Dealing with toddler meltdowns or an angsty teen who doesn’t want to talk? Find real-life solutions based on the latest scientific research.
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Stop. Breathe. Talk.One basic technique that every parent can use during challenging moments. Image
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Additional Resources
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Websites
- www.parentchildhelp.com
- www.listeningtotemperament.com
- www.macallgordon.com
- www.voiceseducation.org
- www.nurserona.com
- www.temperament.com
- www.preventiveoz.org
Books
- The Normal But Not-So-Easy Child: Raising Your Child Without Frustration, Anger, or Guilt by Robert J. Hudson, MD
- Temperament tools: Working with your child’s inborn traits. Revised Edition by Helen Neville and Diane Clark Johnson
- Is that me yelling? by Rona Renner
- Is this a phase? Child Development and Parenting Strategies, Birth to 6 Years by Helen Neville
- Understanding your child’s temperament by William B. Carey, M.D., with Martha M. Jablow
- The highly sensitive child: Helping our children thrive when the world overwhelms them by Elaine N. Aron
- The explosive child by Ross Greene
- Temperament talk: A guide to understanding your child by Kathy Goodman, Lyndall Schick, Barbara Tyler, & Barb Zukin
- Kids, parents and power struggles by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
- Raising your spirited child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
- Quiet at School by Robert J. Coplan