Resources for Parents and Teachers
Discipline/Behavior
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Resources for Parents and Teachers Discipline/Behavior
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Books:
Written by: Salvador Minuchi Pioneer in family counseling and therapy gives strategies to heal families.
Written by: Robert Bayard Practical but loving parenting approaches.
Written by: Adele Faber Improve communication skills with your teenager.
Written by: Gregory Bodenhamer A practical no nonsense guide on how to add structure, rules and basic parenting approaches into your home.
Written by: Dr. Scott Sells An excellent resource and step by step guide to deal with the out of control and average teenage issues. A how to guide on dealing with chores, disrespect, schoolwork, drugs, and other issues.
Written by: Jane Nelsen, Ph. D Positive parenting strategies, a guide designed for parents, teens and educators which explains how to resolve conflicts.
Written by: M. Eastman and S. Rozen This book examines anger and how it is express, a problem often confronting parents. The book introduces realistic ideas on changing behavior patterns in times of conflict, plus strategies on opening communication and establishing discipline plans to teach decision-making skills.
Written by M. Kurcinka This book is about normal children who are more intense, persistent, sensitive, perceptive, and uncomfortable with change than other children. A positive approach is taken to reassure parents as they attempt to understand the challenging child.
Written by Thomas Gordon One of the pleasant surprises of this readable, parent-friendly 240-page book is how Gordon seems to anticipate the quick arguments some might have for his premise that excessively praising/rewarding -- while a better alternative than any punishment -- may not be nearly as fruitful as some would believe. By chapter three, the reader begins to recognize the everyday difficulties of trying to implement positive reinforcement with perfect consistency and regularity for one child, let alone for siblings or a classroom! While generally readable, the book must be studied to be effective.
Written by K. Kaye Parents looking for a structured, concise and practical approach for dealing with their children's discipline problems will find reading Dr. Kenneth Kaye's book, Family Rules: Raising Responsible Children, extremely beneficial. The author, a child psychologist, stresses that families must have a system of clear and firm rules with consistent consequences applied when rules are broken to manage behavior effectively.
Written by Teresa Langston Ms. Langston has produced a highly readable, well organized book which provides an excellent resource for parents looking for help with discipline. Ms. Langston writes directly for parents and maintains that discipline should be used to teach children positive decision making, reduce family chaos and conflict, and increase the time needed to build positive parent-child relationships.
Written by J. Bluestein Practical strategies for boundary setting for teenagers is the emphasis of this simply and clearly written paperback. Twenty relationship-building techniques are explored, teaching parents how to avoid conflict, resolve problems, and establish the foundation for mutual love and respect between themselves and their teenagers.
Written by J. Nelson & L. Lott This is a reference book to which parents will turn for direction on specific problems. Written with a conservational tone, it can help parents to educate, challenge, and support children in an atmosphere of mutual respect, and to develop and use sound judgment without being judgmental.
Written by Dinkmeyer, D. & McKay, G. This is a self-help book for parents of middle and high school students. It is designed to be used alone or as the text for parent training groups as a 10-week self-study program.
Written by Thomas Gordon One of the pleasant surprises of this readable, parent-friendly 240-page book is how Gordon seems to anticipate the quick arguments some might have for his premise that excessively praising/rewarding -- while a better alternative than any punishment -- may not be nearly as fruitful as some would believe. By chapter three, the reader begins to recognize the everyday difficulties of trying to implement positive reinforcement with perfect consistency and regularity for one child, let alone for siblings or a classroom! While generally readable, the book must be studied to be effective.
Written by Weinhaus, E. & Friedman, K. This little book is a concise nugget of wisdom for parents.
Written by MacKenzie, R. The author provides good support for parents seeking to establish boundaries without physical or overly restrictive methods. Using enhanced communication and "time out", he advances his theory of less stressful ways of fulfilling consequences of child behavior.
Written by Munger, Richard This easy reading book is for parents of children two years of age and up and is designed to be comprehensible to all, including families who may be unable to benefit from traditional sources of help. The importance of setting clear behavioral limits in order to prevent the development of anxiety when limits are not given is emphasized.
Written by Nelsen, Jane A well-written practical guide to child management targeted for both parents and teachers. The book describes a theory of behavior based on Adlerian psychology and prescribes a discipline approach engendered with kindness, respect, firmness and encouragement. Websites:
Savannah Family Institute's website. An online guide for treating difficult teenagers for teachers, parents, and therapists. Forms and contracts for dealing with issues such as disrespect, schoolwork, recreational reading, chores, school grades, curfew, and safety.
For teachers and parents. A discipline model for handling over 200 different misbehaviors at school and home. Provides solutions and strategies for dealing with behaviors.
www.focusas.com/Resources.html#Behavior This link provides information regarding risky and self-destructive behavior including behavioral disorders, conduct disorders, oppositional defiant disorder, and a variety of other behavioral issues/topics.
www.apa/org/pubinfo/anger.html The American Psychological Association brochure offers practical strategies for controlling anger.
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/behavior.htm This Facts for Families information sheet offers a description of violent behavior, some risk factors, and warning signs. It also discusses prevention and treatment.
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/steal.htm This Facts for Families information sheet provides good general information for parents on how to handle stealing.
www.tnpc.com/parentalk.adoles.html A newsletter with articles on a variety of topics such as "Keeping the Lines of Communication Open", "Socializing and Body Image", "Talking about Sex", "Talking about Drugs", "Discussions on Suicide", and "Dealing with Divorce".
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