Is your child talking back? Refusing to do chores? Watching television and playing video games all day? You're not alone in your struggle to understand -- and control -- your strong-willed child! The Everything Parent's Guide to Positive Discipline gives you all you need to cope with behavior issues, both large and small. Written by noted psychologist Dr. Carl E. Pickhardt, this authoritative, practical book provides you with professional advice on dealing with everything from getting your kids to do their homework to teaching them to respect their elders.

Basics of Discipline -- Difficulty of disciplining -- Limits of parental control -- Principle of consent -- Communicating with courtesy -- Dealing with differences -- Parental authority -- Family rules -- Raising responsible children -- Guidance: First factor -- Supervision: Second factor -- Punishment: Third factor -- Exchange points: Fourth factor -- Only child -- Discipline changes with age -- Disciplining the teenager -- Early adolescence (ages 9-13) -- Midadolescence (ages 13-15) -- Late adolescence (ages 15-18) -- Constructive conflict -- Appendix A: Helpful web sites -- Appendix B: Additional resources -- Index.