Contents

Introduction

PART ONE

1. Beyond Rewards and Punishments

2. Parenting with the End in Mind

Part Two

3. Universal Truth No. 1: All Children Have Emotional Needs

4. Universal Truth No. 2: All Children Have Innate, Neurological Responses to Stress

5. Universal Truth No. 3: All Children Must Express Their Feelings

6. Universal Truth No. 4: All Children Go Through Developmental Stages

7. Universal Truth No. 5: All Children Are Born with Unique Temperaments

8. Universal Truth No. 6: All Children Model Their Primary Caregivers

9. Universal Truth No. 7: All Children Need Opportunities to Solve Their Own Problems

10. Universal Truth No. 8: All Children Need Caregivers Who Honor Personal Boundaries

11. Universal Truth No. 9: All Children Need Age-Appropriate Limits on Their Behavior

12. Universal Truth No. 10: All Children Move Through and Between Four Levels of Discouragement in Response to Unmet Needs

Part Three

13. The ParentShift Solutions Process

Appendix A. Add Fun to the Mundane (No Batteries Included!)

Appendix B. Age-Appropriate Responsibilities

Appendix C. Commonly Overlooked Developmental Behaviors and Characteristics of Children Ages Eighteen Months to Eighteen Years

References

About the Authors