Taming the dragon in your child, solutions for breaking the cycle of family anger, Meg Eastman with Sydney Craft Rozen
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Taming the dragon in your child, solutions for breaking the cycle of family anger, Meg Eastman with Sydney Craft Rozen
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-222) and index
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index present
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non fiction
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Taming the dragon in your child
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bibliography
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27975910
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Meg Eastman with Sydney Craft Rozen
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solutions for breaking the cycle of family anger
Summary
Offers advice on handling tantrums and whining in children, and helps parents determine their own decision-making and parenting styles Provides parents with realistic, healthy and positive ways to understand and diffuse situations that trigger their child's tantrums, flare-ups, sulks and arguments. Shows parents how to recognize and break their own anger patterns which their children may be imitating. Each chapter combines specific information and advice with realistic examples of what to do in a variety of typical situations
Table of contents
Part I. Meeting the dragon. The dragon's many faces -- Anger: Understanding its roots -- What is normal anger? -- Parenting styles and anger -- Two-parent families: Problem-solving styles -- The single-parent family -- When parents need help -- Part II. As the dragon grows. Understanding your child's temperament -- Preschool children: rages in stages -- School-age children: The important of belonging -- Adolescent children: Expect rebellion -- Teaching morality: Can the fiery dragon be civilized? -- Part III. Old and new dragon patterns. Recognizing the dragon's old patterns -- Five myths about the dragon -- Creating new patterns -- When your child whines and throws a tantrum -- Teaching children self-calming strategies -- A rage gauge to track your family's dragons -- Part IV. Strategies to communicate, discipline, and resolve conflicts. Taking to an angry young child -- How to talk to your teen -- Sometimes the dragon needs silence: know when to stop talking -- Setting limits on the dragon: Discipline techniques that work -- Dragon against dragon: Conflicts with other kids -- Dragons at war: Conflicts between brothers and sisters -- Part V. Special dragon challenges. The anxious, highly stressed child -- The active, impulsive child -- The aggressive, out-of-control child -- Part VI. Living in peace. Celebrate! You are taming the dragon
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