A01=Kerby T. Alvy
Author_Kerby T. Alvy
behavior modification
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Children's Exposure and Use of Media and Technology
Corporal Punishment and Verbal Aggression
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Firm and Fair parenting
Obesity and Eating-Related Problems
Positive parenting
prepare Children for School
Teach Children about Sexuality
Product details
- ISBN 9780807748084
- Weight: 370g
- Dimensions: 161 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 10 Nov 2007
- Publisher: Teachers' College Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Raising children in the 21st Century is both parenting in the worst of times and parenting in the best of times. ""The Positive Parent"" is an essential resource for navigating the challenges and opportunities that today's families face. Dr. Alvy shows parents how to help their children reach their full potential through the power of positive parenting.With humor and passion, Dr. Alvy provides important skills, helpful resources, and 16 highly practical guidelines to help you become a Positive Parent. Learn how to: give children warmth, acceptance, and respect; enjoy your children's development and be alert to special needs; use firm and fair leadership; avoid corporal punishment and verbal aggression; start early in preparing children for school; create a home environment that supports education; be an active partner with your child's school; manage your child's obesity and eating-related problems; teach children about their own and other cultures; teach children about substance abuse; teach children about sexuality; teach children to be financially successful and giving; manage your children's exposure and use of media and technology; maintain a healthy lifestyle; nurture the relationship in which you are raising your children; and, set a good example of life long learning.""The Positive Parent"" includes selections from ""The CICC Discovery Tool"" - a series of age-specific questionnaires for tracking the development of children birth to 5 years of age.
Dr. Kerby T. Alvy, a clinical child psychologist, is executive director of the Center for the Improvement of Child Caring (CICC), Studio City, California and a founding board member of the National Effective Parenting Initiative.
