Full Description
Raising Great Kids in a Chaotic World: A Handbook of Strategies, Examples, and Suggestions for Educators and Parentsis 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. It offers a broad range of strategies that emphasize:
how to teach and model the values and attitudes of successhow to talk effectively so kids will listenhow to anticipate possible consequences before actinghow to equip children and teenagers with skills they can use if they feel anxious, overwhelmed, bullied, or faced with difficult challenges
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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