You and Your Young Child

摘要

This manual is prepared for parents of children 1 1/2 to 5 years of age and forms part of the training program for social service staff serving children in their own homes. Written in simple language, with illustrations on each page, the book is designed for use in a series of group meetings of parents led by child welfare workers. The book tells parents what young children ('kids') are like, how to talk to them, how to deal with their feelings, and how to help them behave. Parents are shown how to set up and enforce rules for young children. The stress is on positive reinforcement and nonviolent forms of punishment, such as ignoring, taking time out, 'Grandma's rule' (first you work, then you play), and taking something away. In a reference section at the end of the manual, there is useful information for parents on food, shots, safety, physical and mental development, games to play with children, and an explanation of why harsh punishments should not be used with young children.