From Difficult To Delightful In Just 30 Days Book

Turn your "problem" child into a happy child—no drugs, no therapy, no nonsense If you're the parent of a difficult child, you understand the frustrations of dealing with daily tantrums, tearful tirades, and other troublesome behavior. You may have even resorted to therapy or drugs. But if you follow the simple, commonsense steps described in this book, you will see a remarkable turnaround in your child’s behavior—in only four weeks.

Based on Dr. Jacob Azerrad’s thirty-five years of experience as a child psychologist, this back-to-basics parenting program is a proven method for transforming the behavior of the most problematic child—even one diagnosed with ADHD. Dr. Azerrad’s method is surprisingly simple and really works. In fact, you’ll see a delightful difference in your difficult child almost immediately.

Dr. Azerrad's family-friendly guide will show you how to:

• Deal with tantrums, aggression, and other destructive
• Reinforce good behavior with a proven reward system
• Relearn the dos and don’ts of good parenting
• Avoid using behavioral drugs to control behavior

In just thirty days, tears will give way to smiles, conflicts will be resolved by cooperation, and "no" will become "yes." It’s the best thing you will ever do for your child—and for yourself.

Dr. Jacob Azerrad has practiced as a child psychologist for thirty-five years. He has appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show, " "Phil Donahue, " and other national television shows and has published articles in Psychology Today, Parents, and the Boston Globe.

Library Journal

Child psychologist and renowned parenting authority Azerrad (Anyone Can Have a Happy Child) here criticizes the medical establishment's predilection to diagnose a child's misbehavior as a symptom of a psychological disorder and prescribe drugs as treatment. He argues that childhood behaviors are learned, first and foremost, from mothers and fathers and that parents should teach their children three things: that disappointment is a part of living; that they need to learn how to control their own behavior; and that other people's needs, feelings, and wishes should be understood and respected. To achieve these goals, he continues, parents need to look at their children with a new set of eyes, in a positive, praiseworthy way, and also keep a diary of their children's behavior. Azerrad has extremely specific rules concerning time-outs and includes an "ABCD" sequence for a simple nurture response that he claims produces positive results. Azerrad is quite opinionated, and if you can get past that, there is much to be gleaned from his approach. Recommended for larger public libraries.-Kari Ramstrom, MLIS, Plymouth, MN Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.