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Tables of Contents for Parent School
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xv
Acknowledgments
xvii
Orientation
xix
Parenting / O /
Tending Your Child's Soul
2
4
Getting Behind the Eyes of Your Child
6
2
The Seven Best Things Good Parents Can Do
8
5
The Joys and Challenges of Parenting: What We Have Learned from Raising Our Ten Sons
13
6
Am I Doing it Right? What Makes You a Good Parent
19
3
Four Thoughts for Parents from the Tao Te Ching
22
5
Dr. Mom's Greatest Lession for Parents
27
4
The Seven Keys to Good Parenting
31
3
Raising Good Kids in a Troubled World
34
5
Lessons in Taming the Dragon
39
4
Sex and Parenthood
43
5
Health and Nutrition
Engage and Participate in Your Child's Health Care
48
3
Sleep Pretty Baby: The Importance of Sleep in Your Child's Life
51
4
How to Handle Homesickness
55
6
The Mastery of Intimate Conversations with Your Child
61
4
Sex Differences in Health
65
5
Avoiding a Weight Problem in Your Child
70
6
In the Beginning
The First Signs of Intelligent Life: Awaken Your Baby's Inner Resources
76
4
The Importance of Early Childhood Parenting
80
2
My Own Best Mom
82
4
Mommy and Me
What You Didn't Expect When You Were Expecting
86
4
Redefining the ``Good'' Mother
90
3
Four Ground Rules for Life as an At-Home Mother
93
5
A Letter to Your Child
98
8
Rules of Discipline
Listen
106
8
The New Protective Parent: Striking a Healthy Balance
114
5
Eighteen Ways to Avoid Power Struggles
119
5
Dare to Dine Out
124
5
``It's Mine!'' -How to Teach Sharing
129
3
The Best Discipline is Strict Discipline
132
4
Learn to Give Praise and Positive Attention
136
5
The Wonderful World of Wits-End Parenting
141
6
Raising Responsible Kids
147
7
Practical Tools to Discipline Effectively
154
6
Waist-High Fences: An Approach to Discipline
160
4
Who's in Charge at Your House? Managing Kids' Testing and Manipulation
164
8
You Can't Make Me-But I Can be Persuaded!
172
7
Face Reality
179
2
Turning Conflict into Cooperation
181
8
Keeping Your Teen from Remaining a Tribe Apart
189
6
Better to Prepare or to Punish?
195
2
Excerpts from Rebel Without a Car
197
7
Lessons in Learning: Educating Our Next Generation
Learning Really Is Fun!
204
6
What Is Smart? Understanding and Nurturing the Multiple Intelligences in Your Child
210
6
Children and Books
216
6
A Father's Place Is in the School
222
6
Secrets to Self-Esteem
``Teaseproof'' Your Kids
228
5
Helping Your Child Develop Meaningful Self-Esteem
233
5
Help Children Learn to Believe in Themselves
238
4
Teaching Self-Reliance
242
5
``My Child is Being Teased! How Can I Get This to Stop?'' Excerpt from Good Friends Are Hard to Find
247
7
Family Values
What Really Matters
254
7
Ten Ways to Show Gratitude Within the Family
261
2
Excerpt from How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things
263
3
Encourage Your Loved Ones
266
2
``What Do You Say?''
268
3
Little Things Long Remembered, or Filling Your Child's Memory Bank
271
3
Raising a Giving Child
274
3
Building Empathy in the Preschool Years
277
5
Always Make the Highest Choice
282
4
Parenting Kids with Labels
Great Expectations: The Only Child
286
5
Understanding and Coping with ADD/ADHD
291
6
A Wonderful Parent
297
5
The Anxious Child
302
6
``D'' Is for Divorce
Helping Your Children Cope with Divorce
308
6
I'm a Bonus Mom
314
6
Fun and Games
The Wonder of Play
320
3
Creating Creative Kids: Turning Boredom into Brightness
323
9
The Importance of Humor in Parenting
332
3
Kids and Sports: What's a Parent to Do?
335
6
Raise a Child Who ``Plays Smart,''
341
3
Help! I Have a Toddler!
344
10
Quality Time---Anytime! How to Make the Most of Every Moment with Your Child
354
4
Tips and Tricks You Can Really Use
Tools for the Trade
358
5
Drive Time: Excerpt from Survival Tips for Working Moms
363
4
Positive Discipline Techniques
367
2
Enjoy the Ride
369
3
Tips We've Learned While Attending Parent School
372
9
Parent School Faculty
381
32
Index
413
8
About the Editors
421
2
Extra Credit
423
1
Extra Curricular Activities
424