Common Sense Parenting: A Proven Step-By-Step Guide for Raising Responsible Kids and Creating Happy Families

This book presents effective parenting techniques that have been taught in classes worldwide and proven in thousands of homes. Topics include setting clear expectations, giving positive and negative consequences for behavior, staying calm, teaching self-control, using Effective Praise and Preventive and Corrective Teaching, helping children make decisions and solve problems, reaching goals with charts and contracts, and teaching social skills. Also provided are strategies for dealing with the influence of the media, peer pressure, and problems in school. You will read examples, sample behavior charts, and step-by-step breakdowns of 16 valuable social skills.

Rated 'Outstanding' by The Parent Council

Winner of The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval





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Designed for the parent who wants to avoid wading through theories and paradigms of parenting, Common Sense Parenting offers just that?solid, easy-to-read common sense. Burke, who developed the Common Sense Parenting Training Program at Boys Town, and Herron, a former community director of Boys Town, are big on recognizing consequences, both positive and negative, and staying calm. Several aspects of the Boys Town training programs are here, most very simple and easy to follow. The authors support the use of contracts and charts and give samples of what these should look like. A very good book that promotes bare-bones skills for all parents; recommended for public libraries.?Linda Beck, Indian Valley P.L., Telford, Pa.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. REVIEW
"This book and audiobook deliver the goods. Here is a logical and sensible approach to parenting, featuring food examples" -- National Parenting Center, Fall 1977

Rated "Outstanding." -- The Parent Council

Winner of Seal of Approval -- The National Parenting Center ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ray Burke, PH.D., is assistant program director in the Education Services Division at Girls and Boys Town. A father of five, he is the former director of the Common Sense Parenting program. Ron Herron is director of the Writing Division at Girls and Boys Town. He is the father of two and a former Family-Teacher.

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