25 of the Best Parenting Techniques Ever: Learn To Effectively Handle Difficult Situations And Raise A Happy, Well-Adjusted Child [Mass Market Paperback]

Meg F. Schneider (Author), Judy Craig (Consultant Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1997

Stop the nagging and learn to really communicate with your child.

We all want to be appreciated and understood, and that goes for children too. Using that critical concept as a starting point, Meg Schneider shows you how to build a strong relationship with your child, based on love and respect. Discover techniques to:

* Win an argument in a way that lets your child feel like a winner
* Inspire him to live up to his responsibilities
* Encourage honesty and openness
* Avoid humiliating her by saying the wrong thing
* Offer effective comfort when she is sad or experiences a loss
* Curb misbehavior
* Promote sibling harmony
* Build self-esteem
* Set liveable limits for yourself and your child
* Model your own behavior-- the most effective parenting tool there is

Through the insightful exploration of both the apparent problem and the deeper issues at stake, you will learn why a particular technique works so well for both parent and child. Three age-appropriate scenarios will follow each technique, putting the principles learned into practice, and offering well-illustrated solutions for almost any parenting dilemma. You will feel both enlightened and empowered by your ability to understand and take loving and constructive action.

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About the Author

Meg Schneider is the author of many parenting titles as well as self-help and fiction books for teens. She is a New York City-based book packager as well, specializing in relationships, parenting, and family living subjects. She holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University and is the mother of two young boys with whom she frequently applies the techniques within.

Judi Craig, Ph.D. has counseled thousands of parents and children in more than twenty-seven years as a clinical psychologist. The author of Little Kids, Big Questions and Parents on the Spot, her "Parent Skills" column was featured for eight years in the Sunday San Antonio Light. Her new column, "Family Matters," appears in Images, a Sunday magazine in the San Antonio Express News. She is a frequent guest on national radio and television. She is the mother of three grown children, and lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (May 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312961782
• ISBN-13: 978-0312961787
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,090,430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not recommended, Didn't like the format of the book, October 23, 2001

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This review is from: 25 of the Best Parenting Techniques Ever: Learn To Effectively Handle Difficult Situations And Raise A Happy, Well-Adjusted Child (Mass Market Paperback)

I didn't agree with a lot of the suggested solutions to the techniques or examples she has listed about that specific technique mentioned in the book. For example, for technique #12 Shock Value, the author wrote "If your daughter won't stop telling little lies, tell one of your own and let her see what it feels like" I felt the book was also not very well written. For example, for each "Seeing it In Action" she seemed to focus on 4,8,9, and 12 yrs. olds. For each technique, she tells you why it works, gives a deeper message about that technique & seeing it in action which gave examples about what to do about that specific technique.