The Manipulative Child: How to Regain Control and Raise Reso: How to Regain Control and Raise Resourceful, Resilient, and Independent Kids: How to ... Resilient, Resourceful, and Independent Kids - Hardcover

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This groundbreaking approach to parenting offers a proven program for getting manipulative children back on track. The core of the program is the concept of value-guided parenting, which requires parents to establish a set of values and then teaches children to behave in keeping with these values.

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Drs. Swihart and Cotter, a pediatrician and a child psychologist who have collaborated for nearly twenty-five years, here offer their groundbreaking and clinically proven program for blocking manipulative behavior and getting our kids back on track. "The Manipulative Child" tells parents:
-- How to resist the urge to "fix" things for your kids and learn to trust that they can solve difficult problems themselves
-- How to regain control and become "manipulative-proof"
-- How manipulative behavior and low self-esteem are linked
-- What the seventeen characteristics of a healthy child really are
-- How to step out of the way, promote your child's independence, and enjoy the fruits of value-guided parenting

Drs. Swihart and Cotter illustrate their program with examples of successful kids, as well as case studies of how parents have regained control and effectively blocked their children's manipulative behavior. The positive results of their work will enlighten, even astound you.