Why is my child in charge? a roadmap to end power struggles, increase cooperation, and find joy in parenting young children

"Through stories of her work with families, the author shows parents how making critical mindshifts-seeing their children's behaviors through a "new lens"-empowers them to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. Claire Lerner offers a roadmap for implementing practical a...

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Main Author: Lerner, Claire (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Lanham : R & L, [2021]
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Summary: "Through stories of her work with families, the author shows parents how making critical mindshifts-seeing their children's behaviors through a "new lens"-empowers them to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. Claire Lerner offers a roadmap for implementing practical and proven solutions that are based in science and work in real life"--
Physical Description: xiv, 203 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781538149003
1538149001
Author Notes: Claire Lerner, MSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and child development specialist. She served as the Director of Parenting Resources at ZERO TO THREE for more than 18 years. Claire has also been a practicing clinician for 33 years, partnering with parents to do the detective work of decoding their children's behavior to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. She also provides training to local preschools and pediatric residents. Claire is the author of hundreds of parenting resources, including books, blogs, podcasts and videos. She writes a column for PBS Kids and her work has been published by multiple parenting publications. She has served as a content expert for numerous national daily newspapers. Claire is the mother of two very spirited children, Sam (30) and Jess (28), and two step-children, Justin (30) and Sammy (27), She lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband and two, also very spirited, pups.