Changeable, How Collaborative Problem Solving Changes Lives at Home, at School, and at Work by Ablon, J. Stuart -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Advance Praise for CHANGEABLE Title Page Copyright Dedication Author’s Note Contents Introduction

An Everyday Alternative to “Tough Love” Smart, Not “Soft”

CHAPTER ONE: Skill, Not Will

Get Out of Line, Do the Time Learning from a “Bad” Kid The Real Reason People Don’t Do What We Want Paradigm Shift Seeing Challenging Behavior as a Learning Disability From Problem Child to Class President

CHAPTER TWO: The Science Behind Challenging Behavior

CHAPTER THREE: Discipline Gone Awry

“I Wish We’d Never Had Him” On Track to Fail Discipline and Punish—and Pay Massive Societal Ramifications Enough of Plan A

CHAPTER FOUR: Plan B

Plan B Isn’t “Soft” Applying Plan B Understand a Problem in Order to Solve It Skill Building with Plan B Remember the Good Inside

CHAPTER FIVE: Parenting 2.0

A Proven Method Overcoming the Myth of Consistency More Compassion for Challenging Kids— and Their Parents Helping “Regular” Kids to Thrive Driven to Succeed Relating Better with “Typical” Kids Plan B for Parents: A Brief Primer Raising the Next Generation

CHAPTER SIX: Transforming Workplaces

Trouble at Work Employees Change If They Are Able You’re Not Too Busy to Solve Problems Collaboratively Holding Better Meetings Rethinking How We Do Business Solving Problems When You’re Not the Boss

CHAPTER SEVEN: Getting Along Better in Daily Life

Seeing Yourself Differently Thinking Skills Inventory (TSI) Changing How We See Others Solving Problems When the Relationship Is Power Neutral Plan B: There When You Need It CPS and the Wider World No More Hurting People

Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Index About the Author