Raising the Challenging Child How to Minimize Meltdowns, Reduce Conflict, and Increase Cooperation

Karen Doyle Buckwalter, Debbie Reed, Wendy Lyons Sunshine

eBook - 2020

What's the worst you've ever faced as a parent? An all-out tantrum at the mall? A son who won't take out his earbuds to listen to you? A daughter who's failing at school and won't do her homework? A teen who constantly breaks curfew? A call from the police? Whatever you're dealing with, Raising the Challenging Child will help.Building on their work at Chaddock, a nonprofit organization that has worked with some of the most challenging kids in the nation for more than 150 years, the authors empower frustrated parents with practical tips and real-life examples on how to - minimize behavioral meltdowns- reduce conflict- increase cooperation- promote healthy attachment- improve family relationshipsThe strategies th...ey share work both for the child who is going through a difficult phase brought on by life disruption or trauma, and for the child who faces chronic struggles. Parents, teachers, and those who work with children and youth will find... more