Author: Ray Burke, PH.D Publisher: Boys Town Press ISBN: 1936734966 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 384
Book Description
Using Your Head as Well as Your Heart to Raise School-Aged Children This 4th edition of Common Sense Parenting® offers parents of children ages 6-16 a menu of proven techniques to use while facing family challenges: a teen who’s defiant; siblings who constantly bicker; a child having trouble in school; and parents and kids who don’t communicate or have fun together anymore. Step-by-step strategies aid parents in building good family relationships, preventing and correcting misbehavior, using consequences to improve behavior, teaching self-control, and staying calm. This updated edition shows parents how to approach discipline as positive teaching rather than punishment. As each new parenting technique is introduced, the authors explain each step, provide many clear examples, and give you an action plan for implementing it in your home. Also addressed are topics of special interest - how to deal with school problems, computer misuse, and Internet and social media dangers.
Author: Bridget A. Barnes, MS Publisher: Boys Town Press ISBN: 1936734982 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
Set up your child and yourself for success and learn how discipline can be more about teaching than punishment, and more positive than negative for parents and children. Time- and research-tested Common Sense Parenting® skills have been adapted to meet the needs of parents and caregivers of young children ages 2-5. In this second edition, parents are given enhanced parenting skills with updated parent steps and clearer explanations for how and why to use these steps with children: Set reasonable expectations based on your child’s age, development, and abilities.Give your child the nurturing, love, and praise he or she needs to thrive.Use a parent’s version of “show and tell” to both prevent problems and correct misbehavior.Create plans for staying calm – for you and your child. Parents will benefit from Boys Town’s decades of experience in working with kids to help moms, dads and other caregivers enhance their child-rearing skills and develop a calm, skill-focused approach to discipline.
Author: Lois Lowry Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 054434068X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 257
Book Description
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.
Author: Raymond V. Burke Publisher: ISBN: 9780938510772 Category : Child rearing Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
To be a good parent today, you need a warm heart and a cool head. Along with unconditional love and respect for your child, you need a logical, workable approach to discipline. This book gives you both. First, it offers suggestions on how to build a close relationship with your child. Second, you'll learn how to reduce problem behavior.
Author: Daniel L. Daly, Ph.D. Publisher: Boys Town Press ISBN: 1936734273 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 236
Book Description
Angry, aggressive, or violent youth threaten the well-being of themselves, other children, and caregivers in any setting. They may need medicztion and therapy to treat their problems, but they also must learn how to control negative thoughts and emotions without turning to aggressive behaviour. Professionals will learn how to build good relationships with youth and teach them pro-social behaviour. Also offered are sample treatment plans to address both proactive and reactive aggression in youth and guidelines on how to promote a safe environment for the children in your care. Included is a social skills chart that can be used as an easy reference guide by caregivers as they teach new skills to replace old aggressive behaviours. The chart shows which skills work best with specific types of behaviours.
Author: Val J. Peter Publisher: Boys Town Press ISBN: 9781889322902 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
This book invites teens to examine their lives and relationships within a religious context. It begins by helping you define what physical, emotional, spiritual, and sexual boundaries are. Stories of other teens illustrate how personal space and feelings can be either respected or violated in relationships with others. The book's journal format encourages you to reflect on and record feelings about your own relationships. Do people respect your boundaries? Has anyone ever made you feel uncomfortable in some way? Have you ever felt manipulated, intimidated, or mistreated by someone you regarded as a friend? How can you get a friendship that has gone wrong back on track? Use Boundaries: A Guide for Teens to help assess your relationships with family, friends, classmates, and God. Learn how to build close and satisfying friendships while guarding against being used or abused by others. Learn what it takes for you to be a good friend in return.
Author: Midge Odermann Mougey Publisher: Boys Town Press ISBN: 9781934490044 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 302
Book Description
Social skills include: expressing empathy, going to an assembly, accepting defeat or loss, using anger-control strategies, responding to inappropriate talk/touch, completing homework, being prepared for class, accepting winning appropriately, and more.
Author: Ray Burke, PH.D
Author: Bridget A. Barnes, MS
Author: Lois Lowry
Author: Raymond V. Burke
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Author: Daniel L. Daly, Ph.D.
Author: Val J. Peter
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Author: Midge Odermann Mougey