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1 online resource (259 pages) |
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text file rda |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; About the Author; Chapter 1 -- The Challenge of Parenting Tough Kids; What do you see when you look at your child?; What is happening in your family?; What is the size and composition of your family?; What is it like living in your family?; What is really important?; What will your role be in your child's success?; What do you offer in your home?; Chapter 2 -- Family Strategies Worth Considering; Establishing rules, creating expectations; Implementing family meetings; Creating safe retreats; Saying "No!"; Managing behavior when things go wrong. |
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Organizing your reinforcersDesigning a written plan to develop new behaviors; My new way to do it; Blast off; Go and fly your kite; You can count on Winston's segments; Chapter 3 -- Improving Memory and Organization; Avoiding criticism and creating supports; Incorporating prompts into routines; Helping your child manage time and task; Should there be planned consequences for disorganization?; A practical close; My weekly planner; My four-week planner; My checklist; Chunking tasks; Chapter 4 -- Plans to Overcome Typical Home Hotspots; Creating optimistic relationships. |
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Improving your child's contributions around the houseThe role of TV and games; Ideas to reshape early-morning organization; Ideas to reshape difficult after-school behaviors; Ideas to brighten after-school moods; Ideas to help with evening organization; Ideas for bedtime and going to sleep; What matters most when tackling home trouble spots?; My morning checklist; Staying on track with my dragon chart; Staying on track with my duck chart; My happy face collector; My evening checklist; Time trading manager; Chapter 5 -- Friendships and Bullying; Creating friendships. |
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Improving your child's social connections and well-beingBullying and how to deal with it; Chapter 6 -- Homework Solutions; Who wants homework?; The Homework Grid, an exciting initiative from Down Under; Homework basics; Developing a plan: structure, routines and expectations; Using the new homework approach: when it doesn't work; Using the new homework approach: when it does work; In conclusion; After-school timetable; My homework contract; Bruno's homework incentive; The bunny hop incentive chart; Self-bargaining train; Chapter 7 -- How to Build your Child's Emotional Resilience. |
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What is emotional resilience?Tough problems and tough kids; Helping children deal with feelings; Encouraging independence; You make the difference!; References. |
| Summary |
<Div>Parenting Tough Kids delivers simple, proven strategies to improve the behavior, organization, learning, and emotional well-being of all children. Parents will find case studies and practical ideas to help youngsters improve memory and organization, complete homework and chores more easily, deal with school bullies, build emotional resilience, and create healthy friendships.</div> |
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Parenting. (OCoLC)fst01053407
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General.
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Parent and child. (OCoLC)fst01053308
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Parent and child.
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Electronic books.
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| Local Subject |
Children with behavior problems -- Behavior modification.
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| Subject |
Parenting.
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Problem children -- Behavior modification.
(OCoLC)fst01077834
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Child rearing.
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Problem children -- Behavior modification.
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Child rearing. (OCoLC)fst00854588
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Le Messurier, Mark. Parenting Tough Kids : Simple Proven Strategies to Help Kids Succeed. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, ©2015 9781629147758 |
| ISBN |
9781632200846 (electronic bk.) |
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1632200848 (electronic bk.) |
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