Dobson, James

Parenting isn't for cowards: dealing confidently with the frustrations of child-rearing / James C. Dobson. - 239 p. ; 24 cm.

1. The challenge --
2. The tough and the gentle --
3. What 35, 000 parents said about their children --
4. What 35, 000 parents said about themselves --
5. With love to parents who hurt --
6. Suggestions for parents of young children --
7. Power games --
8. Too pooped to parent --
9. Suggestions for parents of adolescents --
10. Questions and answers --
11. Realeasing your grown child --
12. A final thought --
Appendix: Questionnaire for parents --

LIST OF TABLES --
1. Ratio of very strong-willed to very compliant children --
2. Rebellion and cooperation in strong-willed children --
3. Rebellion cooperation in complaint children --
4. Percent of strong-willed and compalint children severe rebellion at various age categories --
5. Acceptance or rejection of parental values --
6. Parental response to strong-willed and complaint children --
7. Parent-child interaction according to temperaments of both generations --
8. Who handles stong-willed children best? --
9. Who handes complaint children best? --
10. Changing patterns of discipline among compliant Fathers --
11. Changing patterns of discipline among compliant mothers

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CHILD REARING--UNITED STATES
PARENTING--UNITED STATES
PARENTHOOD

HQ 769 / D656 1987