Parenting Without Punishment: Making Problem Behavior Work for You

ISBN-10: 0914783785
ISBN-13: 9780914783787
Category: Family & Relationships / Parenting / General
Pages: 246
Language: English
Published: 1996
Publisher: Charles Press
Author: John W. Maag

Description

Parents spend so much time and energy trying to make their children behave, you would think they would have a deliberate, thought-out system for accomplishing this goal. Most parents, however, lament that not only do they not have a pre-determined plan, but that the method most of them use -- punishment -- doesn't seem to do the trick and it is very unpleasant to administer. It seems that the majority of parents simply don't know any other way to manage bad behavior in their children, so they resort to what their parents did with them--traditional punishment. In his groundbreaking new book, Dr. John Maag explains that the problem with punishment is that it simply doesn't work. It is always contingent on a child's bad behavior, it is based on principles of negative reinforcement and it is always reactive--in other words, a recipe for disaster. In its place, Dr. Maag suggests that parents try his method a proactive approach that focuses on emphasizing and encouraging a child's good behavior rather than trying to decrease his bad behavior. In addition, Dr. Maag suggests using such bad behavior as a focal point for determining which behaviors need to be changed. Although this might seem obvious, it s much more complicated than one would expect. Neither radical nor far-fetched, Maag's system, based on traditional applied behavior analysis techniques, is completely sensible and effective. Step-by-step directions, practical examples, fill-in charts and questionnaires show parents how to effectively manage a wide range of problem behaviors in their children, from minor problems to depression and attention deficit disorder (ADD) Maag's method stresses consistency and positive reinforcement that will shape a child's behavior far more profoundly than will punishment. Filling a long-standing need, Parenting Without Punishment will help parents and teachers promote responsible, independent, creative and secure future adults.

Get the book

Similar books

Single Parents: A Reference Handbook
By Karen L. Kinnear
Casey Foundation . 1995. Kids Count Data Book . Baltimore , MD : Annie E. Casey Foundation . Chambers , Diane . 1997. Solo Parenting : Raising Strong and Happy Families . Minneapolis : Fairview Press . Cherlin , Andrew J. , ed . 1988.
清秀佳人
By 露西・莫德・蒙哥馬利、王加加
還記得影集中的紅髮安妮嗎？那是你我青澀時光的共同記憶，也是值得孩子擁有的回憶！ ★★★風靡全球，永恆的經典小說。 ...
不完美的11歲
By 凱莉哥, 小露
◆ 親子界擁粉無數、人氣超高的凱莉哥，面對人生突如其來的變故：女兒小露罹癌，從「為什麼是我們」轉變為「還好是我們」，全家同心走出困境！ ◆ ...
Child Care for Love Or Money?: A Guide to Navigating the Parent-caregiver Relationship
By Joseph A. Cancelmo, Carol Bandini
Rudolph H. Schaffer and Peggy Emerson , The Development of Social Attachments in Infancy . Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development , No. 94 , 1964 . 38. Leavitt , Power and Emotion , citing M. Lewis 248 ENDNOTES.
Beyond the Autism Diagnosis: A Professional's Guide to Helping Families
By Marion O'Brien, Julie A. Daggett
Filipek , P.A. , Accardo , P.J. , Ashwal , S. , Baranek , G.T. , Cook , E.H. , Jr. , Dawson , G. , Gordon , B. , Gravel , J.S. , Johnson , C.P. , Kallen , R.J. , Levy , S.E. , Minshew , N.J. , Ozonoff , S. , Prizant , B.M. , Rapin , I.
Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
By Patricia C. Winders
... < your name > in the body of the message Down Syndrome Quarterly ( online journal ) http://www.denison.edu/dsq/ Down Syndrome Society of Southern Australia http://www.span.com.au/span/downsyn.htm European Down Syndrome resources 235.
一生受用的快樂技巧: 幫助孩子建造心中穩固堅定的樂觀金字塔
By 馬汀．塞利格曼（Martin Seligman）
一生受用的快樂技巧: 幫助孩子建造心中穩固堅定的樂觀金字塔
National Day Care Study: Final Report
By Jeffrey Travers, Barbara Dillon Goodson
National Day Care Study: Final Report
金錢如何影響愛與教養？: 貧富不均下的育兒經濟學
By 馬蒂亞斯．德普克, 法布里奇歐．茲里波提
人們擁有多少小孩、選擇何種教養方式，其實都跟經濟學有關！育兒環境如何影響家長的教養決策？就讓經濟學家跟你說清楚、講明白。 ...
小小理財家：如何從一百元變成一百萬？
By 詹姆士‧麥肯納〈James McKenna〉、珍寧‧格里斯塔〈Jeannine Glista〉、麥特‧封丹〈Matt Fontaine〉
人要怎麼賺錢、存錢？如何以複利累積財富，獲得生活自由？正確的金錢觀念，出社會再學太慢了，一本搞定，小學生、中學生就該有的理財思考！ ★亞馬遜網路書店4 ...