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ISBN# 1-57954-553-X
Try and Make Me!
Publication Date: 2001
Ray Levy, Ph.D.
Bill O'Hanlon, M.S.
 

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About the Author
Ray Levy, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized authority on the treatment of explosive and defiant children & adolescents and their families. After graduating from Harvard University in 1979, he obtained his masters and doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1985 & 1988. He is currently the director of his clinic which specializes in treating children & adolescents with diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or Oppositional Defiant Disorder. He also consults extensively with school systems.

Bill O’Hanlon, MS, LMFT, has authored or co-authored 24 books, and has published 54 articles or book chapters. He has appeared on Oprah (with his book Do One Thing Different), The Today Show, and a variety of other television and radio programs. Since 1977, Bill has taught over 1200 seminars around the world. He has been a top-rated presenter at many national conferences and was awarded the “Outstanding Mental Health Educator of the Year” in 2001 by the New England Educational Institute. Bill is a Licensed Mental Health Professional, Certified Professional Counselor, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Bill is clinical member of AAMFT (and winner of the 2003 New Mexico AMFT Distinguished Service Award), certified by the National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists and a Fellow and a Board Member of the American Psychotherapy Association.

Summary

In this book, esteemed child therapists Ray Levy, Ph.D., and Bill O'Hanlon, M.S., offer a revolutionary approach to parenting that's guaranteed to reverse your difficult child's behavior-now. You'll receive advice on...

  • How you unwittingly may be triggering your child's defiance
  • The keys to turning off back talk
  • Using consequences to motivate your child to change
  • How to use the authors' special Academies technique to teach good behavior... and much more!

Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1: Why Did Our House Turn Into a War Zone?
Chapter 1: Winning the Brat War
Chapter 2: Where Defiance Starts
Chapter 3: Because I Said So
Chapter 4: Other Influences
Chapter 5: Why Aren't These Kids Motivated to Change?

Part 2: Who Has Control of This Joystick?
Chapter 6: May I Have This Dance?
Chapter 7: Parenting Mythology

Part 3: Getting the Monkey off Your Back
Chapter 8: It's His Head, Not Yours
Chapter 9: Avoiding a Power Struggle

Part 4: Upping the Ante by Intensifying the Positives
Chapter 10: Growing Your Relationship
Chapter 11: When Praise Doesn't Work
Chapter 12: Rewarding Small Changes
Chapter 13: The Power of Playtime

Part 5: You Solve It, or "I'll Solve it...and You Won't Like My Solution
Chapter 14: Training Camp
Chapter 15: The Power of Consequences
Chapter 16: Time Out
Chapter 17: Hold Downs
Chapter 18: Guided Compliance
Chapter 19: Pulling In the Reins
Chapter 20: The Academy
Chapter 21: Exercising the Future Muscle
Chapter 22: Parenting Miscues
Chapter 23: United We Stand
Chapter 24: Send-Off

Resources
Index