Discipline Without Shouting Or Spanking

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Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-05-01
Publisher(s): Da Capo Press
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Summary

Discipline Without Shouting or Spanking offers effective, practical, nonviolent options for correcting the most common behavior problems of preschoolers. You will learn how to deal with misbehavior including temper tantrums, whining, negativity, sibling rivalry, possessiveness, aggressive behavior, resisting bedtime, playing with food, and many more problems -- without shouting or spanking. The authors' advice will help you be a more effective parent and discipline your child in a loving yet firm way, without damaging self-esteem or natural curiosity about the world. This easy-to-use text has been formatted like a first-aid manual for handling misbehavior. It has already helped over 700,000 parents.

Author Biography

Jerry L. Wyckoff, Ph.D., and Barbara Unell are the authors of How to Discipline Your Six to Twelve Year Old, 20 Teachable Virtues, and The Eight Seasons of Parenthood. Dr. Wyckoff, a former college professor and lecturer, is a licensed psychologist who has worked with children and families for over forty years. He is the father of two adult children. Unell, a parent educator, journalist, and former columnist for the Kansas City Star, is a founder of Twins magazine and the school-based character-education program "Kindness is Contagious...Catch It!" She is the mother of two adult children.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction 1(1)
Parenthood Is Naturally Problematic
2(1)
The ABCs of Disciplined Parenting
3(1)
Shouting and Spanking Are Counterproductive
4(3)
The Role of Self-Talk
7(1)
The Differences between Boys and Girls
8(1)
The Transition to Elementary School for You and Your Child
9(1)
Milestones of Development
10(2)
Discipline Dictionary
12(1)
Using This Book
13(2)
Aggressive Behavior
15(3)
Behaving Shyly
18(4)
Being a Couch Potato
22(3)
Clinging to Parents
25(4)
Dawdling
29(3)
Demanding Freedom
32(3)
Demanding to Do Things Themselves
35(4)
Destroying Property
39(3)
Fighting Cleanup Routines
42(4)
Getting into Things
46(3)
Getting Out of Bed at Night
49(3)
``Hyper'' Activity
52(5)
Interacting with Strangers
57(3)
Interrupting
60(3)
Jealousy
63(4)
Lying
67(5)
Messiness
72(4)
Name-Calling
76(3)
Not Following Directions
79(4)
Not Sharing
83(4)
Not Wanting to Eat
87(4)
Overeating
91(4)
Overusing No
95(3)
Playing with Food
98(3)
Pretending to Use Weapons
101(5)
Resisting Bedtime
106(4)
Resisting Car Seats
110(4)
Resisting Change
114(4)
Sibling Rivalry
118(4)
Taking Things
122(3)
Talking Back
125(3)
Temper Tantrums
128(4)
Toileting Accidents
132(4)
Traveling Problems
136(4)
Wandering Away in Public
140(4)
Wanting Their Own Way
144(3)
Whining
147(3)
Appendix I: Childproofing Checklist 150(2)
Appendix II: Is My Child Hyperactive? 152(2)
References 154(2)
Index 156

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