Grow Your Kids

A few dozen behaviors that drive parents crazy are repeated over and over in the thousands of letters Michele Borba receives on her Oxygen based web-site, in her mail box at Parents Magazine, and in questions from the audiences of parents who come to hear her speak all over the world. Bullying, biting, chore wars, fighting, hitting, homework battles, impulsivity, lying and cheating, being mean, rude, or selfish, swearing, talking back, temper trantrums, whining, yelling and others -- the top 38 bad behaviors and how to change them, step-by-step, are confronted and solved in this enormously useful, simple-to-use book. Each behavior is treated with the same format and formula: first the problem, as stated in a letter from a parent, then a full description of the behavior, a series of key tips and guidelines, then a step-by-step plan for a customized makeover, a permanent and deeply felt change. Four pages each, short and sweet, action-based, these highly-focused practical solutions to the 38 biggest problems are literally just what the doctor ordered for busy and harassed parents the world over. Dr. Borba has culled all of her wisdom, experience, and skills as a teacher into an extraordinarily effective quick guide that is destined to become the ultimate source and constant companion for all parents of children ages 3 to 12.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments.

Foreword by Jack Canfield.

PART ONE: Preparing to Make Changes.

PART TWO: Behavior Makeover Basic.

PART THREE: Thirty-Eight Behavior Makeovers.

1. Anger.

2. Anxiety.

3. Biting.

4. Bossiness.

5. Bullied.

6. Bullying.

7. Chore Wars.

8. Cynicism.

9. Defiance.

10. Doesn’t Listen.

11. Fighting.

12. Giving Up Easily.

13. Hitting.

14. Homework Battles.

15. Hooked on Rewards.

16. Impulsivity.

17. Intolerance.

18. Lack of Friends.

19. Lying and Cheating.

20. Materialistic.

21. Meanness.

22. Negative Peer Pressure.

23. Overperfectionism.

24. Poor Sportsmanship.

25. Put-Downs.

26. Rudeness.

27. Selfishness.

28. Short Attention Span.

29. Shyness.

30. Sibling Battles.

31. Stealing.

32. Swearing.

33. Talking Back.

34. Tattling.

35. Teased.

36. Temper Tantrums.

37. Whining.

38. Yelling.

PART FOUR: How to Use Consequences.

PART FIVE: Don’t Forget to Tell Your Kids You Love Them!

References.

About the Author.

INDEX.