Full Description
Raising Great Kids in a Chaotic World: A Guide for Parents and Educators is a practical resource of tips that parents and educators can use to help kids acquire, practice and/or correct behaviors that are needed to become responsible and successful adults. Most examples are presented from a parent-child perspective, although by altering a few words or phrases, often demonstrated, educators can achieve excellent results in their classrooms or with individual students. It is a guide that parents and educators can use to assist their children or students develop and refine skills most need to be successful at school and in life. It offers a broad range of strategies that emphasize:
-how to teach and model the values and attitudes of success
-how to talk effectively so kids will listen
-how to anticipate possible consequences before acting
-how to equip children and teenagers with skills they can use if they feel anxious, overwhelmed, bullied or faced with difficult challenges
-what to do when kids 'push buttons' and test limits
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: The Challenge of Raising Kids to Thrive
Chapter Two: Tips for Educators when Offering Suggestions
Chapter Three: What Children Need from Parents and Caregivers
Chapter Four: Paving the Road to Success
Chapter Five: How to Promote Responsibility
Chapter Six: Limits, Rewards, Consequences
Chapter Seven: Communicating effectively with your kids
Chapter Eight: Helping your kids solve people problems
Chapter Nine: What to do when kids push your buttons
Chapter Ten: Helping your kids handle stress
Chapter Eleven: Take good emotional care of yourself
Chapter Twelve: Conclusion
Appendix A: Conversation Starters
Bibliography and Resourcesa
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