Parenting That Works - Christophersen, Edward R; Vanscoyoc, Susan L
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Being a parent is perhaps the most important job many of us will ever have. In this text, clinical psychologist Dr Edward Christophersen and his colleague, child psychologist Dr Susan Mortweet, show parents how to raise their child to become th adult we would all like to be - one who is happy and compassionate, confident but not aggressive, and able to make and keep friends. They point out that from babyhood on through the school years. children learn these qualities by observing and interacting with their parents. In clearly written, easy-to-follow chapters, parents are shown ho to model and…mehr

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Being a parent is perhaps the most important job many of us will ever have. In this text, clinical psychologist Dr Edward Christophersen and his colleague, child psychologist Dr Susan Mortweet, show parents how to raise their child to become th adult we would all like to be - one who is happy and compassionate, confident but not aggressive, and able to make and keep friends. They point out that from babyhood on through the school years. children learn these qualities by observing and interacting with their parents. In clearly written, easy-to-follow chapters, parents are shown ho to model and reward positive behaviour and avoid the need for ineffective, punitive discipline.
A guide to building parenting skills so that children can grow up as happy and compassionate adults.
Autorenporträt
Edward R. Christophersen, PhD, ABPP, is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine and a staff psychologist at the Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics in Kansas City. He received his doctorate in developmental and child psychology from the University of Kansas in 1970 and held faculty appointments in pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center and at the Departments of Psychology and Human Development in Lawrence, KS. In 1984, Dr. Christophersen was elected a fellow of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology). In 1997, he was board certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. In 1998, he was elected an honorary fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics for his unique and substantial contributions to child health. In 1974, Dr. Christophersen established a distinguished research and clinical program in behavioral pediatrics at the Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, which he moved to the Children's Mercy Hospital in 1988. His research and clinical findings have been published in more than 190 journal articles, edited books, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has popularized treatments that work with children in more than 430 television and radio interviews and more than 320 print interviews. He has served as a reviewer or technical advisor on many federal grant study sections and task forces, including the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Bright Futures (American Academy of Pediatrics), and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Primary Care Version. He has offered more than 500 talks at continuing education workshops and symposia at international, national, and regional meetings for trainees, psychologists, and pediatricians. Susan Mortweet VanScoyoc,PhD, ABPP, is a licensed psychologist in primary care at Pediatric Associates of Iowa City and Coralville, serving families in southeastern Iowa. She is also on the faculty of the College of Social Sciences at the University of Phoenix. Dr. VanScoyoc received her doctorate in developmental and child psychology from the University of Kansas in 1996 and previously held a faculty appointment as associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine. She was also a staff psychologist at the Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics, providing clinical care for children and families in the medical inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. VanScoyoc was board certified in cognitive and behavioral psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology in 2003.