Ignore it! by Catherine Pearlman

Ignore it! by Catherine Pearlman

This book teaches frustrated, stressed-out parents that selectively ignoring certain behaviors can actually inspire positive changes in their kids.

With all the whining, complaining, begging, and negotiating, parenting can seem more like a chore than a pleasure. Dr. Catherine Pearlman, syndicated columnist and one of America's leading parenting experts, has a simple yet revolutionary solution: Ignore It!

Dr. Pearlman's four-step processreturns the joy to child rearing. Combining highly effective strategieswith time-tested approaches, she teaches parents when to selectively look the other way to withdraw reinforcement for undesirable behaviors. Too often we find ourselves bargaining, debating, arguing and pleading with kids. Instead of improved behavior parents are ensuring that the behavior will not only continue but often get worse. When children receive no attention or reward for misbehavior, they realize their ways of acting are ineffective and cease doing it.Using proven strategies supported by research, this book shows parents how to:

- Avoid engaging in a power struggle
- Stop using attention as a reward for misbehavior
- Use effective behavior modification techniques to diminish and often eliminate problem behaviors

Overflowing with wisdom, tips, scenarios, frequently asked questions, and a lot of encouragement,Ignore It! istheparenting program that promises to return bliss to the lives of exasperated parents.

Dr. Catherine Pearlman is the creator of The Family Coach, a private business that specializes in assisting families with issues such as discipline, sleep, and sibling rivalry. She is the proud mother of an elementary school-aged son and a middle-school-aged daughter. The Wall Street Journal and numerous regional parenting magazines have published her syndicated Dear Family Coach column. Her advice has been featured in Parents, Men's Health, CNN.com, and The Huffington Post, among other publications. Dr. Pearlman is a registered clinical social worker with over twenty years of experience working with children and families. She holds a PhD in social welfare from Yeshiva University and a master's degree in social work from New York University, and she is an assistant professor of social work at Brandman University.

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ISBN 13	9780143130338
ISBN 10	0143130331
Title	Ignore it!
Author	Catherine Pearlman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S.
Year published	2017-08-08
Number of pages	272
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