Center for the Improvement of Child Caring

The New Power of Positive Parenting -- English - Electronic Book Version By Kerby T. Alvy, Ph.D. 16 Guidelines for Raising Healthy and Confident Children An Expanded and Updated Version of an essential Parenting Guidebook This easy-to-read guidebook brings to parents 16 standards against which they can evaluate and improve how they are raising their children. The guidelines address numerous child rearing issues and challenges, and they are based on the latest research on effective parenting and upon on the recommendations of parenting authorities. The New Power of Positive Parenting includes numerous practical examples of how best to relate to children of all ages and to how to build a relationship where children are supported in achieving their full potential. The guidelines address matters such as how best to express love and appreciation, how to set family rules, how to avoid using corporal punishment and other destructive practices, and how to manage children's use of technology and the media, and how to keep them off drugs.