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Teach Yourself - the world's leading learning brand - is relaunched in 2010 as a multi-platform experience that will keep you motivated to achieve your goals. Let our expert author guide you through this brand new edition, with personal insights, tips, energising self-tests and summaries throughout the book. Go online at www.teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don't have much time, don't worry - every book gives you 1, 5 and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started.Teach Yourself Bringing up Happy Children will help you to raise confident and secure children and to enjoy a happy and harmonious home. It contains many ideas and tools for gaining co-operation rather than nagging as well as numerous tips and strategies for getting through every day niggles such as quarrels and tantrums. You will also find suggestions for ways to deal with tough topics such as bereavement and divorce. There is a non-judgemental and reassuring tone throughout, and plenty of interactive quizzes, charts and exercises to get you thinking about fresh approaches to old problems. Numerous quotes and stories from parents bring the exercises to life.
Glenda Weil and Doro Marden have more than 30 years combined experience of running courses for parents, and have 7 children between them.They both work with leading parenting charity Parentline Plus.
: introduction: overview: before you begin01: ACT don’t react: in the heat of the moment: the ACT formula: ‘the Autoparent’: ACT in practice: how to remember ACT: summary02: understanding yourself as a parent: parenting pressures: the parenting style graph: your own experience of parenting styles: your own parenting styles: the oxygen mask: summary03: understanding your child’s behaviour: the link between behaviour, feelings and needs: the fountain of needs: when needs are not met: bearing needs in mind: basic human needs: summary04: valuing your child: valuing your children: showing you care: difficult times: the importance of touch: building confidence and resilience: celebrating difference: summary05: recognizing feelings: emotional literacy: basic feelings in mammals: identifying feelings: layers of feelings: awareness of feelings: summary06: dealing with feelings: denying feelings: acknowledging feelings: mixed feelings: verbal and non-verbal approaches: worries: self talk: expressing feelings: summary07: anger and tantrums: what is anger?: in what ways is anger useful?: the dangers of ignoring anger: parents’ relationships: prevention is better than cure: first aid: what to do when your children are angry: tantrums: summary08: encouraging co-operation and: positive feelings: the value of play and playfulness: the power of language: giving choices: giving responsibility gives confidence: nag busters: positive attentionsummary: 14509: skilled listening: being someone to tell: blocks to confiding: being a helper: empathy: listening with heart and mind: skilled listening: when skilled listening is not appropriatesummary: 16310: problem solving: a model for problem solving: challenging limiting beliefs: problems without a solution: problems which need adult intervention: summary11: boundaries and freedom: what are boundaries and why are they important: family values and rules: keeping boundaries: challenging unacceptable behaviour: the discipline of consequences: thinking time: being firm: boundaries and the outside worldsummary: 20012: tackling sibling conflict: causes of conflict: battles for love and attention: status battles: dealing with fights: selective attention: playing or hurting?: bullying in the family: model for negotiationsummary: 22213: time to talk about difficult issues: conflict, separation and divorce: death and bereavement: talking about sex and relationships: alcohol, smoking and drugs: summary14: happiness: happiness derived from meeting needs: connectedness: parental guidance: the value of satisfaction and creativity: the other side of the coin: resilience and optimism: thankfulness: giving and receiving: nature and walking: moral and spiritual happiness: postscript: taking it further: index
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