From Alan E. Kazdin, a Yale University psychology and child psychiatry
professor, The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child is a
lifesaving handbook for parents of children who are occasionally, or too
often, “out of control.”Most child-behavior books are filled with advice
that sounds reasonable, fits with what parents already believe about
child-rearing, and is -- as Dr. Kazdin proves -- guaranteed to fail. The
Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child makes available to parents
for the first time Dr. Kazdin's proven program -- one backed up by some
of the most long-term and respected research devoted to any therapy for
children.Kazdin shatters decades' worth of accumulated myths about
tantrums, time-outs, punishments fitting the crime, and much more. With
the practicality of Ferber and the warmth of Brazelton, Kazdin leads
parents through every step of the Kazdin Method in action -- how to use
tone of voice, when and how to touch, how to lead your child in a
“practice” session, how to adjust your approach for different-age
children, how to involve siblings, and more. The program is temporary,
but the results are permanent -- for very young children, adolescents,
and even beyond.Includes a bound-in twenty-minute DVD featuring Dr.
Kazdin and his staff illustrating key concepts of the Kazdin Method.
