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Ten Ways the Good-Child-Guide Can Help You Become a Better ParentBy: Kathleen Karns What parent hasn’t wished for a manual or guide that would show them ways to become better parents? Or, at least, provide valuable insights that can be used to better prepare parents for the different aspects of raising children. For many, this wish has come true. Doctor and psychologist Noel Swanson has taken his knowledge and expertise, gleaned from more than 20 years of service, and organized it into what he calls the Good Child Guide. Available for download online, this small e-book is packed with a wealth of information and strategies. Among the information contained in the Good Child Guide, the following are ten important points that are covered in detail: 1. By learning the reasons why children do what they do, you will know the first and most crucial step, in which to be able to find out what it will take to change bad behaviors if they occur. 2. There are many errors that parents make when trying to deal with bad behaviors. The results can actually make matters worse and the child’s behavior will become worse as well. Within the Good Child Guide, you will learn what the most critical errors are and find ways to safeguard against them. 3. Many times, children can use extreme means to get what they want, even employing manipulation by pitting one parent against another or creating conflicts among siblings to mask their own interests. Having some practical understanding of manipulation can actually spare you much grief and heartache. The Good Child Guide reveals the secret ingredient to this dangerous tactic and gives parents the knowledge to defeat it. 4. When faced with a whining, crying child many parents wilt under the strain and seek out whatever means they can to pacify the situation. Noel Swanson shows struggling parents a powerful technique that will eliminate whining, temper tantrums, and other annoying behaviors. 5. Parents are equipped with comprehensive strategies and lessons on how to deal serious issues like lying, stealing, and fighting in productive and healthy ways that do not resort to corporal punishment as the only effective method. 6. Dealing further with issues of morality, Swanson zeroes in on two key elements that are used to teach responsibility. They are invaluable tools that must be utilized and instilled at a young age; otherwise children may never learn them. 7. The Good Child Guide aids the parent by educating and equipping them with the foundational materials to be able to analyze any specific behavioral problem that their children may be causing and determine course of treatment or design just the right a solution for the situation. 8. As it is a very typical problem with most parents, and many times the methods employed simply do not work, covering the topic of bedtime has become an import issue worthy of discussion. The question behind this subject: How to get your children to go to bed - and stay in it! You will find a reasonable and clear answer. 9. The parents of children with special needs or serious disorders, often need the most support when it comes to childrearing, and the Good Child Guide hasn’t forgotten them. Inside, there are a number of behavioral strategies for children with ADHD, Asperger's syndrome and other specific difficulties made available. Now these are not cure-alls. They are not magic spells that will make the problem go away, but they will make life much easier on parents and provide a way to improve their relationships with their children. 10. When it comes to dishing out punishment, many parents fail to devise a way to move from punishment to reconciliation. This can lead to children feeling alienated or alone and foster bitterness and resentment if not adequately dealt with. The balance between punishment and reconciliation must be kept. This is facilitated in a number of ways that Dr. Swanson outlines and can make all the difference. The Good Child Guide has become an indispensable tool for many parents today. Parenting Resources Picky Eaters Good Child Guide Better Behavior Wheel Parenting Toolbox |
