From difficult to delightful in just 30 days : how to improve the behavior of your spirited child / Jacob Azerrad.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-230) and index.

What do children want? -- Four generations of bad advice -- The new drug epidemic -- Change your child's world -- All behavior is learned -- All parents are teachers -- Common sense doesn't need a diagnosis -- Taking stock, setting goals -- Dear diaries: two examples -- Handling disappointment -- Mother Therese behaviors -- Rivalry reversed: sibling caring -- It's grown up to care about others -- Three steps to self control -- Time-outs: the specifics -- The nurture response & the power of praise -- The ABCDs of changed behavior -- 30 days that last a lifetime -- "Just say no" to drugging your child -- Terrible examples, terrific results -- Tantrums -- Destructive behavior -- Defiance/Aggression -- Angry -- The friendless child-- Hitting, biting, throwing -- Screaming -- Jealous -- Out of control behavior -- Epilogue: Toward a science of human behavior -- The incredible gift of learning.