Dr. Richard Lookatch

Positive Parenting: Common Sense Parenting in a Complicated World Dr. Richard Lookatch

Report Card TimeDad: Look at this report card! I thought you were supposed to be working on your math and language arts. You're in sixth grade now. Remember what we talked about?Bill: When?Dad: What do you mean? When you got your last report card. Don't you remember? If you want to get anywhere and play football next year, these grades have to come up on the next report card. Bill: I know, butDad: No excuses. Next report card or there will be consequences. Bill: OK. Later, Bill with friendsBill: I got the same ol' report card lecture on math and English. Do you see anything wrong with Dads actions?_ A. No_ B. YesConsidering today's growing mountain of clinical "mush," the simple problems like this one are missed by most parents. Positive Parenting provides a practical, yet all-too-forgotten collection of sound research-based means to modifying and maintaining childrens' behaviors. The time -tested and well-researched behavior-analytic approach to behavior management drives Positive Parenting.