Put no hope in the younger generation
unless you have
listened very carefully and heard that this only will happen in the next generation provided that someone from the older generation, you and I — the theologians, the thinkers, the
teachers, the preachers, the progressive Christians — insist that this generation is brought up with, confronted daily with, required
to think about the new questions and the new insights.
• What is going
to happen
to your teenager if you don't take steps now
to change his behavior right now • Why when you
listen to what your child says
to you, you are missing 93 % of what is going on • Your teen's number one priority, and why this stops him from obeying you • Why all the behavioral techniques you have read in so many parenting books never work on your child... and what does work • Why using punishments, consequences, and coercion will destroy your home • Four reasons your teenager will defy your requests and refuse
to obey you, and what you can do about each one • Medical interventions: medicines and natural supplements that have been proven
to help with ODD behavior in 90 % of teens • The four underlying causes of defiant behavior, and how you can use them
to eliminate arguing, talking back, and abusive behavior • Why most behavioral treatments and parenting books fail
to help with defiant teenagers, and why they usually make things worse • How
to side step power struggles and why you must do that • 9 parenting strategies that experts commonly recommend that will absolutely positively never work with your ODD child • Three reasons why rewarding good behavior is going
to backfire -
unless you know exactly the correct way
to do it • How you may be helping your teenager
to become defiant • Why your teenager sees you as an irritating nag, and how
to change that • Five problems that you create when you respond
to bad behavior • Why rewards and punishments don't work with defiant teens and what you can do instead that does work • 5 easy
to use strategies
to get your teen
to cooperate • The key
to understanding and eliminating the underlying cause of bad behavior • The one word that will allow you
to control any argument you have with your child, allow you
to maintain your dignity and authority as a parent, show your child that you are the one who is in charge • Ten keys
to coping with a defiant child • How
to handle a behavior problem in school • Three strategies that will put an end
to homework battles • How
to make the
teacher your ally
to eliminate your child's school defiance • A six word sentence that will get your child
to obey you • Five things your child's
teacher needs
to know in order
to be successful with your child • How
to change bedtime from a battle into a chance
to build your relationship • How a few properly placed words will transform your child and make him obedient and cooperative • 5 easy ways
to gain your child's cooperation • How
to refocus
to get your child through school and get him
to excel at what he is really good at • Why what you say and what your child hears have almost nothing in common • How
to really uncover what is bothering your child so that you can improve his behavior