The Power of Positive Parenting: Guidelines for Raising Healthy and Achieving Children

ISBN-10: 188498407X
ISBN-13: 9781884984075
Series: The Power of Positive Parenting
Pages: 100
Language: English
Published: 1997-06-01
Publisher: Center for the Improvement of
Author: Kerby T. Alvy

Description

This easy-to-read & fast-moving book provides parents with essential information & guidance on what they can do right now to prepare their children for success in the contemporary world. Written by noted clinical child psychologist & nationally recognized authority on parenting, Dr. Kerby T. Alvy, THE POWER OF POSITIVE PARENTING helps parents to express warmth & acceptance to children, exercise fair & firm family leadership, avoid spanking & verbal abuse, promote school success, encourage cultural cooperation, manage television watching, prevent drug abuse, model a healthy lifestyle & engage in life-long learning. Dr. Alvy uses numerous examples of effective & non-violent parenting to illustrate the essential guidelines. In a friendly, authoritative style, he also educates & invites parents to take advantage of the parent training opportunities that are available in their communities. This highly practical book includes guidance on the types of parent training opportunities available & on the organizations that parents can turn to in their neighborhoods. To order: Center for the Improvement of Child Caring, 11331 Ventura Blvd., Suite 103, Studio City CA 91604-3147. 1-818-980-0903.