Stop Problem Behavior in Its Tracks"Try and Make Me!""The authors' well-integrated program helps frustrated parents avoid futile battles and take loving but firm charge of their difficult children. I will recommend this book to the parents of my own defiant young patients."--Barbara D. Ingersoll, Ph.D., author of "Your Hyperactive Child" and "Attention Deficit Disorders and Learning Disabilities"No more bargaining over TV time! * No more whining from the back seat! * And no more feeling guilty when your problem child misbehaves!In this book, esteemed child therapists Ray Levy, Ph.D., and Bill O'Hanlon, M.S., offer a revolutionary approach to parenting that's guaranteed to reverse your difficult child's behavior-- now. You'll receive advice on...* How you unwittingly may be triggering your child's defiance * The keys to turning off back talk * Using consequences to motivate your child to change * How to use the authors' special Academies technique to teach good behavior...and much more!"Written in a conversational style, this book is replete with useful methods that parents can employ with difficult or defiant children. This is a truly helpful manual for parents seeking time-tested strategies for improving their relationships with their children."--Russell A. Barkley, professor of psychiatry and neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, and the author of "Your Defiant Child: 8 Steps to Better Behavior""In a very clear, compassionate, sensible, and humorous way, "Try and Make Me!" outlines realistic guidelines and strategies for helping defiant youngsters become more cooperative and less oppositional. I recommend this book highly not only for parents of defiant children butfor teachers and mental health professionals who work with these youngsters and their families. It is an invaluable resource."--Robert Brooks, Ph.D., assistant clinical professor at Harvard Medical School and author of "The Self-Esteem Teacher"
Dimensions:150 x 226
Author: Ray Levy | Bill O'Hanlon | Tyler Norris Goode
ISBN: 9781579545536
Format: Paperback
Pages 224