Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children (英语) 平装 内容简介 P.E.T., or Parent Effectiveness Training, began almost forty years ago as the first national parent-training program to teach parents how to communicate more effectively with kids and offer step-by-step advice to resolving family conflicts so everybody wins. This beloved classic is the most studied, highly praised, and proven parenting program in the world -- and it will work for you. Now revised for the first time since its initial publication, this groundbreaking guide will show you: How to avoid being a permissive parent How to listen so kids will talk to you and talk so kids will listen to you How to teach your children to "own" their problems and to solve them How to use the "No-Lose" method to resolve conflicts Using the timeless methods of P.E.T. will have immediate results: less fighting, fewer tantrums and lies, no need for punishment. Whethe

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"CONGRATULATIONS--YOU'RE EXPECTING TWINS!" Remember when you first heard the news? After regaining the powerof speech, you allowed the joy and anxious anticipation to settlein. Though family and friends simply suggest buying two ofeverything, parents of twins (triplets, quadruplets, right on up)need more than multiple strollers. For along with equipment, theyneed more facts, more advice, more patience, more support. Now helpis here with The Art of Parenting Twins. Whether you have just discovered you're expecting two (or more)babies, are about to give birth, are struggling through thoseincredible first weeks, or are engaged in the whirlwind ofchild-rearing, here are the answers and resources you've beenlooking for. Written by the president and founder of Twin Services,Inc., this complete up-to-date guide will give you the skills youneed. The Art of Parenting Twins covers such vital issues as - Bonding with more than one baby - Breast-feeding techniques

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Start Setting Effective Limits — Now! Do your children misbehave? Do they repeatedly ignore or refuseyour requests for proper behavior? Are you constantly fluctuatingbetween permissive and authoritarian parenting, with little or nosuccess? Are you convinced there has to be a better way? There is.Setting Limits will help you establish the positive, respectful,and instructional groundwork your children need for proper ethicaland behavioral development In this revised and expanded edition of his popular book, RobertMacKenzie, Ed.D., demonstrates proven techniques and proceduresthat not only correct misbehavior but instill the cooperation andconduct you want and expect from your children. This book showsparents 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

In this fully revised and expanded second edition, SettingLimits author Robert MacKenzie is back with even more time-provenmethods for dealing with misbehavior and creating positive,respectful, and rewarding relationships with children prone toacting out and disobedience. Disruptive misbehavior, constant power struggles, manipulativeor aggressive behavior--the challenges facing parents and teachersof strong-willed children can seem overwhelming at times. That'swhy thousands of parents and educators have turned to the solutionsin Setting Limits With Your Strong-Willed Child. This revised andexpanded second edition offers the most up-to-date alternatives topunishment and permissiveness--moving beyond traditional methodsthat wear you down and get you nowhere, and zeroing in on whatreally works so parents can use their energy in more efficient andproductive ways. With fully updated guidelines on parenting toolslike "logical consequences," and examples drawn directly from themodern world that childre

Have you ever spent all day looking after your baby or youngchild - and ended up feeling that you have 'done nothing all day'?Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with what you aredoing, and tell yourself you should achieve more with your time?Maybe it's because you can't see how much you are doing already. Inthis unique and perceptive look at mothering, Naomi Stadlen drawson many years' work with hundreds of other mothers of a widevariety of ages and backgrounds. She explores mothers' experiencesto reveal what they - and you - are doing when it may look, toeveryone else, like nothing. If you are a mother, and have everfelt: that nobody understands what you do all day; overwhelmed byyour feelings for your baby; tired all the time; that nothingprepared you for motherhood; uncertain what your baby seems towant; short-tempered with your partner - you will find this themost reassuring book you have ever picked up.

Turn Your Child into a Great Reader! Are you concerned about your child's reading ability? Does yourchild hate to read? If so, you are not alone. In fact, 38 percentof American fourth graders are unable to read at a basic level. Butnow you can turn your nonreader child into a reading star—in just afew short weeks. Based on research done at Yale, this simple yet revolutionary guidemerges the three essential elements of reading instruction:auditory training, phonics, and whole language. Inside, teachersand parents will find easy-to-read cartoons, games, and fun phonicsheets that will help almost any child read at or above gradelevel. Reading expert Peggy Wilber will show you how to help yourchild develop better fluency, language skills, and comprehension.You'll learn how to: Determine your child's specific reading needs Help your childdevelop comprehension strategies Enhance your child's phonic skillsChoose great reading selections at the right level for your childAnd much more! "This is an effec

Why does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving ustied up in knots? In this illuminating book, Deborah Tannen, thelinguist and and bestselling author of You Just Don'tUnderstand and many other books, reveals why talking to familymembers is so often painful and problematic even when we're alladults. Searching for signs of acceptance and belonging, we findsigns of disapproval and rejection. Why do the seeds of family loveso often yield a harvest of criticism and judgment? In I OnlySay This Because I Love You , Tannen shows how important it is,in family talk, to learn to separate word meanings, or messages,from heart meanings, or metamessages — unstated but powerfulmeanings that come from the history of our relationships and theway things are said. Presenting real conversations from people'slives, Tannen reveals what is actually going on in family talk,including how family conversations must balance the longing forconnection with the desire for control, as we struggle to be closewithout giving up

Biblical parenting involves encouraging, exhorting, andempathizing with children according to their unique needs andcharacter. This re-release of Different Children, Different Needsclarifies what the Bible means when it commands us to ?

All parents share the same goal—to give their kids the best ofeverything. But despite our good intentions, the life-enhancingabundance we heap on our children is often more than they need orcan handle, and we cross the line into overindulgence. In How MuchIs Enough?, parenting experts Jean Illsley Clarke, Connie Dawson,and David Bredehoft explain for the first time how giving childrentoo much, over-nurturing them, and providing them with softstructure will prevent them from learning many of the importantlife skills they need to become happy, healthy adults. Filled withsmart advice, real-life stories, and effective strategies, How MuchIs Enough? tells you everything you need to know to avoid—orrepair—the damage overindulgence causes, including: ? How to figure out if you’re being overindulgent and ways toact differently ? How to teach your child what "enough" means ? Tips on establishing firm rules and structure ? How to instill responsibility and independence in yourkids ? What to do w

畅销美国400多万册，被翻译成16种语言畅销全球； 让数百万孩子、父母和老师受益终身的经典之作； 自1981年本书第一版出版以来，《正面管教》已经成为管教孩子的 黄金准则 简 尼尔森 教育学博士、杰出的心理学家 在本书中告诉21世纪的父母和老师们： 惩罚和娇纵为什么对孩子都不好，并且不管用？ 怎样用既不惩罚又不娇纵的正面管教方法培养孩子受益终生的良好品质？ 如何用正面管教方法自动消除孩子的不良行为？ 如何赢得孩子与父母和老师的合作？ 如何消解大人与孩子之间的权力之争？ 超级父母 对孩子会有什么危害？ 各种性格的父母对孩子会有什么正反两方面的影响？父母如何发挥自己性格中的优点，避免缺点给孩子造成的不良影响？ 老师们如何避免对孩子造成管教问题？ 从3岁到青春期的十几岁的孩子以及孩子的父母和老师，都将