Common Sense Parenting

The authors ease the self-doubts and confusion of parenthood, while answering the tough questions parents grapple with every day, including:·Is social media safe for my son?·How can I discipline my daughter so it actually makes a difference?·Can I change my child''s attitude about school? (He hates it!)·Why should I praise my daughter for doing what she''s expected to do?This award-winning book, in an updated fourth edition, offers expanded chapters on a range of parenting strategies, including setting reasonable expectations, creating predictable family routines, teaching social skills and helping children develop healthy relationships. Parents, also, learn how to create and use a "parenting plan" that combines all of the parenting skills explained in the book.