Your Defiant Child, First Edition Eight Steps to Better Behavior

by Barkley, Russell A.; Benton, Christine M.

• ISBN13: 9781572304055
• ISBN10: 1572304057
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-10-06
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Every child has "ornery" moments, but more than 1 in 20 American children exhibit behavioral problems that are out of control. For readers struggling with an unyielding or combative child, YOUR DEFIANT CHILD: EIGHT STEPS TO BETTER BEHAVIOR offers the understanding and guidance they need. Drawing on Dr. Russell A. Barkley's many years of work with parents and children, the book clearly explains what causes defiance, when it becomes a problem, and how it can be resolved. The book's comprehensive eight-step program stresses consistency and cooperation, promoting changes through a system of praise, rewards, and mild punishment. Readers learn tools and strategies for establishing clear patterns of discipline, communicating with children on a level they can understand, and reducing family stress overall. Filled with helpful charts, questionnaires, and checklists, YOUR DEFIANT CHILD helps parents get their child's behavior back on track and restore harmony in the home.

Winner-- Parents' Choice "Approved" Award

Author Biography

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, is Director of Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. In 1978, he founded the Neuropsychology Service at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Children's Hospital and served as its Chief until 1985. Since then, he has established the clinics for both child and adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where he continues to conduct ongoing research. The author of numerous widely acclaimed books and video programs, Dr. Barkley is editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	1	(4)
PART ONE Getting to Know Your Defiant Child	5	(76)
CHAPTER 1 Is Something Wrong with My Child?	7	(16)
CHAPTER 2 Why Is This Happening to My Family?	23	(25)
CHAPTER 3 What Should I Do about It?	48	(23)
CHAPTER 4 Words to Live By: The Foundation of Better Behavior	71	(10)
PART TWO Getting Along with Your Defiant Child	81	(144)
CHAPTER 5 Step 1: Pay Attention!	91	(19)
CHAPTER 6 Step 2: Start Earning Peace and Cooperation with Praise	110	(19)
CHAPTER 7 Step 3: When Praise Is Not Enough, Offer Rewards	129	(20)
CHAPTER 8 Step 4: Use Mild Discipline--Time-Out and More	149	(22)
CHAPTER 9 Step 5: Use Time-Out with Other Misbehavior	171	(12)
CHAPTER 10 Step 6: Think Aloud and Think Ahead--What to Do in Public	183	(14)
CHAPTER 11 Step 7: Help the Teacher Help Your Child	197	(17)
CHAPTER 12 Step 8: Moving toward a Brighter Future	214	(11)
APPENDIX Does Your Child Have Conduct Disorder?	225	(2)
RESOURCES	227	(4)
INDEX	231