TY - BOOK AU - Dobson,James TI - Parenting isn't for cowards: dealing confidently with the frustrations of child-rearing SN - 084990630-x AV - HQ 769 D656 1987 PY - 1987/// CY - Dallas, TX PB - Word Publishing KW - CHILD REARING KW - UNITED STATES KW - PARENTING KW - PARENTHOOD N1 - 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 ER -