The program outlined in this book is packed with practical steps to turn things around when a Strong-Willed or Defiant Child is pushing boundaries too far.
In this capacity they oversee the clinical work of fourteen therapists providing h.
Husband and wife for over thirty-five years, they have simultaneously served as directors of the Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara, a nonprofit organization.
About the Author: Don and Debra Mac Mannis are a team both at home and at the office.
And the best part-it adds a dash of humor while solving a serious problem.
Steps are provided to ease the transition to the new set of rules, incentives and consequences.
The book also teaches family members-adults and kids alike-how to calm themselves when frustrated, thereby reducing negative emotions and developing greater emotional self-regulation.
Best of all, family members can have more fun together and parents can resign, most of the time, from the role of "bad cop." The goal is simple-namely, to help kids feel good about themselves and have love and respect for others.
Kids become happier, more loving, have a higher self-esteem and feel less guilty and anxious.
Kids become motivated to behave because they want to, not because of what the parents want.
With this model, parents learn how to turn their child\'s willfulness into an asset instead of a liability.
This approach is unique, integrating effective tools and techniques from over thirty-five years of study, teaching and clinical practice by the co-authors, both practicing psychotherapists and workshop leaders.
Who\'s the Boss? provides the solution.
They often get in trouble in school, have difficulty with peers, and are deprived of fundamental lessons needed to survive in a world that will not always revolve around them.
Children with too much power not only drive their parents crazy but are at risk for a host of other problems.
Hundreds of parents of 3 to 10-year-olds have witnessed dramatic improvements in a few weeks time.
The program outlined in this book is packed with practical steps to turn things around when a Strong-Willed or Defiant Child is pushing boundaries too far
