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Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents: 62 Sure-Fire Secrets and Solutions for Successful Parenting [Paperback]

Perry W. Buffington (Author), Jen Singh (Illustrator)
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April 2003
Over sixty effective child-rearing tricks and techniques that your mother and your pediatrician never told you about!
Sometimes parents need more resources than love, consistency, and patience to successfully navigate kids through childhood and keep themselves sane at the same time. After all, how do you motivate kids to pick up after themselves and to eat their vegetables without nagging?
Psychologist and best-selling author Perry Buffington shows parents how to outsmart their kids and keep a measure of control in the household using tricks and techniques based on current research in the field of behavioral psychology. Using the professional wisdom and effective shortcuts in the book, parents can learn how to:
quickly and effectively toilet train little boys
manage children's nightmares
improve a child's self control, memory, and coordination
help your child improve academic performance and quell school-related anxieties
Written in down-to-earth language, here is an arsenal of practical methods parents can use to improve their kids' socialization, motivate them to behave better, and encourage them to reach their potential.


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About the Author

PERRY BUFFINGTON, Ph.D. is a psychologist, author, lecturer, and media personality. His "Cheap Psychological Tricks" column is syndicated on the radio through Big River Radio and in print through Universal Press Syndicate. Buffington is the author of more than 200 articles and numerous books, including Cheap Psychological Tricks.

JEN SINGH illustrated It Can't Be Done, Nellie Bly!, Cheap Psychological Tricks for Lovers and Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents. She grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan, and studied illustration at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids. After graduation, she moved to Atlanta, where she has worked as an artist ever since. She now lives in Decatur, Georgia, with her husband and two cats.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Peachtree Publishers; 1 edition (April 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1561452041
  • ISBN-13: 978-1561452040
  • Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #435,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Kids are not small adults!, June 13, 2003
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This review is from: Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents: 62 Sure-Fire Secrets and Solutions for Successful Parenting (Paperback)
I bought this book after hearing Dr. Buff on the radio (WDBO-AM). He gives tips (tricks) that are obvious but you'd never think about them until you READ them! So I read the entire book in one weekend and earmarked the tips I wanted to try, one at a time.

For me, the most profound was that kids between 7 and 12 can't understand adult logic, even if you use simple words in their vocabulary. The next trick I tried for one of the kid's birthdays - I saved money, bought fewer gifts, and got THE gift that was really wanted, not just a fad gift. The third trick will start this weekend - getting the kids to eat vegetables!

Almost like having a manual for raising kids! Hospitals should provide this books as part of the New Parents gift bag.

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Buff does it again!, June 23, 2003
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This review is from: Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents: 62 Sure-Fire Secrets and Solutions for Successful Parenting (Paperback)
As a grandmother, watching my children raise families of their own is a wonderful experience. But, as we all know, we need a little help now and then. When I read Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents by Dr. Perry Buffington I knew help was here! I immediately passed the book along to my daughter and then my daughter-in-law who both have toddlers and school age children.

The book is well-written, easy to read and holds the attention of the reader to the end. As I read the book I was taken back to the time when my children were little (especially in the chapter "Eat Your Veggies"). How many times did I struggle trying to make my kids eat those veggies, and how many times have I watched my kid/parents do the same thing? Well, Dr. Buff
settled that argument - just hide the veggies inside something the kids do like.

Thanks Dr. Buff. Your other books have been great and we'll be looking forward to your next release.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally...the manual I've been looking for!, May 28, 2003
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My wife and I always joked about losing the 'manual' on childraising. We have been so pleased with this book! It covers every age (we have a 12 and 6 year old) and it's helped us out of many tight spots. We actually learned a thing or two ourselves.
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