Happy Kids & Happy Mealtimes: The complete guide to raising contented children. Cathy Glass

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      HAPPY KIDS

       An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

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      First published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2010

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      © Cathy Glass 2010

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      HAPPY MEALTIMES

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      First published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2012

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      © Cathy Glass 2012

      Cover design © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2012

      Cathy Glass asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library

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      First published by Thorsons 2015

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      © Cathy Glass 2015

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      Cathy Glass asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      Ebook Edition © JANUARY 2015 ISBN: 9780008118334

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      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Introduction: Why?

      Happy Kids

      Happy Mealtimes for Kids

       Also by Cathy Glass

       Cathy Glass

       If you loved this book...

       Index

       About the Publisher

       Introduction: Why?

      Why another book on child rearing? The idea came from my readers. After the publication of my fostering memoirs I received thousands of emails from parents and childcare workers around the world. They sent their love and best wishes for the children I had written about, and also praised me for the way I had managed the children’s often very difficult behaviour:

      I tried that method and it worked …

      What a good idea …

      My son used to be very controlling so I handled it as you did and (amazingly) he stopped.

      I’d never thought of dealing with my daughter’s tantrums that way before …

      I now talk to my children rather than at them.

      You should write a book!

      Their comments made me realise that the techniques I use for successfully changing children’s unacceptable behaviour were not universally known – indeed far from it. I wasn’t sure I knew what I did, only that it worked. So I began analysing how I approached guiding, disciplining and modifying children’s behaviour, the psychology that lay behind my techniques and why they worked. This book is the result.

      As a parent you want the best for your child: you want them to be a happy, self-assured individual who can fit confidently into society.

      As a parent you are responsible for making that happen. There will be others involved in forming your child – teachers, siblings, friends, relatives, etc. – who will have some influence on your child, but ultimately your son or daughter will be the product of your parenting, good and bad.

      I often feel it