Raising a Self-Disciplined Child

Lead Author: Robert Brooks
Division: McGraw-Hill Professional
ISBN-13: 9780071411967 (ISBN-10: 0071411968)
© 2007 | 1st Edition | 288 pages , Hardcover
Status: Active, In-Print
List Price: $28.95

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Description :

"Hands-on, caring advice to make your child gratifyingly, skillfully independent."
--Kirkus Reviews

Learn to raise a self-disciplined child is confident, independent . . . and happy.

Raising a Self-Disciplined Child is the groundbreaking book parents have been waiting for--a remarkably positive approach to a style of discipline that builds children up-from the acclaimed authors of Raising Resilient Children. Filled with realistic, practical strategies and sample scenarios, it shows you how to teach your child, ages 6 through 16, the value of self-control, self-reliance, and self-assurance: the all-important skills that will last him a lifetime.

Praise for Raising Resilient Children

?Practical and clear in its suggestions, direct and supportive in its tone, Raising Resilient Children is the perfect book for parents searching for a caring method to help their children grow into healthy, loving, and mature adults.?
--William Pollack, Ph.D., author of Real Boys

?Brooks and Goldstein help mothers and fathers focus on their child's strengths, not on his or her weaknesses. The result is a happier, more resilient child.?
--Michael Thompson, Ph.D., author of Raising Cain

Table of Contents :
Part One: The Power of Mindsets, Resilience, and Self-Discipline
Chapter 1: Developing Self-Discipline in our Children
Chapter 2: The Mindset for Effective Discipline
Part Two: Negative Mindsets and a Lack of Self-Discipline
Chapter 3: I Don?t Have Much Control Over My Life
Chapter 4: I Just Don?t Know How to Solve Problems
Chapter 5: My Success is Based on Luck
Chapter 6: Mistakes Convince Me I?m Not Very Smart
Chapter 7: I Feel I Let Myself and Others Down
Chapter 8: Life is Unfair and Has Dealt Me a Lousy Hand
Chapter 9: Why is Everyone Always Angry at Me?
Chapter 10: The Lessons and Power of Self-Discipline
Index

About the Author:

Robert Brooks
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