In 1996, Parenting the Strong-Willed Child established itself as a seminal guide for parents who want to manage challenging behavior with parenting techniques grounded in positive reinforcement, without yelling or harming a child's self-esteem. Packed with brand-new content, this fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to integrate state-of-the-field scientific and clinical advances, providing a timely and thorough response to the current issues facing parents of young children. It addresses important new topics, including:
â—Ź Understanding parenting and child behavior in context, including effects of the global pandemic, racial disparities, financial strain, and other parenting challenges
â—Ź Greater opportunities for parents to learn proven parenting skills for challenging child behaviors such as noncompliance, whining, and tantrums
â—Ź Strategies for linking the five-week program skills to common parenting challenges, including screen time
â—Ź Understanding how the proven five-week program can help parents of children with ADHD
Improve the life of your child—and yourself—with valuable lessons and science-backed advice that has helped a generation of parents raise happy, healthy children.