From his years as a teacher, school counsellor and parent of four children, Myles Pellowe has developed a three-step programme to help parents gain the cooperation of their children without threats or force. Using many examples, he sets out a step-by-step method for using the three commonsense tactics that are easy to understand. This will help parents to keep self-control when their children are uncooperative, show them how to get cooperation as well as the best way of behaving when children test the boundaries.
Teaching cooperation requires parents to give guidelines for behaviour that are suitable for the age of our children as well as instruct them in language that they understand. Myles Pellowe shows parents how to do this. He helps parents prepare themselves by discussing self-talk, facial expressions, body language and voice control. The book then shows parents how to maintain control of the situation and allow children to voluntarily cooperate.