Description
Over the past thirty-five years, Between Parent and Child has helped millions of parents around the world strengthen their relationships with their children. Written by renowned psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott, this revolutionary book offered a straightforward prescription for empathetic yet disciplined child rearing and introduced new communication techniques that would change the way parents spoke with, and listened to, their children.
Dr. Ginott's innovative approach to parenting has influence an entire generation of experts in the field, and now his methods can work for you, too. In this revised edition, Dr. Alice Ginott, clinical psychologist and wife of the late Haim Ginott, and family relationship specialists Dr. H. Wallace Goddard usher this bestselling classic into the new century while retaining the book's positive message and Haim Ginott's warm, accessible voice. Based on the theory that parenting is a skill that can be learned, this indispensable handbook will show you how to:
• Discipline without threats, bribes, sarcasm, and punishment
• Criticize without demeaning, praise without judging, and express anger without hurting
• Acknowledge rather than argue with children's feelings, perceptions, and opinions
• Respond so that children will learn to trust and develop self-confidence
Level: Intermediate
ISBN: 0609809881
ISBN-13: 9780609809884
Format: Paperback, 256pp
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Edition Description: REV
Edition Number: 2
Pub date: 2003
Content
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Code of Communication: Parent-Child Conversations
Chapter 2. The Power of Words: Better Ways to Encourage and Guide
Chapter 3. Self-defeating Patterns: There's No Right Way to Do a Wrong Thing
Chapter 4. Responsibility: Transmitting Values Rather Than Demanding Compliance
Chapter 5. Discipline: Finding Effective Alternatives to Punishment
Chapter 6. Positive Parenting: A Day in a Child's Life
Chapter 7. Jealousy: The Tragic Tradition
Chapter 8. Some Sources of Anxiety in Children: Providing Emotional Safety
Chapter 9. Sex and Human Values: Sensitive Handling of an Important Subject
Chapter 10. Summing Up: Lessons to Guide Your Parenting
Epilogue
Appendix A: How Children Can Be Helped
Appendix B: How Child Psychotherapists Deal with Their Own Children
Appendix C: Additional Resources
Index
Book authors
Dr. Alice Ginott is a clinical psychologist who has conducted workshops with parents and teachers and lectured widely on parent-child relationships. She is a recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award.
Dr. Ginott lives in New York City. Dr. H. Wallace Goddard is an associated professor of family life at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension and section chair of Education and Enrichment with the National Council on Family Relations. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Reviews
"Between Parent and Child is a pioneering guide to emotionally intelligent parenting. I strongly recommend it." - Daniel Coleman, bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence
"Rings truer today than ever. We must be a model to our children not a judge. Respectful communication works only when it's mutual. An amazing book!" - Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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