In this eye-opening resource, Dr. Sal Severe taps his twenty-five years of experience as a school psychologist and parenting workshop leader to show that a child's behavior is often a reflection of the parent's behavior, and by making changes themselves, parents can achieve dramatic results in their children. Instead of focusing on what children do wrong, Dr. Severe teaches parents to emphasize the positive, to be consistent, and to be more patient. He shows parents how to teach their children to behave, listen, and be more cooperative, and how moms and dads can manage their own anger and prevent arguments and power struggles. Packed with concrete strategies for dealing with homework hassles, ending tantrums, and other common problems, Dr. Severe's empathetic, common-sense book will be welcome everywhere.
My almost-5 year old is pretty well-behaved and even though this book is oriented towards "badly" behaving kids, it is full of practical and thoughtful advice about enhancing children's self-esteem, focusing on positive behaviors, dealing with peer pressure, and other daily life issues. It is less of a cookbook style to parenting, and more about encouraging parents to consider their goals for the children and their own impact on their children's behavior.