SOS Help For Parents
By Lynn Clark, Ph.D.

Being an effective parent
is a difficult task

240 pages with
100 illustrations

The following
methods and skills
for helping children
are discussed in SOS
using non-technical
language:

Positive reinforcement
Extinction
Social reinforcers
Parents as models
Practicing the behavior
Giving effective instructions
Common discipline mistakes
Active ignoring
Logical consequences
Natural consequences
Response cost
Encouragement
Time-out variations
Time-out mistakes
Token rewards
Grandma's Rule
Controlling parent anger
Point-reward calendars
Parent-child contracts
Racing the timer
Reflective listening
Expressing feelings
Working with the teacher
Other Methods and Skills

SOS Help For Parents is a
practical and comprehensive
book for effectively handling
common everyday
behavior problems.

C O N T E N T S

Introduction
Section One
FUNDAMENTALS OF IMPROVING BEHAVIOR
     1  Why Kids Behave and Misbehave
     2  Clear Communication Promotes Effective Parenting
     3  Ways of Increasing Good Behavior
     4  What is Time-Out?  When Do Parents Use It?
     5  Major Methods For Stopping Bad Behavior
Section Two
BASIC SKILLS OF THE TIME-OUT METHOD
     6  Getting Started Wtih Time-Out
     7  Picking A Boring Place For Time-Out
     8  Explaining Time-Out To Your Child
     9   Quickly Getting Your Child To Time-Out
    10  The Timer And Waiting In Time-Out
    11  Talking With Your Child--After Time-Out    
    12  Common Time-Out Mistakes
Section Three
FURTHER APPLICATIONS OF YOUR PARENTING SKILLS
    13  Managing Bad Behavior Away From Home
    14  Using Points, Tokens, And Contracts
    15  Timing-Out Two Children
    16  Timing-Out A Toy Instead Of The Child
    17  Handling Aggressive And Dangerous Behavior
    18  Helping Your Child Express Feelings
    19  More Problem Behaviors--Questions And Solutions
Section Four
MORE RESOURCES FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD
    20  Teachers And Parents As Partners
    21  Helpful Classes For Parents
    22  When and How to Get Professional Help
    23  Controlling Your Own Anger
    24  Quizzes And Answers For Parents
APPENDICES
     A  SOS Video And Professional Materials
     B  SOS Summary Sheets For Parents
REFERENCES
INDEX 46 Problem Behaviors

Free help for parents & counselors on PDF: SOS Time-Out Guidelines SOS Child Management Guidelines Free help for counselors on PDF: Child Management Skills Test (CMST) Time-Out Parent Inventory (TOPI)