The Top Ten Preschool Parenting Problems

The title says it all! Here you have the perfect guidebook for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and anyone who looks after young children. This book is about the struggles we all face when dealing with children and the real life solutions we find or seek to find, for these everyday dilemmas. This is not the kind of book that needs to be read cover to cover. Parents and caregivers can find the page or pages that deal with the relevant issue and get some fresh ideas. It covers topics such as whining; not listening; tantrums; manipulation; morning, meal time, and bedtime hassles; sibling rivalry; cleaning up messes; hand washing and teeth brushing; hitting, kicking, pinching, and biting; potty talk and name calling.

Roslyn Duffy uses her knowledge of child development, early childhood practice, parenting and what is happening in the lives of children and families today to provide a framework for shaping responses that meet the individual needs of children. She draws from real-life moments, and shares insights and tips in a way that is humourous, memorable, and imminently practical.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Whining
- How can that high-pitched little voice wield so much power?

Chapter 2: Not Listening
- What we really mean is that she doesn't do what she is told to do.

Chapter 3: Meltdowns
- Meltdown is easy to predict when whining and listening aren't working.

Chapter 4: Negotiation and Manipulation
- When does negotiation stop and manipulation begin?

Chapter 5: Morning Hassles, Mealtime Mischief, Bedtime Blues
- Daily life can sure wear us down.

Chapter 6: Sibling Fights
- Think relationships and skills instead of whodunit

Chapter 7: Clean-Up and Chores
- Let's start at the beginning when we welcome baby.

Chapter 8: Bathroom Battles
- Sparkling hands and teeth without battles.

Chapter 9: Hurting
- Hitting, kicking, pinching, spitting, biting.

Chapter 10: Bad Language
- Potty talk, swearing, name-calling.

More Problems
- Adult Issues - What about Sex, Rekindling Our Inner Fire, When Parents Clash, Separation and Divorce.

Hard Topics
- Sex and Sexuality, Keeping Safe, The Grieving Process, Is Something Wrong With my Child?

Universal Tools
- Routines and Structure, Time Out Dos and Donts, Family Meetings, Kind and Firm isn't Always Fun and Frolic

Conclusion
- Different Paths

Index

Quick list of Tips, Hints, and Charts