Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: Recasting Your Thinking About Parenting
CHAPTER ONE: An Exciting New Job and Challenges at Home
CHAPTER TWO: The Bedtime Waltz: Establishing a Bedtime Routine
CHAPTER THREE: A-B-C: The Universal Principle
CHAPTER FOUR: The Redirection Strategy: Handling Tantrums
CHAPTER FIVE: An Acquired Taste: Meal Time
CHAPTER SIX: Chucking the Binky: Extinguishing Dependency on Comfort Items
CHAPTER SEVEN: Not Just Mine: Teaching Your Child to Share
CHAPTER EIGHT: Overusing “No” and A Visit to the Dentist
CHAPTER NINE: Word Gets Around: Whale Done Parenting for All Ages
CHAPTER TEN: Puppy Love: Teaching Pet Care
CHAPTER ELEVEN: When Things Get Emotional: Time-Outs
CHAPTER TWELVE: A Big Step: Potty Training
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Please and Thank You: Moral Development
A Poolside Chat: Resources for Applying Whale Done Principles
The Science behind the Whale Done Approach
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
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About the Author

Jim Ballard is an educator, corporate trainer, and writer.
Ken Blanchard is the author of several bestselling books, including the blockbuster international bestseller The One Minute Manager . He is Chief Spiritual Officer of the Ken Blanchard Companies.
Thad Lacinak is founder and co-owner of a behavioral consulting company, Precision Behavior.
Chuck Tompkins is Corporate Curator of Zoological Operations for Busch Entertainment Corporation.

Reviews

“When we instituted a Whale Done-based program at Schaeffer Elementary we saw suspensions go down 95 percent, and math and reading proficiency improved dramatically. These principles work—kids really respond!”
—Cynthia Zurchin, Principal, Schaeffer Elementary School, Pittsburgh

“We long to be better parents who, with our kids, make a better world, and Whale Done Parenting helps us do just that. If you want to raise good kids and see more smiling and less scolding in your household, read this book!”
—Naomi Cramer Overton, President, Mothers of Preschoolers International