Behavior  

The Baffled Parents Guide to Stopping Bad Behavior
by Kate Kelly

Winner of a 2003 National Parenting Publications Gold Award!

The Baffled Parents Guide to Stopping Bad Behavior shows parents how to keep bad behavior to a minimum. Written by a mother of three, this concise guide addresses specific normal behavior issues of children from toddler hood through early school years--including tantrums, talking back, and aggressiveness, as well as coping with bedtime and getting ready in the morning--and includes fourteen simple practices for inspiring good behavior in young children.


Quick, effective solutions for stopping bad behavior and getting your family back on track

Tantrums. Hitting. Open defiance. A childs bursts of bad behavior can leave parents completely baffled. But while theres no such thing as a perfect child, there are effective ways to redirect poor behavior. The Baffled Parents Guide to Stopping Bad Behavior has fast answers to defuse any situation.


Organized by topic for easy access and designed to help make family life as harmonious as possible, this hands-on guide provides advice to correct bad behavior, create new responses to previously annoying behavior, and establish an atmosphere that encourages good behavior. Inside, youll discover:


How to discipline with care, caution, and consistency

The importance of setting a good example

How to speak to your child so that he or she will listen

The proper use of timeouts

How to handle tantrums

Great ideas to stop whining

Ways to suggest replacing good words for bad words

And much more!

About the Author(s)

Kate Kelly is the author of the bestselling Complete Idiots Guide to Parenting a Teenager and Raising Happy Children.

Year: 2003


ORDER CODE:  MGW0071411690B
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