Neil McNerney, a licensed counselor and parenting expert, will show you ways to help your child do better in school without arguments, yelling, or guilt. In his 25 years working with school-age children and their parents, Neil McNerney has developed a simple and powerful approach that will increase achievement and decrease aggravation!
HOMEWORK: A Parent's Guide to Helping Out Without Freaking Out! will guide you through a simple process to find a way to help your child based on which faulty coping pattern your child is using. Most homework books are focused on study techniques. Homework focuses on how parents can be powerful leaders in their kid's education. It answers the most common questions parents ask:
- When do I reward and when do I punish?
- How do I give advice about studying without getting backtalk?
- How much should I review homework?
- How do I help my stressed out child who takes school too seriously?
- What do I say when my child says "I don't care" about school?
- How do I help my disorganized child without feeling like I am his secretary?
Praise for Homework "Whether you have an anxious, disorganized or defiant child when it comes to doing schoolwork, McNerney's C.A.L.M. method allows you to tailor your intervention to the specific style of your child. A great way to avoid nightly homework wars!"
- Thomas W. Phelan, PhD, author of
Surviving Your Adolescents"Neil is a gifted communicator, able to introduce ideas in a way that make perfect sense out of complicated dynamics, and leaves parents feeling renewed and ready for action. Neil is a professional worth watching and learning from. I know I have."
- Hal Runkel, NY Times bestselling author of
ScreamFree Parenting"I've never read a book like this one I will keep it on my professional shelf & continue to recommend to parents and professionals. Thanks for the gem of a book, Neil McNerney! No wonder its flying off shelves!!" - Laura Chernow, Book Reviewer for The Purcellville GazetteNeil McNerney is a licensed professional counselor since 1994. Neil spent seven years as a school counselor, dealing with most of the issues in this book. He is on the teaching faculty of the Virginia Tech Graduate School of Marriage and Family Therapy, where he teaches clinical techniques for working with children in a family context.
Neil speaks and trains nationally and provides workshops and keynotes at state and national professional conferences. He has helped develop a parent training program that is being used by hundreds of professionals worldwide. The main focus of Neil's work is increasing motivation in children and increasing the leadership skills of parents.
And, most importantly, Neil has two children, who constantly challenge his assumptions about parenting, especially when it comes to schoolwork. He is regularly amazed at the things they can accomplish on their own, and is regularly challenged to use the right approach based on what is going on with them at the time.
