Calmer, Easier, Happier Boys : Bringing Out The Best In Boys At Home And At School

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Leading parenting expert's simple strategies for bringing out the best in boys aged 3-13 at home and at school. Book Description From the Back Cover In Calmer, Easier, Happier Boys, parenting expert Noël Janis-Norton gives you simple strategies for the unique challenges of raising motivated, cooperative and confident boys. Using the foolproof techniques she has developed over many years of working with families, Noël shows parents how to get back in charge. This book tackles: Self-reliance and common sense. Concentration and impulse-control. Defiance. Aggression. Social skills and peer relationships. Screen time. Homework and academic success. Empathy and consideration. Helping around the home. Full of practical suggestions and techniques that work, Calmer, Easier, Happier Boys will help transform your relationship with your boys. What parents say after using the Calmer, Easier, Happier strategies: 'I'm so proud of the young man he's become, caring, hard-working, confident.' 'He suddenly seemed more grown-up.' 'The turnaround was almost like a miracle. It felt like we had a life again.' Noël Janis-Norton is a learning and behavior specialist with more than forty years' experience. She has helped tens of thousands of parents and teachers learn effective techniques that result in more cooperative, confident, motivated, self-reliant and considerate children and teens, at home and in the classroom. About the Author Noël Janis-Norton graduated from teacher-training college at New York University. Her career as a learning and behavior specialist spans more than forty years. She has been a classroom teacher, a special needs teacher and advisor, a tutor specializing in learning strategies, a head teacher and a parenting educator. Noël is the founder and director of the Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting Centre in London, which provides courses and consultations for parents of toddlers through teens. A regular speaker at professional conferences, Noël has also been featured on numerous television and radio programs. In addition to lecturing widely in the UK and the US, she also trains teachers and parenting practitioners in her unique and highly effective methods. She is the spokesperson for National Family Week and the parenting expert for Macaroni Kid (a popular website for parents in the US). Through her seminars, courses and talks for parents, and through her books, CDs and DVDs, she has helped transform the lives of tens of thousands of families. Noël's most comprehensive book, Calmer, Easier, Happier, Parenting, was published in 2012. Noël has two grown children, a foster daughter and six grandchildren.