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1 Parenting the Strong-Willed Child : The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two-To-Six Year-Olds
Rex L. Forehand, Nicholas Long

Current:
9.6
This first self-guided program for mananging a disruptuve two- to six-year-old is the solution every stressed-out parent of a difficult child is looking for. Based on more than 30 years of collective research by child-behavior experts, this ... [more] [Submit]
2 Positive Discipline for Preschoolers : For Their Early Years-Raising Children Who Are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful
Jane Nelsen

Current:
9.5
Discipline is difficult for every family, but when a parent is recovering from drug or alcohol abuse, setting and upholding behavioral limits can be particularly tough. In this familial situation, it's possible that trust has been broken, e ... [more] [Submit]
3 Positive Discipline
Jane Nelsen

Current:
9.5
THE KEY TO DISCIPLINE IS NOT PUNISHMENT, BUT MUTUAL RESPECTAll parents try to do their best--but the best of intentions don't always produce the best results. Dr. Jane Nelsen, an experienced psychologist, educator, and mother, believe ... [more] [Submit]
4 Your Child's Self-Esteem
Dorothy Corkille Briggs

Current:
9.5
Step-by step guidelines for raising responsible, productive, happy children. Self-image is your child's most important characteristic. How to help create strong feelings of self-worth is the central challenge for every parent and tea ... [more] [Submit]
5 The Discipline Book : Everything You Need to Know to Have a Better-Behaved Child-From Birth to Age Ten
William Sears, Martha Sears

Current:
9.4
A guide by two pediatricians who have raised eight children together discusses self-esteem, spanking, divorce, single parenting, travel, and baby-sitting, and offers advice on how to prevent, as well as stop, problem behavior. Tour. --T ... [more] [Submit]
6 Backtalk : Four Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids
Audrey Ricker, Carolyn Crowder

Current:
9.4
Imagine this scenario. You pick up your son at school, and ask him how his day went. He says, "You always ask me that. Get a life, Mom." You feel hurt, insulted, frustrated. Silent, you drive him to band practice. In this scene, e ... [more] [Submit]
7 Boundaries With Kids : When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Help Your Children Gain Control of Their Lives
Henry Cloud

Current:
9.4
"Boundaries and Kids" will help parents set boundaries with their children and will help them teach the concept of boundaries to their children. The authors of the award-winning Boundaries now help moms and dads apply its principles to rais ... [more] [Submit]
8 Smart Love : The Compassionate Alternative to Discipline That Will Make You a Better Parent and Your Child a Better Person
William J. Pieper, Martha Heineman Pieper

Current:
9.3
Parents and experts tend to be divided into two embittered camps: strong discipline and permissiveness. How about another choice? Now comes Smart Love: The Compassionate Alternative to Discipline That Will Make You a Better Parent and Yo ... [more] [Submit]
9 Positive Discipline A-Z, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition: From Toddlers to Teens, 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems
Jane Nelsen

Current:
9.1
The first edition of Positive Discipline A-Z became a classic child-rearing text that helped change the way parents and experts feel about discipline. In this revised and expanded version, child psychologist Jane Nelson (coauthor of ... [more] [Submit]
10 The New Dare to Discipline
James C. Dobson

Current:
9.1
Children need love, trust, affection--and discipline. From one generation to the next, the challenge of helping children into responsible adults doesn't change. Dr. Dobson's classic Dare to Discipline, a practical, reassuring guide f ... [more] [Submit]
11 Perfect Parenting : The Dictionary of 1,000 Parenting Tips
Elizabeth Pantley, William, MD Sears

Current:
9.0
From the author of "Kid Cooperation" comes an effective guide to disciplining children ages two to 14, covering parents' most often-asked questions and helping them find the answers they need. ... [more] [Submit]
12 The Strong-Willed Child/Birth Through Adolescence
James C. Dobson(Introduction), James Dr. Dobson

Current:
9.0
Dr Dobson's invaluable advice has reached more than one million families, helping parents effectively discipline headstrong children without breaking their spirit. Spanish available more] [Submit]
13 Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours
Kevin Dr. Leman

Current:
9.0
Dr. Leman understands why children behave as they do and lets you in on the secrets. You'll be relieved to realize that you can love your child without loving eveything he or she does, that you can motivate your child, that you can improve ... [more] [Submit]
14 Discipline Without Shouting or Spanking : Practical Solutions to the Most Common Preschool Behavior Problems
Jerry Wychoff

Current:
8.9
YOU CAN HANDLE YOUR CHILD'S BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS WITHOUT SHOUTING OR SPANKING Discipline Without Shouting or Spanking offers effective, practical, nonviolent options for correcting the most common behavior problems of preschooler ... [more] [Submit]
15 Emotionally Intelligent Parenting : How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child
Maurice Elias

Current:
8.9
If you think it's a difficult time to be a parent, consider how challenging it is to be a child in today's world. Recent studies show that children are more impulsive, disobedient, lonely, sad, irritable, and violent than ever before. The a ... [more] [Submit]
16 Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
Joan Declaire

Current:
8.8
In Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, psychology professor John Gottman explores the emotional relationship between parents and children. It's not enough to simply reject an authoritarian model of parenting, Gottman says. A pa ... [more] [Submit]
17 Letting Go of Anger : The 10 Most Common Anger Styles and What to Do About Them
Ron Potter-Efron

Current:
8.8
From the coauthors of Letting Go of Shame comes a clear, accessible book--containing revealing self-tests and real-life examples--that is designed to help readers better understand their "anger styles," and offering simple methods for recog ... [more] [Submit]
18 Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns
Brenda Smith Myles, Jack Southwick

Current:
8.8
Written for professionals and parents alike, Asperger Syndrome and Rage: Practical Solutions for a Difficult Moment offers practical solutions to the day-to-day challenges facing individuals with Asperger Syndrome and their families. With a ... [more] [Submit]
19 Facing the Fire : Experiencing and Expressing Anger Appropriately
John Lee, Bill Stott

Current:
8.8
In the most important book on anger since The Dance of Anger, the author of The Flying Boy demonstrates how to transform this unpredictable emotion into a source of positive, productive energy and offers ways to vent anger that are safe and ... [more] [Submit]
20 Understanding Your Child's Temperament
Children's Hospital of philad

Current:
8.7
The renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has once again produced a remarkably wise and useful reference for parents. Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop is spot-on when he says in the foreword that the book "should revolutio ... [more] [Submit]
21 The Anger Workbook (Minirth-Meier Clinic Series)
Les Carter

Current:
8.7
We all deal with anger in our lives--whether it be in a subtle or violent manner. Being angry can involve such emotional expressions as frustration, irritability, annoyance, aggravation, blowing off steam, or fretting. The good news is a ... [more] [Submit]
22 Playground Politics : Understanding the Emotional Life of the School-Age Child
Stanley I., M.D. Greenspan, Jaqueline Salmon

Current:
8.7
Named one of the 10 Best Parenting Books of 1993 by Child magazine, this book "not only gives parents a great understanding of children in the middle years, but gives them excellent advice on how to support them better."--Washington Post. ... [more] [Submit]
23 Dr. Weisinger's Anger Work-Out Book
Hendrie Davis Weisinger

Current:
8.6
In this helpful manual, Dr. Weisinger offers a collection of special tests to aid in determining the root of the anger problem, and a series of proven exercises to help vent anger in a more positive fashion and learn to use the emotion crea ... [more] [Submit]
24 The Other Side of Love : Handling Anger in a Godly Way
Gary Chapman

Current:
8.6
What do Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the abolition of slavery, and the civil rights movement have in common? They all began because of one universal human emotion: anger. When motivated by injustice and guided by love, anger is a cata ... [more] [Submit]
25 Anger Is a Choice
Tim F. Lahaye, Bob Phillips

Current:
8.5
Counsel and exercises to help us understand the causes of anger, how to control it, how lack of control affects us physically and spiritually. Read more ... [more] [Submit]
26 Anger : The Misunderstood Emotion
Carol Tavris

Current:
8.4
Tavris' "landmark book" (San Francisco Chronicle) dispels the common myths about anger and includes a brand-new chapter on strategies for specific anger scenarios. Read moremore] [Submit]
27 How to Control Your Anger Before It Controls You
Albert Ellis, Raymond Chip Tafrate

Current:
8.3
In their new approach to coping with anger, world famous psychologist Dr. Albert Ellis and Dr. Raymond Chip Tafrate present their thoroughly researched and proven technique designed to help understand the roots and nature of anger. Using si ... [more] [Submit]
28 How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too!
Sal Severe

Current:
8.3
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29 Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Current:
8.3
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30 Back in Control : How to Get Your Children to Behave
Gregory Bodenhamer

Current:
8.2
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31 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
Thomas W. Phelan Ph.D.

Current:
8.1
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32 The Defiant Child : A Parent's Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Douglas Riley

Current:
8.1
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33 Your Defiant Child : 8 Steps to Better Behavior
Russell A. Barkley, Christine M. Benton

Current:
8.1
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34 Dr. James Dobson on Parenting : The Strong-Willed Child : Parenting Isn't for Cowards
James, Dr. Dobson

Current:
8.1
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35 8 Weeks to a Well-Behaved Child : A Failsafe Program for Toddlers Through Teens
James Windell

Current:
8.0
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36 Kids Are Worth It! : Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline
Barbara Coloroso

Current:
8.0
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37 1-2-3 Magic : Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
Thomas W. Phelan Ph.D., Glen Ellyn

Current:
7.9
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38 The Optimistic Child
Martin E. P. Seligman

Current:
7.8
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39 Anger-Free : Ten Basic Steps to Managing Your Anger
W. Doyle Gentry

Current:
7.8
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40 How to Raise a Child With a High Eq : A Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence
Lawrence E. Shapiro

Current:
7.7
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41 When Anger Hurts
McKay

Current:
7.7
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42 When Anger Hurts : Quieting the Storm Within
Matthew McKay

Current:
7.7
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43 Angry All the Time
Potter-Efron

Current:
7.7
This concise, easy-to-read handbook offers genuine help and relief to people who frequently lose control of their tempers, as well as to their families and friends. The bestselling author of Letting Go of Shame divides his guide into two ma ... [more] [Submit]
44 Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out : The Anger Management Book
Jerry Wilde

Current:
7.6
This book offers a unique approach to one of the most pressing problems of our time. Child psychologist, Dr. Jerry Wilde, speaks directly to children and adolescents in a language they can easily understand. Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out ... [more] [Submit]
45 Without Spanking or Spoiling : A Practical Approach to Toddler and Preschool Guidance
Elizabeth Crary

Current:
7.5
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46 The Heart of Parenting : Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child [ABRIDGED]
John Mordechai Gottman

Current:
7.3
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47 Anger : Deal With It, Heal With It, Stop It from Killing You
Bill Defoore

Current:
7.2
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48 The Angry Self : A Comprehensive Approach to Anger Management
Miriam M. Gottlieb

Current:
7.2
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49 The Heart of Anger
Lou Priolo

Current:
7.2
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