The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child
The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child
Kazdin shatters decades’ worth of accumulated myths about tantrums, time-outs, punishments fitting the crime, and much more.With the practicality of Ferber and the warmth of Brazelton, Kazdin leads parents through every step of the Kazdin Method in action—how to use tone of voice, when and how to touch, how to lead your child in a “practice” session, how to adjust your approach for different-age children, how to involve siblings, and more.The program is temporary, but the results are permanent—for very young children, adolescents, and even beyond.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great advice
Book provides a positive structure to shape behavior versus a negative response to bad behavior. Makes you look at the bigger picture of the situation and not just the defiant act of the child
Wish everyone would follow the instructions with their children.
5 Stars positive reinforcement works
if you’re tired of yelling, hitting and generally just being not nice to your child in order to get him/her to behave, this book is for you. this book taught me that being kind and reserving unpleasant (but not mean) punishments for unwanted behavior works! it seems almost too simple/easy to actually work, but trust me it’s all in the finer points of the technique. it tamed my two wild boys when nothing else would.
5 Stars Kazdin’s Method is really Applied Behavior Analysis
This book offers some excellent descriptions and I definitely recommend it to parents. However, calling it “The Kazdin Method” gives the false impression that the author has pioneered something that he has not. Behavioral contracts, token/point economies, differential reinforcement, shaping, extinction, ABC analysis. The book is misnamed: it should be titled “The Applied Behavior Analysis Method”.
At the very least, given that the approach draws so heavily on positive reinforcement, a behavioral principle pioneered by Skinner, the author should have put Skinner front and center as a primary source. Yet Skinner’s name is mentioned once only in passing and in reference to punishment. Given the credentials of the author, this seems more likely the result of product design than oversight. That’s unfortunate.
Also, see the book by the late Glenn Latham- a behavior analyst- titled “The Power of Positive Parenting”. I was surprised to see the author “turn” this phrase since Latham’s book used the phrase in the title of his book over 15yrs ago.
Kazdin’s Parent Management Training book did a nice job of referencing applied behavior analysis as a primary source of material. It would have been nice if this book did the same.
5 Stars REAL help for any parent - based on real science - If you buy one parenting book, make it this one.
I am a mother of 6 strong minded, intelligent, stubborn children, and this is the best, most helpful parenting book I have ever read. The things I love about this book are;
1. Kazdin’s methods are based on years of scientific research, not just compiled opinions about what “the experts” think “should” work with children.
2. This is real world stuff that any parent with an open mind can do - and even if you just do SOME of it, IT STILL WORKS.
3. IT WORKS. QUICKLY. The techniques outlined in this book can be applied to all different types of kids, all different ages & severity of problems, and it sets up a positive environment that everyone can feel good about.
4. Kazdin gives very specific examples and varied scenarios for each segment.
I can’t imagine that ANY parent would not benefit from this book. If I could give this more than 5 stars, I would.
4 Stars Good read
It is never too late to turn around a bad behavior. This book helped me with two teen boys. Plus it arrived very quickly after ordering.
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