Do you want to know how you can get your kids to do their chores? Do you want to stop lecturing, reminding and nagging your kids? Are you wondering if it is worth it to discipline your kids when they wont stay in a chair for a time-out? Joey and Carla Link reach beyond typical parenting advice to give you honest understanding, encouragement and practical steps that work to get obedient children. They share: Why parents cant get their kids to behave What obedience is What obedience is not How to get your kids to obey Help for single parents Have you ever wanted an instruction manual for parenting? Look no further; this is the book youve been waiting for. With refreshing honesty and practical instruction, Joey and Carla Link have put together a great resource for parents. If you have kids, you need this book. - Jill Savage, founder and CEO of Hearts at Home and author of Real Moms Real Jesus The biblical and practical teaching Joey and Carla Link share is something every parent should read. It has given us clear expectationswhat we as parents can require of our kids and what our kids know is expected of them. People are happy to be around our kids instead of being happy when we leave! We are confident this book will be a good beginning for parents, no matter the ages of their children. - US Representative Bill and Natalie Huizenga, Michigan

Solve toddler challenges with eight key mindshifts that will help you parent with clarity, calmness, and self-control. In Why is My Child in Charge?, Claire Lerner shows how making critical mindshifts—seeing children’s behaviors through a new lens —empowers parents to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. Using real life stories, Lerner unpacks the individualized process she guides parents through to settle common challenges, such as throwing tantrums in public, delaying bedtime for hours, refusing to participate in family mealtimes, and resisting potty training. Lerner then provides readers with a roadmap for how to recognize the root cause of their child’s behavior and how to create and implement an action plan tailored to the unique needs of each child and family. Why is My Child in Charge? is like having a child development specialist in your home. It shows how parents can develop proven, practical strategies that translate into adaptable, happy kids and calm, connected, in-control parents.

A modern parenting classic—a guide to a new and gentle way of understanding the care and nurture of infants, by the internationally renowned childcare expert, podcaster, and author of No Bad Kids “An absolute go-to for all parents, therapists, anyone who works with, is, or knows parents of young children.”—Wendy Denham, PhD A Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, Janet Lansbury helps parents look at the world through the eyes of their infants and relate to them as whole people who have natural abilities to learn without being taught. Once we are able to view our children in this light, even the most common daily parenting experiences become stimulating opportunities to learn, discover, and connect with our child. A collection of the most-read articles from Janet’s popular and long-running blog, Elevating Child Care focuses on common infant issues, including: • Nourishing our babies’ healthy eating habits • Calming your clingy, fearful child • How to build your child’s focus and attention span • Developing routines that promote restful sleep Eschewing the quick-fix tips and tricks of popular parenting culture, Lansbury’s gentle, insightful guidance lays the foundation for a closer, more fulfilling parent-child relationship, and children who grow up to be authentic, confident, successful adults.

A Powerful Approach to Bringing God's Grace to Kids Did you know that the way we deal (or don't deal) with our kids' misbehavior shapes their beliefs about themselves, the world, and God? Therefore it's vital to connect with their hearts--not just their minds--amid the daily behavior battles. With warmth and grace, Jim and Lynne Jackson, founders of Connected Families, offer four tried-and-true keys to handling any behavioral issues with love, truth, and authority. You will learn practical ways to communicate messages of grace and truth, how to discipline in a way that motivates your child, and how to keep your relationship strong, not antagonistic. Discipline is more than just a short-term attempt to modify your child's actions--it's a long-term investment to help them build faith, wisdom, and character for life. When you discover a better path to discipline, you'll find a more well-behaved--and well-believed--kid.

Do you want to know how you can get your kids to do their chores? Do you want to stop lecturing, reminding and nagging your kids? Are you wondering if it is worth it to discipline your kids when they wont stay in a chair for a time-out? Joey and Carla Link reach beyond typical parenting advice to give you honest understanding, encouragement and practical steps that work to get obedient children. They share: Why parents cant get their kids to behave What obedience is What obedience is not How to get your kids to obey Help for single parents Have you ever wanted an instruction manual for parenting? Look no further; this is the book youve been waiting for. With refreshing honesty and practical instruction, Joey and Carla Link have put together a great resource for parents. If you have kids, you need this book. - Jill Savage, founder and CEO of Hearts at Home and author of Real Moms Real Jesus The biblical and practical teaching Joey and Carla Link share is something every parent should read. It has given us clear expectationswhat we as parents can require of our kids and what our kids know is expected of them. People are happy to be around our kids instead of being happy when we leave! We are confident this book will be a good beginning for parents, no matter the ages of their children. - US Representative Bill and Natalie Huizenga, Michigan

If children seem to be getting more difficult than ever, there may be a good explanation and it could be located right under your child's nose. Consider that marshmallow breakfast cereal she consumed, or the fluorescent vitamins he enjoys? Do you know what gives these things their pretty colors? How about the fruity flavorings? In our home 'candy' means raisins, and we grow our own tomatoes, you say? These are wonderful foods, but if your child is sensitive to salicylates, they can trigger world-class tantrums too. This book is about who have faced the issues are dealing with and have found solutions. An eminent physician discovered many of the puzzle pieces, and others have followed, so there now is documentation in the scientific literature.

A groundbreaking guide to raising responsible, capable, happy kids Based on the latest research on brain development and extensive clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham’s approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your child creates real and lasting change. When you have that vital connection, you don’t need to threaten, nag, plead, bribe—or even punish. This remarkable guide will help parents better understand their own emotions—and get them in check—so they can parent with healthy limits, empathy, and clear communication to raise a self-disciplined child. Step-by-step examples give solutions and kid-tested phrasing for parents of toddlers right through the elementary years. If you’re tired of power struggles, tantrums, and searching for the right “consequence,” look no further. You’re about to discover the practical tools you need to transform your parenting in a positive, proven way.