Author: Elizabeth Crary
Publisher: Parenting Pr
Keywords: tools, parenting, everyday, raising, magic, kids
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1995-02-01
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 0943990777
ISBN-13: 9780943990774

You’re ready for more cooperation and fewer power struggles? It’s time to squelch those behavior issues that never seem to disappear? Then you’ll appreciate Elizabeth Crary’s time-tested recommendations. The unique five-step problem-solving process she introduces in Magic Tools seems simple, but it teaches you a formula you can apply nowâ€"and for years to comeâ€"as you guide your children.

Author: Elizabeth Crary
Publisher: Parenting Press
Keywords: preschool, guidance, toddler, approach, spoiling, practical, spanking
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1993-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0943990742
ISBN-13: 9780943990743

If you feel trapped between extremes when you’re disciplining your children, you’ll appreciate the time-tested advice in this classic guide. You don’t have to spank your children to get them to behave--and you don’t have to worry that you’re spoiling them, either. Drawing from four major child guidance philosophies, parent educator Elizabeth Crary provides dozens of examples and exercises to help you find the best way to rear your children. "Without Spanking or Spoiling" will help you understand: - Why scolding and spanking can increase the very behavior you wa

Author: Elizabeth Crary
Publisher: Parenting Pr
Keywords: feelings, dealing, frustrated
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1992-01-01
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 0943990645
ISBN-13: 9780943990644

Too often kids’ feelings get ignored. "I’m Frustrated" is part of the "Dealing with Feelings" series that helps children and adults accept and acknowledge their emotions. It also helps them distinguish between feelings and actions. Even more important, the stories give kids several ways to cope with feelings by utilizing the "choose-your-own-ending" format. They also allow parents and teachers to discuss other situations in a nonjudgmental way. This story describes a boy who is struggling to learn to skate. Young readers and their parents can help him decide how to handle his frust

Author: Elizabeth Crary
Publisher: Parenting Press
Keywords: yours, decision, keepers, finders
Number of Pages: 59
Published: 1987-08
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 0943990386
ISBN-13: 9780943990385

Authors:Elizabeth Crary, Elizabeth Crary M.S.,
Publisher: Parenting Press
Keywords: sister, noisy, willy
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000-10
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 188473457X
ISBN-13: 9781884734571

How can kids handle teasing, petty theft and the need for privacy? This book is part of the "Kids Can Choose" series, which introduces such problem-solving techniques as brainstorming possible solutions, anticipating how each possible action will affect others, and selecting the best option for the situation. Written with several alternatives, each of which leads to a different ending. "Willy’s Noisy Sister" shows a little boy who needs personal space after a raucous school-bus ride home. How can he negotiate time alone when his younger sister wants to play with him? That’s wha

Author: Elizabeth Crary
Publisher: Parenting Pr
Keywords: problem, solving, book, children, elizabeth, dummy, crary, name
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1996-07-01
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 1884734162
ISBN-13: 9781884734168

Jenny doesn’t like being called a dummy by her friend. He won’t stop when she asks him to. You get to choose what Jenny will do to solve her problem. If you don’t like what happens, you can make a different choice.

Author: Elizabeth Crary
Publisher: Parenting Pr
Keywords: things, don, way, cope, kids, disappointment, helping, dealing
Number of Pages: 137
Published: 2003-03
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 1884734758
ISBN-13: 9781884734755

Learning to cope with disappointment and dissatisfaction is a skill kids have to learn. Without it, how will they handle routine---and serious---obstacles and frustrations throughout life? This easy-to-read guide provides exercises and examples that demonstrate how even toddlers can cope with their emotions, using self-calming techniques and problem-solving tools. Parents too often overwhelmed by frustrated children will appreciate Elizabeth Crary’s straightforward suggestions on surviving emotional meltdowns and preventing future problems.