{"product_id":"understanding-your-childs-temperament-9780028628264","title":"Understanding Your Child's Temperament","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This book … should revolutionize parenting for many readers.\" Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop  from the Foreword From a Respected Pediatrician Comes This Liberating Approach to Parenting Dr. William B. Carey  director of Behavioral Pediatrics at the renowned Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia  brings important research to the public in this enlightening book. Unlike many approaches to parenting that view children in relation to just one particular trait or behavior  Understanding Your Childs Temperament offers a way to look at your child in his or her totality  as a combination of nine different kinds of behavioral styles. Temperament is an individuals unique way of reacting to people  things  and situationsat home  at school  and in the community. Anxious parents can breathe a sigh of relief: Dr. Carey makes it clear that a childs temperament is mostly inborn  and not something caused by \"good\" or \"bad\" parenting. And  reassuringly  he explains that while about 50 percent of a childs temperament is genetic  parents can learn to work with it to prevent and reduce problems. Using Dr. Careys practical strategies  parents will learn how to: profile a childs temperament in relation to nine aspects: activity  adaptability  distractibility  initial reaction  intensity  mood  persistence and attention span  regularity  sensitivity see both the positive and negative sides of temperaments apply the most rewarding techniques for working with your childs inborn nature tailor parental discipline to each childs temperament  and more Comprehensive and filled with Dr. Careys warm and wise counsel  Understanding Your Childs Temperament belongs in every familys library and is sure to be consulted again and again. http:\/\/www.mgr.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924501037109,"sku":"ByrdShop_0028628268","price":65.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780028628264.jpg?v=1794134645","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/understanding-your-childs-temperament-9780028628264","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}