
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This guide offers parents fresh perspectives and simple skills to encourage good behavior in children and reduce stress for the entire family. Emphasizing personal choice, free will, and dispassionate parent-child interactions, Dr. William H. Hughes's step-by-step approach has been developed, tested, and proven to work time and again by child psychiatrists.
Dr. Hughes demonstrates how parents must allow their children to decide for themselves whether they will cooperate and how they will act. Effective parenting builds character and increases self-confidence. Here, kids learn that they can choose to behaveāand be rewarded for it. Dr. Hughes recommends that parents:
⢠Set expectations. Make clear what the expected behavior is, whether it's doing homework or taking out the trash.
⢠Monitor behavior. Keep an eye on what children are supposed to be doing, but let them decide for themselves whether they will complete the task.
⢠Reward. Verbally praise good behavior and offer kids a reward. Let them play video games for an hour or invite a friend to a sleepover.
Many parents are convinced that reward systems simply do not work. Dr. Hughes explains why his approach gets the desired results while other approaches do not. By not engaging in power struggles and giving rewards only when expectations have been met, parents teach their kids that in choosing good behavior they are choosing rewardsāand rewards will motivate kids to act better. Dr. Hughes also outlines a clear strategy for dealing with kids who just won't take no for an answer.
The book encourages parents to modify their own behavior, teaching them to shift their focus away from battling with their kids and to use their energy to help their children develop winning habits and attitudes for life.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 When Is a Problem a Problem?
- 2 Illness, Stress, and Personality Development
- 3 A Parentās Dilemma
- 4 The Failed Inspection
- 5 Why Rewards Donāt Work and Why Rewards Do Matter
- 6 Laying the Foundation for a Schedule
- 7 Putting Together a Schedule
- 8 Homework
- 9 When Evening Comes
- 10 Weekends, Holidays, and Long-Term Rewards
- 11 Troubleshooting
- 12 Presenting the Schedule to Your Child
- 13 Teaching Virtue
- Conclusion
- References
- Index