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
Safety skills for children outside the home Warning signs of sexual abuse How to screen baby-sitters and choose schools Strategies for keeping teenagers safe from violence All parents face the same challenges when it comes to theirchildren's safety: whom to trust, whom to distrust, what tobelieve, what to doubt, what to fear, and what not to fear. In thisempowering book, Gavin de Becker, the nation's leading expert onpredicting violent behavior and author of the monumental bestsellerThe Gift of Fear, offers practical new steps to enhance children'ssafety at every age level, giving you the tools you need to allowyour kids freedom without losing sleep yourself. With daring andcompassion, he shatters the widely held myths about danger andsafety and helps parents find some certainty about life'shighest-stakes questions: How can I know a baby-sitter won't turn out to be someone whoharms my child? (see page 103) What should I ask child-care professionals when I interview t
Does your child know how to use a check book? Boil an egg? Dothe laundry? Read a map? Homeschooler Christine Field helps parentssystematically teach kids - from preschool to the teen years - whatthey need to know to thrive as adults.