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Author Leman, Kevin.

Title Bringing up kids without tearing them down / Kevin Leman.

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press, 1993.

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  649.1 L542    Check Shelf
Description x, 369 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-360) and index.
Contents Introduction: "I Really Miss You, Dad. . . ." -- Pt. I. Self-Image? Why All the Fuss About Self-Image? 1. Why Your Kids Need All the Image Insurance They Can Get: The Priceless A-B-C's of Self-Worth. 2. "Oh, No! I Told Myself I'd Never Do That to My Kids!" How You Were Parented Is How You Will Parent. 3. What Does a Functional Family Look Like? How to Escape the Trap of Dysfunctionalism. 4. Do You Have Time To Be a Functional Family? Imprinting Your Child Is All-Important -- Pt. II. They May Not Be Perfect, But You Can Help Them Be Awesome! 5. "If They're Such 'Good Kids,' Why Are They Driving Us Up the Wall?" Four Key Causes of Misbehavior. 6. How To Raise Responsible Children: Combining the Power of Love and Limits. 7. The Crucial Difference Between Praise and Encouragement: How to Build Your Child's Self-Image over the Long Term. 8. Dealing with the Feeling Factor: How to Really Listen and Then Respond to Your Children -- Pt. III. What to Do When Reality Discipline Runs Smack into Reality. 9. Creating the Image: Questions and Answers: Parenting Infants to Age Five. 10. Strengthening the Image: Questions and Answers: Parenting Ages Six to Twelve. 11. Road-Testing the Image: Questions and Answers: Parenting Teenagers -- Epilogue: Full Esteem Ahead!
Subject Child rearing -- United States.
Self-esteem in children.
Parent and child -- United States.
ISBN 0385299451 hardcover $19.95 ($24.95 Can.)
9780385299459 hardcover
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