Common sense parenting: using your head as well as your heart to raise school-aged children

Introduction

Parents as teachers: Discipline through positive teaching ; Setting reasonable expectations ; Giving clear messages ; Using consequences to change behavior ; Using reasons to encourage improvement

Encouraging good behavior and preventing problems: Praise is powerful ; Teaching to prevent problems ; Reaching goals using charts and contracts

Correcting problem behavior: Staying calm ; Correcting misbehavior ; Teaching self-control

Putting it all together: Teaching social skills ; Making decisions and solving problems ; Holding family meetings ; Establishing family routines and traditions ; Making a parenting plan

Special topics: Helping children succeed in school ; Handling peer pressure

Wrapping it up

Quick reference to parenting skills.