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Keep It Positive: A New Approach to Successful Parenting
Raise Responsible Children and Create Harmony in Your Home
Why do children misbehave repeatedly — even when they are punished? Does it seem that no matter what you do,
your children continue to behave in ways that drive you crazy? Are you often frustrated and discouraged as a parent?
Keep It Positive is a method of parenting based on research and proven results that will transform your home into a
loving, peaceful, and respectful environment. With this book, you will learn new skills to develop positive, healthy
relationships with your children that will last a lifetime. Through concrete examples and real-life situations, you will
learn how to:
• Create an environment in which your child will WANT to behave.
• Minimize temper tantrums.
• Foster an internal sense of respect and responsibility in your child.
• Minimize sibling rivalry.
• Effectively reinforce positive behavior.
• Use consequences without punishment.
• Structure your routines to encourage positive behavior.
• Communicate with and understand your child in a new way.
• Use Biblical principles to undergird all of the above.
“Thank you so much for caring about parenting our little ones. Our house is more peaceful. We are not ‘sweating the
small stuff.’ Excellent, easy, practical advice. The fact that there were lots
of examples made it simple to follow.”
—Mark, father of two daughters.
“I wish I had learned this method five years ago! We have had beautiful changes in our home.”
—Sandra, mother of three sons.
Why do children misbehave repeatedly — even when they are punished? Does it seem that no matter what you do,
your children continue to behave in ways that drive you crazy? Are you often frustrated and discouraged as a parent?
Keep It Positive is a method of parenting based on research and proven results that will transform your home into a
loving, peaceful, and respectful environment. With this book, you will learn new skills to develop positive, healthy
relationships with your children that will last a lifetime. Through concrete examples and real-life situations, you will
learn how to:
• Create an environment in which your child will WANT to behave.
• Minimize temper tantrums.
• Foster an internal sense of respect and responsibility in your child.
• Minimize sibling rivalry.
• Effectively reinforce positive behavior.
• Use consequences without punishment.
• Structure your routines to encourage positive behavior.
• Communicate with and understand your child in a new way.
• Use Biblical principles to undergird all of the above.
“Thank you so much for caring about parenting our little ones. Our house is more peaceful. We are not ‘sweating the
small stuff.’ Excellent, easy, practical advice. The fact that there were lots
of examples made it simple to follow.”
—Mark, father of two daughters.
“I wish I had learned this method five years ago! We have had beautiful changes in our home.”
—Sandra, mother of three sons.
194 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 29, 2010
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About the author
Craig Brown
63 books123 followersCraig Edward Moncrieff Brown (born 23 May 1957, Hayes, Middlesex) is a British critic and satirist from England, probably best known for his work in British magazine Private Eye.
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November 15, 2014
I read this a couple of years ago. It was the class book for a parenting class I co-facilitated at church. The book stresses repeatedly with good examples how important it is to pay attention and acknowledge the positive behaviors of our children while ignoring bad behaviors as much as possible. This is a new strategy for many parents and requires some effort! Each chapter begins with a scripture and spiritual foundation.
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