CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction: Parenting: Long Hours, No Pay, Excellent Benefits
Part I: Building a Solid Foundation for Parenting
Chapter 1: Orientation to the Parenting Profession
Chapter 2: Your Job as a Parent
Chapter 3: Challenging the Little Adult Assumption
Chapter 4: Avoiding the Two Biggest Discipline Mistakes
Part II: Controlling Obnoxious Behavior: Parenting Job 1
Chapter 5: Getting Results through Counting
Chapter 6: Advice for Nearly Any Counting Challenge
Chapter 7: Disciplining Your Child in Public
Real-Life Story 1: The Case of the Temper Tantrum TerroristChapter 8: How to Handle Sibling Rivalry, Tantrums, Pouting, and
Lying
Real-Life Story 2: The Incredible Case of the Traveling
Troublemakers
Chapter 9: Getting Started with Counting
Part III: Managing Testing and Manipulation
Chapter 10: Recognizing the Six Types of Testing and Manipulation
Chapter 11: Tales from the Trenches
Part IV: Encouraging Good Behavior: Parenting Job 2
Chapter 12: Establishing Positive Routines
Chapter 13: Getting Up and Out in the Morning
Chapter 14: Cleaning Up and Chores
Chapter 15: Surviving Suppertime
Chapter 16: Tackling the Homework Problem