child rearing

Rafe Esquith draws on his twenty-four-year career as a teacher in Los Angeles to reveal how parents and teachers can help children build character and develop enriching lives that will help them succeed in school and throughout the rest of their lives.

Contains a practical guide to dealing with the daily problems of child rearing including developing basic communication skills, encouragement, effective discipline, and identifying some of the sources of anxiety in children.

Presents ways to reduce the antagonism between siblings, covering such topics as communication, comparisons, sibling roles, fights, the past, and times when the parents are not home.

Offers information and advice to parents on how to talk to their children about sex, with suggested conversation starters for discussing the body, the mind, the media, friends and influences, romantic relationships, sexual relationships, and safer sex, and includes tips on how to approach such topics from the perspective of personal values.

Offers strategies and activities to parents for getting the most out of time spent with their children, including tips for meals, chores, bedtimes, and vacations.

Explains how parents can avoid common power struggles by developing a deeper connection with their children and learning how to take control of the parent-child relationship and learn how to take charge in stressful situation, prevent battles, and encourage their children to resist negative thinking and peer pressure.

Presents information for parents to understand their children's actions, and describes ways parents can encourage their children to develop positive skills, such as creativity, problem-solving, communication, sense of humor, and respect for others.

Telephone directory to help parents find the right professionals who will help them get the most up-to-date advice on a range of issues.