The Everyday Parenting Toolkit
The Kazdin Method for Easy, Step-by-Step, Lasting Change for You and Your Child

The best parenting book I've ever read. And I've read a lot. Ok, I've started a lot. Generally, I just check parenting books out from the library when I'm feeling frustrated, so I can have a good wallow reading about all of the things I'm doing wrong. Once the fun of wallowing wears off, usually abo......more

This book was really interesting. In my mind there are two approaches to parenting advocated by parenting books. One is to treat kids like adults or peers (e.g. How to Talk So Kids will Listen) the other is to treat kids like kids (e.g. Have a New Kid by Friday). This is definitely of the latter, be......more

Definitely come back and read this when I need to change a child's behavior. The Kazdin Method Blueprint: Step 1. Start by specifying the goal behaviors. What do you want your child to do? Define what you want in specific terms. What is the behavior you want to occur, and when? What would the behavior......more

Man, what a book. So many helpful tips and tricks, mainly dealing with not going insane trying to change a child's behavior. Kazdin is professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry and was the director of the Yale Parenting Center when he wrote the book. Kazdin is a systems thinker like me and instea......more

Great Parenting Toolkit for Parents Raising Children of All Ages! This is a great parenting book that focuses on encouragement more than punishment. It teaches parents to anticipate behavior before it occurs and help to set the scene for better behavior. Alan E. Kazdin teaches parents to use a calm v......more