Change Your Child's Behavior by Changing Yours

Anewapproachfordealingwiththemostcommon--andseeminglyintractable--battlesofwillbetweenparentsandchildren.Authoritativeandsound，butlightheartedandguilt-free，alloftheauthors'suggestionsworktowardbuildingachild'sself-esteem.Twosimplebutpowerfulideasstandbehindthisbook'sadviceforcopingwithchildren'sbehaviorproblems：youcanchangeyourchild'sbehaviorbychangingthewayyoureacttotheirs;andyoumustacceptthatmuchofwhatunnervesparentsisactuallyappropriatetothevariousstagesofachild'sdevelopment.ChangeYourChild'sBehaviorbyChangingYourstacklesthirteenparticularlydifficultsituationsthatpromptmosttugs-of-wills，includingconflictsinvolvingbedtime，dressing，eating，goingplaces，shopping，andsiblingrivalry.Eachchapteropenswithasectioncalled"SoundFamiliar?"thatdescribesascenarioparentswillquicklyrecognize.AuthorsChernofskyandGagethenidentifythedevelopmentstagethatispromptingthedistressingbehavior，helpparentstorelatethechild'sbehaviorinasomewhatparallelsituation，andofferstrategiesforcopingwithandchangingthesituationforthebetter.