's feelings and show them a way to empathize with yours. - Consider your children's point of view during a disagreement and teach them to voice their grievances with respect. With a distinctive emphasis on how to distinguish types of conflict dependent on age and gender, Pickhardt shows parents how to turn the daily battles into opportunities for growth. This is a practical guide that helps parents confront difficult issues with which all families grapple.

Author Biography

Carl E. Pickhardt is the author of The Connected Father and Future of Your Only Child, and he is a contributing editor to Only Child Magazine. He has a private practice in Austin, Texas where he lives with his family.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Preface Note Regarding the Text School Shooters: Beyond the Sound Bite Psychopathic Shooters 'I Am the Law': Two Psychopaths Psychotic Shooters 'A God of Sadness': A Schizotypal Youth 'None of This Is Real': Four Schizophrenics Traumatized Shooters 'Every Man's Nightmare': Three Traumatized Children The Bigger Picture Beyond the Typology Kids Caught in the Nick of Time What Can Be Done to Prevent School Shootings Notes Bibliography Index