Rating: 
Summary: Excellent
Review: Raising not one but TWO strong-willed children meant that I needed all the help I could get. But that help was on hand in the shape of this excellent manual from Rex "Meaty" Forehand. First rate.
Rating: 
Summary: Not a cure all for everyone
Review: The book does have some helpful tidbits, but the overall tone that "this will work for all chidren" is overly confident. Not a bad idea to skim it if you are reading everything written on the subject, but there are better books out there.
Rating: 
Summary: Not just for Strong Willed children
Review: There is sound advice in this book which would be helpful to any parent. It is mainly written for dealing with the challenging ages of 2 to 6 year olds, and advocates a step by step approach over a period of 5 weeks. You are encouraged to learn a new parenting skill each week which is further broken down into a day by day schedule. This regimented and convoluted approach did not appeal to me, although I strongly agree with the principles and methods.
This book addresses the important issue of negative reinforcement which is so prevalent with strong willed children. For a more detailed insight I would highly recommend the book, "The Manipulative Child: How to Raise Resilient, Resourceful, and Independent Kids".The second half of the book gives excellent advice and examples on how to apply the techniques. Although I did not agree with the one size fits all approach, I do recommend reading the book as it does offer much authorative advice. Other books I feel are very helpful are "Ain't Misbehavin", "Setting Limits", and "How to talk so your kids will listen and listen so your kids will talk".
Rating:
Summary: Excellent book for parents with young children
Review: We recommend this book frequently in our parent training program. Lots of good practical advice. Techniques are based on Applied Behavior Analysis.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent book for parents with young children
Review: We recommend this book frequently in our parent training program. Lots of good practical advice. Techniques are based on Applied Behavior Analysis.
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