Explosive Child
An explosive child's behavior - severe noncompliance, temper outbursts, and verbal or physical aggression - often leaves parents feeling frustrated, guilt-ridden, and overwhelmed. Dr. Ross Greene will help you gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to handle these situations effectively and humanely. In *The Explosive Child*, now fully updated and revised, he provides a sensitive, practical approach to helping your child at home and at school. -Understand the factors that contribute to your child's explosions. -Intervene proactively by anticipating the situations in which your child is most likely to explode. -Reduce explosions by replacing rewarding and punishing with Collaborative Problem Solving -Help your child develop the skills to be more flexible, solve problems, and handle frustration more adaptively. -Reduce hostility and antagonism between you and your child. With Dr. Greene's practical, expert advice, you and your child will forge a new relationship based on communication and mutual respect.