Child Mental Health Handbook. 8. Discipline issues

Author: Compiled by Singapore TBI Publishing Company / Beijing Dongfang Qida Translation Center
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: "Children's Mental Health Handbook" is written specifically for parents, guardians, and teachers. The entire set consists of 10 volumes, covering the challenges, psychological, and behavioral issues that children face today. Each volume concisely yet comprehensively introduces readers to the causes of various problems, specific signs and symptoms, as well as the latest diagnosis and treatment methods. The handbook also provides many helpful suggestions on how to guide troubled children and how to seek help. This set is written by mental health experts from the Child Guidance Center of the Health Promotion Board in Singapore. Using clear and accessible knowledge and an elegant, fluent writing style, the handbook offers a thorough and in-depth explanation of the various psychological disorders that may occur in children, serving as a highly inspirational and educational resource. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for parents and child workers to study and use. "Children's Mental Health Handbook 8: Discipline Issues" Almost every child has moments of unreasonable behavior and being difficult to manage. A child's demands can even frustrate the most patient parents in the world. Times have changed; raising children today cannot rely on the methods our parents used. Old-fashioned rules may not apply to today's youth. What should you do? Should you spank your child, or are you worried that it will lead them astray? Should you punish, discipline, and force them to accept your views? How can you ensure that your disciplinary methods won’t cross the line into abuse, given that the two are just a thin line apart? "Children's Mental Health Handbook 8: Discipline Issues" offers rational advice on how to handle children's tantrums and provides appropriate responses for parents when children steal or lie. It also offers effective disciplinary strategies that parents can use at home.