Foreword / Adele Faber --
Part I: The essential toolbox. Tools for handling emotions : what's all the fuss about feelings? : when kids don't feel right, they can't behave right --
Tools for engaging cooperation : feelings schmeelings, she has to brush her teeth : getting kids to do what they have to do --
Tools for resolving conflict : avoiding combat on the home front : replacing punishment with more peaceful, effective solutions --
Tools for praise and appreciation : not all odes are equal : ways to praise that will help, not hinder --
Tools for kids who are differently wired : will this work with my kid? : modifications for kids with autism and sensory issues --
The basics : you can't talk your way out of these : conditions under which the tools won't work --
Part II: The tools in action. Food fights : the battle at the kitchen table --
Morning madness : escaping the intense gravitational pull of your home --
Sibling rivalry : give the baby back! --
Shopping with children : mayhem at the market --
Lies : kids and the creative interpretation of reality --
Parents have feelings, too --
Tattling : snitches and whistle-blowers --
Cleanup : the dirtiest word --
Doctor's orders : medicine, shots, blood draws, and other horrors --
Shy kids : fear of friendly folks --
Little runaways : kids who take off in the parking lot and other public places --
Hitting, pinching, poking, punching, pushing : I barely touched him! --
Sleep : the holy grail --
When parents get angry! --
Troubleshooting : when the tools don't work.
| Access no. | Call number | Location | Status |
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| 02994/18 | 306.874 Fab H | Library - 7th Floor | Available |