Chapter Summary

Section 1: UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR

  • Chapter 1: Foundations
  • Chapter 2: The "NO" Stage
  • Chapter 3: Terrible or Terrific Twos
  • Chapter 4: Organizing Your Child's Day
  • Chapter 5: The Foundation of Positive/Negative Behavior
  • Chapter 6: Stability
  • Chapter 7: Emotional Responsibility and Learned Helplessness
  • Chapter 8: Quality Time Together
  • Chapter 9: Creating Opportunities for Positive Behavior
  • Chapter 10: The View from Your Child's Eyes
  • Chapter 11: Dads: You're Being Watched
  • Chapter 12: Increasing Positive Interaction: Touch/Singing
  • Chapter 13: Setting Limits
  • Chapter 14: Practicality and Pitfalls
  • Chapter 15: The Basics of Nutrition

    • Section 2: SHAPING BEHAVIOR

  • Chapter 16: Consequences
  • Chapter 17: Speech and Civilization
  • Chapter 18: Safety and Behavior
  • Chapter 19: Training Parents
  • Chapter 20: Sibling Wars and the Miracle Cure
  • Chapter 21: Imprinting
  • Chapter 22: Arguing/Discussing/Compromising With Your Teen
  • Chapter 23: Freedom from the Mall
  • Chapter 24: The Benevolent Dictator
  • Chapter 25: Rules
  • Chapter 26: Facing the Pressure
  • Chapter 27: Pet Peeves
  • Chapter 28: In Closing

    • Section 3: PRE-BIRTH TO INFANCY

    The following are the self-explanatory chapters in this bonus section of the book.

    1. In the Womb

    2. Birth and Resilience

    3. Decreasing Pain During Birth

    4. Breastfeeding

    5. Basic Breastfeeding Technique

    6. Suck Retraining

    7. Preparation and Care of the Breast

    8. Engorgement

    9. Feeding on Demand - or Not

    10. Problems With Feeding on Demand and Solutions

    11. Meeting Baby's Basic Needs

    12. Sleep and Wake Cycles

    13. Thoughts on Survival

    14. Mom's Sleep/Dad's Sanity

    15. DAD

    16. The Benefits of Noise

    17. Crying and Attention

    18. Touch