The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child
by Alan E. Kazdin with Carlo Rotella
Yale's parenting researcher on changing behavior through positive opposites, specific praise, point charts and strategic ignoring, with evidence from decades of clinical work. Precise and effective.
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your child's defiance is wearing you down and you want what the evidence supports.
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you want relationship-first parenting without behavior tools.
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Three things you will actually use
- Praise the positive opposite.
- Specific, immediate, enthusiastic.
- Punishment changes little; reinforcement changes much.
Do this first
Pick one positive opposite behavior and praise it enthusiastically every time for a week.
Our verdict
Evidence-based behavior change.
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