Temper Your Child's Tantrums

by James C. Dobson

Does it sometimes feel like your child’s moods are controlling you? Have you ever been embarrassed in public by your kids’ behavior, but weren’t sure how to handle it? Do you long for a more calm and peaceful home, without yelling and fighting? This is the book for you! In Temper Your Child's Tantrums , parenting expert Dr. James Dobson offers the essential keys to correcting a child in a firm, loving, and understanding way.

Genres: Parenting, Christian

121 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1986

About the author

A licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child counselor, Dr. James Dobson was a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. For 14 years Dr. Dobson was an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, and he served for 17 years on the attending staff of Children's Hospital Los Angeles in the Division of Child Development and Medical Genetics. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California (1967) in the field of child development.

He was the author of more than 50 books, including The New Dare to Discipline, The New Strong-Willed Child, When God Doesn't Make Sense, Night Light: A Devotional for Couples, Bringing Up Boys, and the New York Times bestseller Bringing Up Girls .

Heavily involved in influencing governmental policies related to the family, Dr. Dobson was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the National Advisory Commission to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. He also served on the Attorney General's Advisory Board on Missing and Exploited Children, the Department of Health and Human Services' Panel on Teen Pregnancy Prevention, and the Commission on Child and Family Welfare. He was elected in 2008 to the National Radio Hall of Fame, and in 2009 received the Ronald Reagan Lifetime Achievement Award.

Reviews

[Alyssa Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really helpful concepts for parenting strong willed children. Quick read.

[Megan Guirguis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read. Not that helpful. Basically advises setting boundaries, creating a loving environment, and spanking when your child is defiant. Can be summarized by the below bullets, direct quote from the book

“-control with love a reasonable
-introduction to self-discipline and responsibility
-parental leadership which seeks the best interest of the child
-respect for the dignity and worth of every member of the family
-realistic boundaries that are enforced with confident firmness
-a judicious use of rewards and punishment when required for training”

[KS · Rating 5 out of 5]

The stuff in this book works! The main basis is how to take the wind out of a child's temper storms. And it worked with my three! My kids got really tired of being stepped over after throwing themselves on the ground, left behind for being little turds, and sitting on the toilet until their butts went numb in a boring bathroom! No beating, no yelling, no swearing, no abuse. Common sense stuff.

[Nicole Lubbe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really gave me the courage to apply the good old spanking.. and i saw a change in mind child within 3 days... Goodbye tantrums

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

My mom *insisted* that I read this book, so I read it today, and it was alright. It was mostly "duh" common sense, although my mom informed me that the only reason I thought that was because it was the way I was already raising Devin, because it was the way they had raised me. So anyway, while this book could be helpful to people who have no idea what they are doing, I kind of thought it was not worth the time it took to read it (which was only an hour), because it didn't give me any new ideas or insight (although my mom thinks it was a positive reinforcement of my parenting techniques). I'm not a big fan of self-help or how-to parenting books, so maybe I am biased, but I didn't really find this book helpful at all. Since I took the time to read it, I'm counting it as a book for the year, and recording and reviewing it.

[Toni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Practical advice for winning the "battle of wills" with a willfully disobedient child. Makes a good case for following through with discipline, setting boundaries, acting (not reacting), and not letting the situation get out of hand until your emotions are out of control (and so are you). He makes a somewhat decent case for spanking (and under what circumstances and in what manner to be applied, along with love). I'll continue to read some of his other stuff.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not everyone would agree, but I thought it was great!