Four Weeks to a Better-Behaved Child: Breakthrough Discipline Techniques That Really Work

By Cristine Chandler and Laura McGrath

Book Overview

A smart, easy-to-implement, and unique approach to positive disciplining

Drawing on her highly successful methods developed in her private practice, Dr. Cristine Chandler lays out clear, step-by-step instructions to help parents foster good behavior in their children based on the positive premise: that children behave well when they understand clearly what is expected of them.

Most discipline problems occur when parents are inconsistent about what they expect. Four Weeks to a Better-Behaved Child shows parents how to implement the "4Cs" of discipline in their daily practice: use clear, consistent, contingent consequences. Moreover, in this concise, straightforward book, Dr. Chandler challenges several commonly used approaches to discipline and provides alternatives. She shows parents:

Why punishment is often the least effective way to discipline children Why anger never works Why "time-out" works only sometimes--and what to do instead How to use consequences to encourage--and get--good behavior

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071435751
• ISBN13: 9780071435758
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"