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First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

PREFACE, LIST OF FIGURES, 1. THE IDEAL FAMILY - THE IDEAL CHILD, 2. FUNDAMENTALS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 3. DEMOCRACY NOT AUTHORITARIANISM, 4. REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS: A MISTAKE FIGHTING, 5. NATURAL AND LOGICAL CONSEQUENCES, 6. ENCOURAGING THE CHILD, 7. GENERAL RULES FOR CHILD TRAINING, 8. GETTING UP, 9. DRESSING, 10. EATING, 11. KEEPING CLEAN, 12. SCHOOL DIFFICULTIES AT HOME, 13. BEDTIME, 14. COOPERATION, 15. CHORES, 16. CLUTTER-MESSINESS, 17. OWN ROOM, 18. MONEY AND PROPERTY, 19. FIGHTING IN THE HOME, 20. FIGHTING IN THE CAR, 21. BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC, 22. AGGRESSION, 23. UNDESIRABLE COMPANIONS, 24. DEMANDING ATTENTION, 25. DAWDLING, 26. TEMPER TANTRUMS, 27. NIGHTMARES-EXCESSIVE FEARS, 28. BAD HABITS, 29. BED-WETTING, 30. CONTROL OF BOWELS AND BLADDER, 31. MORALITY, 32. COMMUNICATING, 33. THE FAMILY COUNCIL, 34. FUN IN THE FAMILY, 35. FORM A PARENTS' STUDY GROUP, 36. CHANGE YOURSELF: HOW TO BECOME A MORE POSITIVE, LOVING AND LESS ANGRY PERSON, 37. EXAMPLE, 38. MOVING TOWARD DEMOCRATIC DISCIPLINE, 39. AUTOCRATIC METHODS, 40. DEMOCRATIC METHODS, 41. AUTOCRATIC AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLES, 42. WHAT CHILDREN LEARN IN CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS, 43. GUIDELINES FOR CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS, 44. GROUND RULES FOR CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS, 45. TOPICS FOR CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS, 46. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF A CLASSROOM DISCUSSION, 47. STORIES FOR CLASSROOM USE, 48. CLASS COUNCIL, 49. SOURCES FOR CLASSROOM DISCUSSION STORIES, 50. BECOMING AN ENCOURAGING TEACHER, 51. HOW WE INADVERTENTLY DISCOURAGE STUDENTS, 52. HOW TO ENCOURAGE, 53. ENCOURAGEMENT VERSUS PRAISE, 54. ENCOURAGEMENT COUNCIL, 55. PRINCIPAL-CHILD ENCOURAGEMENT PROCESS, 56. ENCOURAGEMENT EXAMPLES WRITTEN, 57. GOALS OF MISBEHAVIOR-THEORY, 58. IDENTIFYING GOALS, 59. REVEALING THE GOAL TO THE CIULD, 60. HOW TO CORRECT MISTAKEN GOALS, 61. NATURAL AND LOGICAL CONSEQUENCES, 62. TEACHERS' EXAMPLES OF CONSEQUENCES, 63. NEW CLASSROOM DIMENSIONS, 64. CENTERING PROCESS, 65. EXERCISES IN CENTERING, 66. LIFE PURPOSE FANTASY, 67. THE C4R SYSTEM, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX, ABOUT THE AUTHORS