Authors: Gail Reichlin, Caroline Winkler, Caroline Winkler
ISBN-13: 9780761121824, ISBN-10: 076112182X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Date Published: April 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Gail Reichlin , a preschool teacher for 30 years, is founder and executive director of the Parents Resource Network. She cohosted a cable television program on parenting in Chicago with Caroline Winkler and is the mother of three children.
Caroline Winkler is a writer who, with Gail Reichlin, cohosted a cable television program on parenting in Chicago. She is the mother of three children.
It's instant relief for when your 2-year-old is on the floor of the toy store, pitching a fit. Or when brother and sister discover that they can't stand each other. Or when your son can't say no to video games.
The Pocket Parent is, literally, a pocket-size book of tried-and-true advice, common sense, parental wisdom, and sanity. Written by two professionals who've reared six children between them and made a career out of helping others with parenting issues, this handy book will be a lifesaver for every parent of a 2-to-5-year-old. It begins with an overall view of the Pocket Parent approach to discipline. Based on unconditional love but firm limits, and aimed at keeping the child's dignity and self-esteem intact, here are strategies that include "I" statements, modeling, family meetings, and "one word" requests. Once the ground rules are set, the guide moves to an A-to-Z compendium of common problems. Just look it up-Anger, Bad Words, Biting, Chores, Doctor Visits, Fears at Night, Lying, Separation Anxiety-and find the "Sanity Savers" list of suggestions, easy-to-follow bullets, anecdotes, and more.
For the bag, glove compartment, backpack, or shelf in the kitchen, it's there for you whenever you need it.
Foreword | xiii | |
Parent to parent | 1 | |
The Cornerstones | 10 | |
Discipline Terms | 12 | |
Choosing Appropriate Consequences | 14 | |
Communication Terms | 15 | |
How to Hold a Family Meeting | 17 | |
Anger | 19 | |
Role-Playing | 25 | |
New baby | 30 | |
Bad words | 37 | |
Bedtime | 43 | |
Biting | 50 | |
Chores | 57 | |
Appropriate Tasks for Two- to Five-Year-Olds | 58 | |
Comparing and labeling children | 66 | |
Death | 74 | |
Discipline | 82 | |
Doctor and dentist visits | 93 | |
Fears at night | 100 | |
Fighting in front of your kids | 106 | |
Ground Rules for "Fighting Fair" | 107 | |
First days of preschool | 114 | |
Friends | 120 | |
Helping Kids Learn to Share | 122 | |
How Children of Different Ages Tend to Socialize | 124 | |
Tips for Hosting a Play Date | 127 | |
"Gimmes" | 130 | |
Grandparents | 139 | |
Gift Giving | 140 | |
"I hate you!" | 147 | |
Hitting and hurting others | 155 | |
Alternatives to Hitting Back | 160 | |
Interrupting | 163 | |
Listening | 171 | |
Lying | 179 | |
How Does a Two- to Five-Year-Old Think? | 181 | |
Manners | 191 | |
Mealtime | 198 | |
Fun with Food | 207 | |
Morning "crazies" | 208 | |
Picking up toys | 216 | |
Potty training | 222 | |
Signs of Potty Readiness | 223 | |
Power struggles | 230 | |
Self-esteem | 237 | |
Praise Pointers | 240 | |
Separation anxiety | 247 | |
Easing Child-Care Transitions | 251 | |
Sexuality | 253 | |
Sibling rivalry | 261 | |
Strangers | 271 | |
Tantrums | 276 | |
Television, video, and computers | 283 | |
Movie Resources for Parents | 285 | |
Thumb sucking | 291 | |
Time-out | 299 | |
Time-Out Tips | 300 | |
Traveling with the kids | 305 | |
Checklists for Safe Travel | 306 | |
Values | 317 | |
Whining | 325 | |
Wits' end | 331 | |
Recommended Children's Books | 337 | |
Index | 363 |