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Overview of the Book
Four Weeks to a Better-Behaved Child: Breakthrough
Discipline Techniques that Work--for Children Age 2 to 10
gives parents a practical system of discipline based on a
positive premise: that children behave well when they
understand clearly what is expected of them. The parents'
job is to make their expectations very clear and then to
apply an appropriate consequence every time the child
complies – or fails to.
The book describes the underlying foundation for
discipline in terms of 4C's: clear, consistent, contingent
consequences. It then outlines four specific discipline
techniques that parents can use to put these 4C's into
daily practice.
Two of the techniques encourage children to turn
desirable behaviors into regular habits; the other two
discourage them from repeating unwanted ones. All four
techniques are meticulously constructed on proven
behavioral principles for managing behavior and on an
understanding of what children are capable of
understanding and acting on at any given age.
Thus, parents who read Four Weeks to a Better-Behaved
Child will learn specific discipline techniques they can
put into immediate use. Every bit as important, however,
they will also learn when and why certain discipline
techniques work (or fail to work).
As a result, they will be able to analyze a situation
and determine which discipline method to use in order to
achieve a desired result. In addition, most parents will
find themselves becoming more thoughtful about the ways
they communicate with their children. Often, they may be
surprised to discover that simply making their
expectations clearer goes a long way toward eliciting good
behavior.
By applying the approach and techniques outlined in
Four Weeks to a Better-Behaved Child, parents can expect
to see positive results within just two to four weeks.
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