Product Description
Is a willful little darling driving you to distraction?
The New Strong-Willed Child is the resource you need―a classic bestseller completely rewritten, updated, and expanded for a new generation of parents and teachers. Challenging as they are to raise, strong-willed children can grow up to be men and women of strong character―if lovingly guided with understanding and the right kind of discipline. Find out what Dr. James Dobson, today’s most trusted authority on parenting, has to say about what makes strong-willed children the way they are; shaping the will while protecting the spirit; avoiding the most common parenting mistake; and much more. If you are struggling to raise and teach children who are convinced they should be able to live by their own rules,
The New Strong-Willed Child is a must-read! (This new edition is part of Dr. James Dobson’s Building A Family Legacy initiative.)
From the Back Cover
Are you wondering where you went wrong as a parent?
You may have a strong-willed child . . .
They come into the world smoking a cigar and yelling about the temperature in the delivery room. As toddlers, their greatest delights include painting the carpet with Mom’s makeup and trying to flush the family cat down the toilet. As older children and teenagers, they are irritable, defiant, and seemingly bent on challenging all forms of authority.
Challenging as they are to raise, strong-willed children can grow up to be men and women of strong character―if lovingly guided with understanding and the right kind of discipline.
Find out what Dr. James Dobson, today’s most trusted authority on parenting, has to say about:
What makes strong-willed children the way they are
Shaping the will while protecting the spirit
Avoiding the most common parenting mistake
Disciplining the strong-willed child
Sibling rivalry
Strong-willed adolescents
Strong-willed children and ADHD
If you are not an advocate of corporal punishment or animal abuse, this is NOT the book for you. In one chapter, he advocates grabbing a child by the the muscle in their neck to cause pain but not leave marks on the child. My husband and I were both disgusted by the...
