Taming the Dragon in Your Child: Solutions for Breaking the Cycle of Family Anger - Softcover

Eastman, Meg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471594059 ISBN 13: 9780471594055

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1994

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Synopsis:

Angry children are like storybook dragons - breathing fire one moment, enchanting and harmless the next. This guide helps parents to recognize and diffuse the situations that trigger their children's sulks and tantrums. Parents learn how to tell if a child's anger is a normal expression of hurt, fear and frustration, or a warning sign of serious family stress. There are also suggestions for breaking family fighting, setting appropriate boundaries, finding disciplinary techniques that work, dealing with divorce, abuse, school problems, death and other crises, as well as knowing when to get professional help.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0471594059
• ISBN 13: 9780471594055
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240