Why Good Parents Have Bad Kids: How to Make Sure That Your Child Grows up Right Book

Even well-meaning parents can, through lack of awareness, neglect their children's most basic needs. And neglect can take many forms--from overindulgence to lack of communications. E. Kent Hayes has spent a lifetime working to advocate for children and their family. He has gleaned those lessons into this guidebook that explains how to avoid trouble before it starts and how to: - Instill the value of delayed gratification in children who want it now - Create a flexible day-to-day structure - Talk with a noncommunicative teenager - Balance permissiveness and discipline - Help your child deal with negative peer pressure - Handle problems, such as drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and vandalism - Laugh with your child - Build a lifelong loving relationship with your child Why Good Parents Have Bad Kids is essential reading for every parent, written by a noted child advocate and juvenile criminologist.