What Great Parents Do: 75 Simple Strategies for Raising Kids Who Thrive
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Overview
What Great Parents Do is an everything-you-need-to-know road map for parenting that you will consult again and again. Psychologist Erica Reischer draws on research in child development and cognitive science to distill the best information about parenting today into bite-size pieces with real examples, useful tips, and tools and techniques that parents can apply right away. This book will show you how to do what great parents do so well, including:
- Great parents start with empathy
- Great parents accept their kids just as they are
- Great parents avoid power struggles
- Great parents see the goal of discipline as learning, not punishment
- Great parents know they aren't perfect
A toolbox of the most effective parenting strategies, What Great Parents Do is accessible, actionable, and easy to follow.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781101992371 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 08/16/2016 |
Sold by: | Penguin Group |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 240 |
Sales rank: | 743,608 |
File size: | 573 KB |
About the Author
A former consultant with McKinsey & Company, Dr. Reischer sits on the advisory board for Happy Healthy Kids and leads popular parenting classes at schools and organizations such as UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Habitot Children's Museum, and the University of California.
Her writing about children and families appears in Psychology Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. She maintains a private psychology practice in Oakland, California where she lives with her husband and two children.
Table of Contents
Introduction ix
1 Great parents do what they say they are going to do 1
2 Great parents do what they know 3
3 Great parents change themselves first 6
4 Great parents focus near and far 9
5 Great parents see parenting as a skill 13
6 Great parents practice empathy 15
7 Great parents watch out for "buts" 18
8 Great parents respect their children's reality 20
9 Great parents accept their kids just as they are 24
10 Great parents avoid these toxic phrases 27
11 Great parents teach kids to feel their feelings and choose their actions 31
12 Great parents aren't perfect 34
13 Great parents let kids make mistakes and experience failure 36
14 Great parents resist the urge to "fix" feelings 40
15 Great parents take ownership of their feelings 44
16 Great parents acknowledge their moods and feelings 47
17 Great parents pay attention 50
18 Great parents cultivate self-awareness 52
19 Great parents practice positive touch 54
20 Great parents help kids develop positive habits 56
21 Great parents distinguish between goals and methods 60
22 Great parents show kids the way 63
23 Great parents don't gratify behavior they don't want repeated 66
24 Great parents "catch" kids being good (and tell kids specifically what they liked) 68
25 Great parents discipline lovingly 70
26 Great parents discipline in private 72
27 Great parents avoid disciplining when tired or hungry 74
28 Great parents see the goal of discipline as learning, not punishment 76
29 Great parents understand that children's brains are different 79
30 Great parents notice what they say and how they say it 83
31 Great parents see that actions speak louder than words 85
32 Great parents practice emotion coaching 88
33 Great parents promote self-control 93
34 Great parents view kids as little explorers and scientists 96
35 Great parents give previews 100
36 Great parents give kids the benefit of the doubt 102
37 Great parents share their power 104
38 Great parents are in charge 107
39 Great parents maintain a warm and affectionate attitude 109
40 Great parents treat their kids with respect, consideration, and kindness 112
41 Great parents expect their kids to treat them with respect, consideration, and kindness 114
42 Great parents rarely say "Good job!" or "You are so smart!" 116
43 Great parents (mostly) avoid labels 120
44 Great parents play it straight 123
45 Great parents use scaffolding 126
46 Great parents give a reason 129
47 Great parents give fair warning 132
48 Great parents are transparent about their decision-making process 135
49 Great parents know that reasoning has its limits 138
50 Great parents harness the power of natural consequences 141
51 Great parents give speeding tickets 144
52 Great parents create speed bumps 150
53 Great parents are consistent 152
54 Great parents strive to be matter-of-fact 156
55 Great parents teach happiness habits (and also practice them) 160
56 Great parents teach kids the three Ps 166
57 Great parents protect playtime 169
58 Great parents prioritize sleep 172
59 Great parents encourage sensible risk taking 175
60 Great parents encourage their kids to "do good" 178
61 Great parents avoid power struggles 180
62 Great parents avoid reward economies 183
63 Great parents make time to give kids their full attention 188
64 Great parents take care of themselves 190
65 Great parents pivot 194
66 Great parents use placeholders 195
67 Great parents reframe 197
68 Great parents focus on the positive 199
69 Great parents can change the mood (be silly and playful) 201
70 Great parents avoid drama 203
71 Great parents stop the action 205
72 Great parents offer replays 207
73 Great parents stage rehearsals 210
74 Great parents focus on the relationship 214
75 Great parents start where they are 216
Notes 217