TY - BOOK AU - Waldman,Larry TI - Who's raising whom?: a parent's guide to effective child discipline SN - 9780943247007 AV - HQ770.W164.W467 1987 PY - 1987/// CY - Phoenix, Arizona PB - UCS Press KW - Discipline of children KW - Child rearing KW - Behavior modification KW - Family Development N1 - A short course in behavioral psychology --; What is behavioral psychology? --; Important points to remember in chapter one --; A discussion of the parent-child relationship from the behavioral perspective --; Parental attention is the most powerful reinforcer --; Important points to remember in chapter two --; Behavior modification: the first steps --; Who's to blame: dealing with parents' guilt --; Baselining --; How to baseline --; Important points to remember in chapter three --; Positive reinforcement --; Putting positive reinforcement into action --; Two very important rules of reinforcement --; Some easy-to-use reinforcers --; Shaping complex behaviors --; Setting positive contingencies: if/then propositions --; Special time --; Important points to remember in chapter four --; Extinction --; Why children misbehave --; Extinction procedures --; The need for consistency: the power of intermitten reinforcement --; The extinction effect --; The frustration effect --; Logical consequences --; Why do children learn to behave irresponsibly? --; The "good person" syndrome --; Rationalizing irresponsibility --; Developing responsibility in children --; Important points to remember in chapter five --; Punishment and discipline --; Is it dangerous, harmful, destructive, or directly disobedient? --; Reinforcement comes first --; Goals of punishment --; Definition and rules of punishment --; Types of punishment --; Reinforcing an alternative incompatible response --; "I message" --; Overcorrection --; Time-out --; Response cost --; Corporal punishment --; Cueing (negative reinforcement) --; Important points to remember in chapter six --; Token economy systems --; Guidelines for token systems --; More complex token systems --; Allowances --; Money matters --; Dealing with noncompliance --; School-home programs --; Long-term programs --; Important points to remember in chapter seven --; Special situations --; Divorce --; Single parenting --; Step-parenting --; Visitation problems --; Adopted children --; Children born to parents "late in life" --; Physically ill children --; Handicapped children --; Important points to remember in chapter eight --; When to get help and how to find it --; When to seek help --; How and where to find help --; Specific methods to find a therapist --; Ph.D., M.A., M.S.W., M.C., or M.D.? --; Questions to ask --; How to be a good patient/client --; Important points to remember in chapter nine; 2 N2 - Dr. Waldman provides a simple, step-by-step, process, using basic behavioral Psychology, to teach parents how to more effectively manage and modify their children's behavior ER -