The Everyday Parenting Toolkit: The Kazdin Method for Easy, Step-By-Step, Lasting Change for You and Your Child - Alan E. Kazdin

Alan Kazdin delivers the evidence-based, gold-standard method for parents who want simple, effective responses to the everyday challenging behaviors of their children. --Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Flourish and The Optimistic Child Alan Kazdin's The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child is the gold standard for research-backed advice on being a better parent for difficult children. But what about children who are not defiant? Now, in The Everyday Parenting Toolkit , Dr. Kazdin addresses how parents can deal with the routine challenges that come with raising a child. Dr. Kazdin's methods are based on the most up-to-date research and are implemented in real-world ways. These are the problems that plague parents on a day-to-day basis: from getting ready for school on time to expanding the palates of picky eaters to limiting computer time, no parenting book does a better job at helping parents understand and correct problematic behaviors. Dr. Kazdin's methods foster lifelong positive character traits such as respectfulness, honesty, kindness, and altruism. With The Everyday Parenting Toolkit , Dr. Kazdin helps transform parenting and helps develop ideal child-parent relationships. Jam-packed with solid advice any parent can use. -- BookPage A useful guide to eliminating stress, improving communication and providing a more nurturing family environment. -- Kirkus Reviews