Allowing parents to choose the tools that fit best with their child's temperament and their family values, this eclectic approach to child guidance and discipline explains how scolding and spanking may increase behaviors that parents want to decrease, offers ways to substitute acceptable behavior for objectionable behavior, shows how to set guidelines for effective consequences, and gives more than 150 ideas for overcoming 10 common behavior problems. Rife with helpful examples, exercises, and summary sheets, this manual is a resource that parents will be able to refer to time and again.