family & relationships / life stages / school age

"[This book] explores how today's parenting techniques and our myopic education system are failing to prepare children for their certain-to-be-uncertain futures--and how we can reverse course to ensure their lasting adaptability, resilience, health, and happiness"--Dust jacket.

"Offers practical tools for helping parents implement discipline that's respectful and effective; ... offers a framework to guide parents in making decisions about why, when, and how to hold tighter reins,... and why, when, and how to loosen the reins"--Dust jacket.

"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...solution: Ignore It! Dr. Pearlman's four-step process returns the joy to child rearing. Combining...strategies with time-tested approaches, she teaches parents when to selectively look the other way to withdraw reinforcement for undesirable behaviors"--Provided by publisher.