Most Popular Books by THOMAS W. PHELAN

"Effective discipline for children 2-12"--Cover

The workbook takes parents carefully through the program in a way that maximizes understanding, encourages constructive self-evaluation and provides for systematic planning of parenting strategies.

In honest and straightforward language, this comprehensive guide describes how to recognize the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), how to best treat it, and how to handle its effects in everyday situations. Parents, teachers, physicians, and mental health professionals benefit from learning the latest on medication treatment for the disorder that affects approximately 20 million children and adults in the United States. This guide helps ADD individuals and their friends and families to understand ADD and to better serve the needs of ADD children and adults in school, workplace, and social situations.

"Everywhere you go, you keep overhearing other moms say to their misbehaving children, ''That''s one. That''s two. That''s three.'' And then you watch in disbelief as their kid actually stops!" -- PopSugar MomsAre you the parent of a strong-willed child? Is bedtime a nightly battle? Are you looking to get your kids to behave without yelling? Whether you have a toddler, preschooler, or school-aged child, this parenting book can help you create a calm, happy home.

"Originally published as Surviving your adolescents in 2012 by ParentMagic, Inc."--Title page verso.

El método más simple, efectivo y amigable para educar hijos disciplinados y felices. Bestseller de The New York Times. Con más de 1,500,000 ejemplares vendidos. 1-2-3 por arte de magia te dice cómo recuperar el mando en tu casa y disfrutar de tus hijos. Thomas W. Phelan ofrece a los lectores herramientas para resolver casi cualquier situación sobre problemas de conducta, conflictos de interacción y chantajes infantiles a través de novedosos consejos y divertidas historias derivadas de la vida real. El objetivo es educar niños competentes, emocionalmente inteligentes y que piensen de forma asertiva. Este libro práctico y útil te ayudará a disciplinar efectivamente a tus hijos desde el día uno, aprenderás cómo tu silencio dice más que tus palabras y cómo al establecer límites mejorarás la dinámica familiar. Descubre cómo establecer límites sintetizando la compleja tarea de ser padres con tres sencillos trabajos: 1. Controlar el comportamiento desagradable: aprende una técnica sorprendentemente sencilla para que tus hijos dejen los comportamientos inadecuados (quejas, discusiones, berrinches, rivalidad entre hermanos y más). 2. Fomentar el buen comportamiento: aprende métodos efectivos para que tus hijos inicien los comportamientos que deseas (limpiar su cuarto, hacer la tarea, terminar su comida, irse a dormir, ayudar en los quehaceres del hogar). 3. Fortalecer el vínculo con tus hijos: aprende técnicas poderosas que refuercen el lazo entre padre e hijo.

Parents want their children to grow up with a robust, yet realistic self-respect. In their eagerness to help, however, parents often fall into traps that make them feel better without actually advancing their children''s self-esteem. In this enlightening new book, Dr. Thomas W. Phelan offers easily understood and achievable methods to help children gain self-respect. You will discover the "nuts and bolts" of self-esteem, five critical strategies for promoting self-esteem, the reasons for the junior high crash, the relationship between discipline and self-respect, common parenting oversights, why many self-esteem programs are unrealistic and unhelpful, and the 10 things you do not want to know about self-esteem. Self-Esteem Revolutions in Children describes the sweeping changes that youngsters experience as they grow up. Dr. Phelan explains why gimmicks and good intentions must be replaced by the hard work of both parents and children. He believes children are willing to do their part. Now parents can learn how to effectively meet the challenge - step by step.