Parenting Books
The Happiest Baby on the Block
Ideal Audience: New parents (and all residents!)
Why it is great: It's simple, easy to remember (the 5 S's), and a quick read.
How to access it: Find a copy to borrow in Monick's office.
How much time to budget for this: 1-2 hours.
Other thoughts/comments/advice: If you're in a pinch, read chapters 7-12. This resource is obviously written for new parents, so it may seem a little basic and repetitive when reading. Skipping ahead to the substance of the book (the 5 S's) avoids a bit of the theories on why this book works.
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1-2-3 MAGIC: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
What it is: Paperback on discipline techniques for children
Ideal Audience: New parents (and all residents!)
Why it is great: Chapters are short and succinct. Funny anecdotes and relatable stories. Parenting is broken down into 3 tasks: controlling obnoxious behavior, encouraging good behavior, and strengthening your relationship with your children.
How to access it: Find a copy to borrow in Monick's office.
How much time to budget for this: 1-2 hours.
Other thoughts/comments/advice: If you're in a pinch, read chapters 5-11. The beginning of the book introduces "start and stop" behaviors and the idea behind 1-2-3 Magic. The middle chapters (5-11) talk more about "stop" behaviors and difficult situations. The end of the book talks about nurturing relationships and strategies for certain daily situations. Much of the success of the strategy is consistency and not reacting emotionally, which is sometimes hard to teach in one doctor's visit.
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How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
What it is: Paperback on how your responses and reactions can influence a child's behavior.
Ideal Audience: New parents (and all residents!)
Why it is great: Helps parents to realize the responses they give to children directly influence how their children respond. Gives suggestions on how to help children deal with their emotions, listening skills for parents, how engage cooperation with doing tasks (with avoiding negativity or frustration), alternatives to punishment (and ways to avoid getting to the point of threatening a punishment), encouraging autonomy, how to build a positive self image and how to praise, and avoiding labeling your child.
How to access it: Find a copy to borrow in Monick's office.
How much time to budget for this: 2 hours.
Other thoughts/comments/advice: It has a lot of space (and time) dedicated to examples (often as cartoons) and workbook pages--which may be helpful for parents with children who have those particular concerns or situations but is less useful to complete if you're a provider trying to gain the most important information. If you're in a pinch, look at the above summary (which basically corresponds to each chapter) to find which techniques you'd like to learn and read about. Otherwise, read chapters 1-6.
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