How to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, Too!
If certain movies can earn "two hanky" ratings for their ability to  induce tears, Sal Severe'sHow to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, Tooeasily deserves a "two highlighter" rating for its bountiful collection of  noteworthy parenting strategies. From the hilarious opening anecdote about his  4-year-old's verbal attack on a waiter to his reassuring final chapter ("From  Cookies to Car Keys"), Severe's candor, practical advice, and savvy long-term  vision offer quick relief for overwhelmed parents of 3- to 6-year-olds. The  moral of this school psychologist's story: Language counts; use it wisely.  Yelling, spanking, and knee-jerk time-outs do little to correct misconduct, and  may promote more misbehavior. Instead, Severe champions positive,  age-appropriate phrases to curb the whining, parry the potty words, and morph  fights into sharing sessions. He shows how to formulate meaningful consequences  for little rule breakers and how to wield the parents' ultimate "better  behavior" tool: consistency. Literally hundreds of clever catch phrases (void of  the worddon't), sample dialogues, anger-management techniques, written  exercises, and tips on tweaking inadequate corrective measures flow throughout  Severe's 25 standalone chapters. An ample book list that offers suggested  parent/child reading on dozens of topics nicely caps off this exemplary guide.--Liane Emory Thomas--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.