How to Handle a Hard-To-Handle Kid: A Parent's Guide to Understanding and Changing Problem Behaviors

By C. Drew Edwards

Some children act out, argue, disobey, and throw temper tantrums more frequently than others. If you re parenting one of these high-maintenance kids, this book is for you. Clinical child psychologist C. Drew Edwards doesn t just tell you what to do with a hard-to-handle kid. He also explains why some children are especially aggressive and disruptive because understanding is key to helping them become responsible, competent, and content. He spells out specific strategies for building a solid, positive relationship with your child and ways to take care of yourself (parenting a difficult child can be stressful ). And he encourages you to become an Authoritative Parent: balancing nurturance and support with structure and direction, blending positive and negative feedback, including children in the discipline process, using family problem solving, and guiding your child toward greater responsibility. Packed with practical information and real-life examples, written with authority and compassion, this is a book you ll turn to often for advice, insight, and good news: Parenting a hard-to-handle child isn t an impossible task. These strategies really work." This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575420465
• ISBN13: 9781575420462
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Changed our Lives!

I was looking for a book to help my boy and me (he was in Grade 1 last year and was having real terrible problems in school to the point the headmaster and teachers found it hard to handle him). I have been having problems handling him myself eversince he was 3 years old. After reading this book, it has really opened my eyes to my type of parenting (authoritarian) and to what "type" of child he is. He is hyperactive and...

Simple and effective handling of a hard to handle subject

Dr. Edwards provides advice on handling the HTH kid. The approach he uses is based upon his vast knowledge and experience in the the field of child psychology. I found that the advice he gives in his book is both simple and sage. He stresses consistency and calm, which produces positive results. I have even met Dr. Edwards and know first hand that the methods espoused in his book are the ones he practices on a daily basis...

Solid, helpful advice

The ideas on dealing with bedtime hassles made my life, and my girl's, much easier. She can still be difficult, but I've learned how to respond more effectively.

The best childrearing book I've ever read!

This book has some of the most helpful information for relating to not only difficult children but to anybody in general. Like Dr. Edwards said in his book, we all can be difficult at times. His style of writing is clear and humorous, yet discusses a very serious subject. We, as parents,really need to take an honest look at our children and ourselves and take the time and effort to learn good parenting skills. It's probably...

Good concrete advice on how to deal with today's children

Like the author said, if you don't spend time with the kids when they are young you WILL spend an inordinate amount of time when they are older. Nip the problem in the bud by reading this book. Start to develope good parenting skills as early as possible. Learn some very practical day to day parenting skills involving homework problems,temper tantrums,difficulty in social situations,the dangers of harsh punishment,the real...