Comments on: The Power of Positive Parenting : A Wonderful Way to Raise Children http://familycentrics.com/p/871/parenting/ Having the family as the center of your life. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:00:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Ulmer http://familycentrics.com/p/871/parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-2392 Ulmer Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:20:48 +0000 http://familycentrics.com/p/871/parenting/#comment-2392 </div> <br/>Perhaps the most important job we have as human beings is to be effective parents. Given the millions of variables that can affect the development of our children, however, there is no doubt that being a parent is also one of the most challenging jobs. Fortunately, Latham has written a wonderful book that details the successful application of principles of behavior analysis to the development of our children. <br/><br/>In the last few years, I have had over a dozen college students who were parents themselves use this book with their own families as class projects for a developmental psychology course I teach. All students reported substantial improvements in their home lives and in the interactions with their children. These anecdotal outcomes support the empirical evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of behavioral principles in real world situations. <br/><br/>We owe it to our children to be the best parents we can be!
Perhaps the most important job we have as human beings is to be effective parents. Given the millions of variables that can affect the development of our children, however, there is no doubt that being a parent is also one of the most challenging jobs. Fortunately, Latham has written a wonderful book that details the successful application of principles of behavior analysis to the development of our children.

In the last few years, I have had over a dozen college students who were parents themselves use this book with their own families as class projects for a developmental psychology course I teach. All students reported substantial improvements in their home lives and in the interactions with their children. These anecdotal outcomes support the empirical evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of behavioral principles in real world situations.

We owe it to our children to be the best parents we can be!

]]> By: Nsombi http://familycentrics.com/p/871/parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-2391 Nsombi Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:52:36 +0000 http://familycentrics.com/p/871/parenting/#comment-2391 </div> I have six kids of my own. I found myself looking to other parents for practical evidence of how to be a better dad. There is one man in particular who had perfect kids, and perfect house and, well you know the rest. I got a lot of good ideas from watching him with his children. <br/>Later I ran across this book, and it put into words the very same things that I saw him DO. <br/>It wasn't until about 2/3 of the way through the book, as I was incidentally recommending to a friend, that I noticed that my "good example friend" appeared on this cover. Turns out his dad wrote the book. <br/>I can tell you with certainty that a parent with the willingness to change (not just a desire) can turn their family around with a little guidance. <br/>There is no other book you NEED. Just add work. I have six kids of my own. I found myself looking to other parents for practical evidence of how to be a better dad. There is one man in particular who had perfect kids, and perfect house and, well you know the rest. I got a lot of good ideas from watching him with his children.
Later I ran across this book, and it put into words the very same things that I saw him DO.
It wasn’t until about 2/3 of the way through the book, as I was incidentally recommending to a friend, that I noticed that my “good example friend” appeared on this cover. Turns out his dad wrote the book.
I can tell you with certainty that a parent with the willingness to change (not just a desire) can turn their family around with a little guidance.
There is no other book you NEED. Just add work.

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