Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Time-Out: Encouragement or Discouragement?
2. If Not Punitive Time-Out, Then What?
3. Time-Out for Children Under the Age of Reason
4. Punishment and Rewards Are Not Effective Long-Term Motivators
5. Understanding the Mistaken Goals of Behavior
6. Will Children Ever Just Mind? A Case for Encouragement
7. Logical Consequences
8. Button, Button, Who's Got the Button? Positive Time-Out for Adults
9. Attitude Tools for Avoiding Power Struggles While Empowering Children
10. Action Tools for Avoiding Power Struggles While Empowering Children
11. Putting It All Together
Bibliography
Index