From the Book - First Scribner edition.
Part I: The essential toolbox. Tools for handling emotions : what's all the fuss about feelings? : when kids don't feel right, they can't behave right
Tools for engaging cooperation : feelings schmeelings, she has to brush her teeth : getting kids to do what they have to do
Tools for resolving conflict : avoiding combat on the home front : replacing punishment with more peaceful, effective solutions
Tools for praise and appreciation : not all odes are equal : ways to praise that will help, not hinder
Tools for kids who are differently wired : will this work with my kid? : modifications for kids with autism and sensory issues
The basics : you can't talk your way out of these : conditions under which the tools won't work
Part II: The tools in action. Food fights : the battle at the kitchen table
Morning madness : escaping the intense gravitational pull of your home
Sibling rivalry : give the baby back!
Shopping with children : mayhem at the market
Lies : kids and the creative interpretation of reality
Parents have feelings, too
Tattling : snitches and whistle-blowers
Cleanup : the dirtiest word
Doctor's orders : medicine, shots, blood draws, and other horrors
Shy kids : fear of friendly folks
Little runaways : kids who take off in the parking lot and other public places
Hitting, pinching, poking, punching, pushing : I barely touched him!
Troubleshooting : when the tools don't work.