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Following
on from the success of Getting the Buggers to Behave
and The Guerrilla Guide to Teaching,
Sue Cowley's forthcoming book provides inspiration and advice
for exasperated parents everywhere
Getting
Your Little Darlings To Behave
By Sue Cowley
Published by Continuum Books in June 2004 at £7.99
"The book is
rich and realistic: rich in the array of strategies and examples
that work, and realistic in that it is based on vivid examples
of how youngsters misbehave…her advice is practical, sound
and interspersed with imaginative ideas that arrest attention…if
I was head of a school…I would buy a copy for all the staff"…
Tim Brighouse on Getting the Buggers to Behave.
Tim Brighouse is London Commissioner for Schools
"This is what
we need at the start of our careers: the reassuring guidance
of someone who clearly cuts it in the classroom. If someone
you know is about to begin a PGCE course or a first job in
teaching, rush them a copy of this book. You'll be guaranteed
Christmas cards for life."
Geoff Barton in the TES
Constructive, optimistic
and entertaining, Getting Your Little Darlings to Behave
provides a wealth of ideas and strategies in short, bite-sized
chapters that parents can easily put into practice in the
home. With a complete lack of jargon and theoretical waffle
Sue Cowley draws on her extensive experience as a parent and
teacher of all age groups, at all levels, and identifies useful,
transferable skills that can apply to numerous situations.
She says,
"…In this book
I offer practical and realistic advice for parents about how
to manage their children's behaviour…As a teacher I've dealt
with the behaviour of literally thousands of different children;
as a parent I understand just how stressful managing behaviour
24/7 can be. The strategies I outline in this book are simple
to understand and put into practice, but will make an amazing
difference to your children's behaviour."
Sue Cowley begins
by explaining why children misbehave, top tips for managing
their behaviour (such as be positive and set up structures
and routines) and what doesn't work (such as the empty threat,
getting drawn in and being confrontational). She asks parents
to examine their own parenting style, their emotions and the
kind of relationship they want with their children.
In Getting
your Little Darlings to Behave, Sue Cowley describes the
seven 'C's - Certain, Clear, Consistent, Calm, Caring, Careful
and Creative - her positive watchwords to establishing good
behaviour. The RESPECT formula includes teaching your child
rights and responsibilities, positivity, enthusiasm and communication.
Sue further examines how different signals both verbal and
non-verbal can impact on a child's behaviour and how effectively
positive praise and positive punishment can work.
Also incorporating
case studies that detail different scenarios, from the attention
seeking child to the destructive child, and explanations on
how to approach children's behaviour at nursery, primary and
secondary school, this is above all a down-to-earth, pragmatic
guide that will leave parents feeling positive and empowered.
Sue Cowley
is the author of Getting the Buggers to Behave 1 and 2,
Getting the Buggers to Think, Getting the Buggers to Write,
How to Survive Your First Year in Teaching, Guerilla Guide
to Teaching and Sue Cowley's Teaching Clinic. She currently
combines the roles of mother, educational author, trainer
and consultant with supply teaching. Sue Cowley lives in Bristol.
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