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Title
1-2-3 Magic For Christian Parents
Author
Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D and Chris Webb, M.S., M.A,
Publisher
Parent Magic, Inc.
Review
When I was a young mother, I had it easy. My son was a piece of cake to parent. You asked him to do something and he did it. If he questioned something, he’d ask for clarification or the reason why. I’d explain things as clearly as possible, and he listened. Then came my daughter, the stubborn, “test the waters” girl who loved to try my patience by having a battle of wits. She wanted to be the one in charge and I soon learned that parenting wasn’t always easy. While I didn’t love her any less, I sure doubted my love for her because of how easily I became angry with her.
Having “1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents” back then would have been a god-send. In short, the book offers parents scriptural references and solid advice—advice designed to help empower parents, restore order in the home, and bring peace back to the family.
In the book, parents will learn three steps to effective parenting:
- Controlling obnoxious behavior
- Encouraging good behavior (positive reinforcement)
- Strengthening parent-child relationships
When it comes to controlling obnoxious behavior, we, as parents, make two huge mistakes: we show our emotions (i.e. anger and disappointment) and we do a lot of talking (i.e. yelling, name calling, irrational threats). In “1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents”, we learn how to control both; we learn self-control. But we also learn more effective, more powerful ways to discipline our children; ways that teach our children that our authority is non-negotiable and that their punishment is a result of their actions.
In this book we learn:
- The counting method and how to handle backfires.
- How to effectively use time outs.
- Time out alternatives such as earlier bedtimes, assigning chores, loss of privileges, and monetary fines.
- How to discipline our children in public.
- How to deal with sibling rivalry, tantrums, and constant pouting.
- How your children test your patience and manipulate you to give them what they want.
- How to effectively discipline your children when the test your patience and try to manipulate you.
- How to deal with more serious issues, like stealing, physical fights, bullying, doing drugs, or damaging property.
- How to encourage good behavior through positive reinforcement and six other tactics.
- How to properly get your children to do their chores.
- How to run effective family meetings.
If you’ve tried everything to bring calm back into your home, but have failed, give 1-2-3 Magic for Christian parents a try. It just might surprise you. Of course, you’ll have to actually stick to the advice—no matter how tempting it is to want to yell, scream, and over-punish.
Order 1-2-3 Magic For Christian Parents today!
About The Dabbling Mum:
Alyice Edrich is a freelance writer with a love for finding "ah ha moments"…even if the writers didn’t intend
to put them there! Visit her at AlyiceEdrich.com
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