Decisive Parenting

Decisive Parenting teaches parents concrete skills for quickly and permanently altering their teenagers' problem behaviors, ranging from argumentativeness and neglecting chores or homework to more serious issues such as shoplifting, underage drinking, and drug use. Michael Hammond provides clear, easy-to-follow, and proven solutions to permanently stop negative behavior while establishing good behavior in its place. By adapting Hammond's "active consequences" strategy, parents can expect to see major changes in their teenagers' behavior in three to six weeks, as well as great improvement in the parent-child relationship.

Michael Hammond, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and a licensed marriage and family therapist. He lives in Salem, Oregon, where he maintains a private practice and works as a therapist, consultant, and speaker. Visit his website at decisiveparenting.com. He is the author of Decisive Parenting: Strategies that Work with Teenagers.

Part 1 Acknowledgments
Part 2 How to Use This Book
Part 3 PART I: Building A Secure Foundation
Chapter 4 Chapter 1: Rules-Establishing a Firm Foundation
Chapter 5 Chapter 2: Write the Rules for Your Teen
Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Natural and Logical Consequences
Chapter 7 Chapter 4: Active Consequences for Challenging Situations
Chapter 8 Chapter 5: Level Systems, Point Economies, and Contracts
Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Communication That Gets the Results You Want
Chapter 10 Chapter 7: Conflict Resolution with Teenagers
Chapter 11 Chapter 8: Reinforcers for Behaviors You Want to See Repeated
Part 12 PART II: Problem Behaviors and What to Do about Them
Chapter 13 Chapter 9: Arguing
Chapter 14 Chapter 10: Chore Completion
Chapter 15 Chapter 11: Driving
Chapter 16 Chapter 12: Drug and Alcohol Use
Chapter 17 Chapter 13: Friends
Chapter 18 Chapter 14: Information Technology
Chapter 19 Chapter 15: Lying
Chapter 20 Chapter 16: Running Away
Chapter 21 Chapter 17: School Assignments and Homework
Chapter 22 Chapter 18: Sexual Activity
Chapter 23 Chapter 19: Sibling Fighting
Chapter 24 Chapter 20: Stealing
Chapter 25 Chapter 21: Swearing
Chapter 26 Chapter 22: Television
Chapter 27 Chapter 23: Tobacco Use
Chapter 28 Chapter 24: Truancy
Chapter 29 Chapter 25: Violence
Chapter 30 Chapter 26: Whereabouts and Curfew
Part 31 Epilogue: Every Good Thing
Part 32 References and Suggested Reading
Part 33 Index
Part 34 About the Author