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Arizona, which has more than 32,000 children being home schooled, including almost 13,000 in Maricopa County, requires parents only to file an affidavit promising to teach reading, writing, math, science and social studies. There’s no mountain of paperwork, no army of bureaucrats looking over their shoulder

Personally I think it’s an interesting decision why parents choose to homeschool. The fact is Arizona has a large enough community to sustain this, and I think it is a powerful testimony to the home schooling movement across the world.

Here are some basic issues raised:

A recent BBC news revealed that Teenagers in the UK are struggling to cope with life.

More British teenagers leave school with good qualifications and go to university than ever before.

Youth unemployment has fallen dramatically in the last 25 years.

Today’s parents are richer than ever before and young people have access to an extraordinary range of activities and opportunities undreamt of even a generation ago.

And yet the mental well-being of our adolescents is among the worst in Europe: one in 10 teenage girls has self-harmed. Child obesity is increasing.

Dr. Peters lays down the law25 of them to be exactin this no-nonsense playbook for keeping (or restoring) order in your home. With nearly three decades of family counseling experience to draw upon, Dr. Peters has seen it allfrom unruly kids to out-of-control teens. She shares real stories that demonstrate the profound, positive effects that her methods have had in families across America. Her firm but entertaining approach addresses parents most important problems and their most common mistakes, showing them how to set and enforce loving laws of discipline and respect.Dr. Peters gives parents the tools to prioritize and enforce the rules and values that are most important to them. The laws give parents permission to parent by encouraging them to trust their judgmentand act decisively. For parents who fall into patterns of futile nagging without results, Dr. Peters explains the need for, and her proven method to enforce, catastrophic consequences when the code of values is violated. The bottom line is a better-behaved, better-adjusted kid.With shelves full of bland parenting guidebooks to choose from, parents and caregivers alike will find Dr. Peterss national reputation, no-nonsense attitude, and home-tested, results-oriented advice both refreshing and reassuring.
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This book presents effective parenting techniques that have been taught in classes worldwide and proven in thousands of homes.

Topics include setting clear expectations, giving positive and negative consequences for behavior, staying calm, teaching self-control, using Effective Praise and Preventive and Corrective Teaching, helping children make decisions and solve problems, reaching goals with charts and contracts, and teaching social skills. Also provided are strategies for dealing with the influence of the media, peer pressure, and problems in school. You will read examples, sample behavior charts, and step-by-step breakdowns of 16 valuable social skills.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by The Parent Council

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Dr. Michael Popkin shows you how to develop courage, responsibility and character in your children.
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…addresses the high-stress demands and expectations directed toward parents of children at toliet-training age…written by a pediatric nurse practitioner familiar with resistance, regression, and bedwetting.
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