Tired of Yelling: Teaching Our Children to Resolve Conflict [Paperback]

Lyndon D. Waugh (Author), Letitia Sweitzer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

ARE YOU TIRED OF THE YELLING? TIRED OF THE CONSTANT CONFLICT AT HOME, AT SCHOOL...EVEN AT WORK?

In Tired Of Yelling, renowned family psychiatrist Lyndon D. Waugh offers the solution for more peaceful homes and classrooms, offering parents the lifelong gift of teaching their children the most valuable lesson they can ever learn: how to get along with other people.

Dr. Waugh's simple fifteen-step model shows parents how to teach their children to:

• assess their emotion and gauge its intensity
• be angry while behaving well
• listen actively
• admit fault
• brainstorm solutions
• make acceptable decisions.

This practical and easy-to-understand book provides specific teaching language for each age group-from infants to teens-so you'll know exactly what to say and how to say it. Complete with strategies for overcoming a child's resistance and sections on motivation, defensiveness, discipline, and "goat getting," Tired Of Yelling helps parents defuse tension and achieve something truly priceless-an emotionally stronger and happier child.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Drs. Marianne and Stephen Garber coauthors of Good Behavior and Beyond Ritalin With expert skill and innovative techniques, Dr. Waugh presents specific steps parents can use to teach their children crucial life skills to resolve conflicts and counter frustration in difficult moments.

L.A. Parent If you ever have days when it seems like everyone in ther famliy is loudly annoyed with everyone else, you'll find some workable alternatives in Tired of Yelling.

Belle Meade News (Nashville, TN) Whether you are a parent who seems to have it all together or one whose children are having problems effectively managing their anger, Waugh's commonsense guide can be very helpful....He has a blueprint with specific steps that should guarantee success.

The Herald (Portsmouth, NH) Tired of Yelling is a lively lesson plan for parents looking to resolve conflicts peacefully within the family.

About the Author

Lyndon D. Waugh, M.D., is cofounder and codirector of the Atlanta Area Family Psychiatry Clinic, P.C., where he has had a prestigious practice in child, adolescent, and family psychiatry since 1977. He also teaches and supervises Child Psychiatry Fellows at Emory University School of Medicine.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743400763
• ISBN-13: 978-0743400763
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #768,809 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very practical, very useful, very necessary for raising kids, June 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tired of Yelling: Teaching our Children to Resolve Conflict (Hardcover)

Dr. Waugh's book is the answer! I can tell you that what he says is practically common sense, but it is the useful 15-step model for families,parents and teachers to follow that makes it a necessity in my life. I am so happy to see that there really is a way to stop the anger and the tiresome yelling in my household once and for all. Tired of Yelling is precisely what this country is asking for: a way to raise our children to effectively manage their anger and frustration. Maybe then we could see a safer school environment and community for everyone. And I'll tell you -- you will be surprised as all that you will learn, too.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let's have peace!, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tired of Yelling: Teaching our Children to Resolve Conflict (Hardcover)

It's about time somebody wrote a book on helping parents understand that yelling does more harm than good. The author teaches the parent communication skills, and that's how the child will respond positively to the initiations from the parent. A peaceful environment is so much better than the hostile power play of yelling. This is a great book every parent should read. Another book that I highly recommend as it teaches parents that often frustrating situations evolve because of a lack of love, self-esteem and an identity crisis in the child and the parent, is Dietmar Scherf's "I Love Me: Avoiding and Overcoming Depression" which is also available at Amazon.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Here's a book for everyone!, July 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tired of Yelling: Teaching our Children to Resolve Conflict (Hardcover)

I bought this book thinking my son and daughter would find it helpful in parenting their very young families. Their rave reviews prompted me to sit down and read it from cover to cover in my own empty nest. Conflict resolution is a skill we all need at home and in the workplace. I found the authors' commonsense approach really works! So old dogs can learn new tricks -- No Biggy Piggy!