Who's raising whom? : a parent's guide to effective child discipline / Larry Waldman. [print]

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.

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.

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