Parenting Difficult Children | Michael Hammond

Parenting young children is a challenge, and dealing with difficult or problem behavior can set up an atmosphere of tension and strife-not just between the child and the parents, but between parents as well. Parenting Difficult Children provides a method of removing that tension with specific strategies for parents of children age three to twelve who are exhibiting difficult or common negative behaviors. Based on the author's thirty years of clinical experience as a child and family therapist, the book shows parents how to eliminate unwanted, negative behavior and replace it with wanted, positive behavior while strengthening and improving the parent-child relationship. The coverage of the book is two-fold. Part one includes specific instruction on building a secure foundation of rules, discipline methods, communication skills, conflict resolution skills, and reinforcers for positive, desired behavior. Part two includes short essay chapters on problem behaviors and what to do about them.