Audio: ParentTapes to Download

Two mp3 audio files to download featuring Dr. Jane Bluestein Hear Dr. Bluestein in a live—and very lively—presentation in front of more than 200 parents of kids of all ages and stages. You’ll get nearly 2 hours’ worth of simple, practical ideas for building relationships with your kids. This entertaining and dynamic program will

Book: Parents, Teens and Boundaries

How to Draw the Line by Dr. Jane Bluestein We are sold out of all remaining copies of this book, which is no longer in print. This book is currently in revision for a 25th anniversary edition, and next in line for an online release. Please search online retailers for copies in the meantime. The…

Book: Listas Para Padres

Qué Hacer y Qué No libro de Jane Bluestein Más de 1.000 tips para construir mejores relaciones, con ideas simples, prácticas y comprobadas para ayudarle a construir el carácter, aumentar el rendimiento escolar, motivar la cooperación, reducir las fricciones, solucionar problemas y

Book: The Parent’s Little Book of Lists

  Do’s and Don’ts of Effective Parenting (25th Anniversary Edition) by Dr. Jane Bluestein Make the most of your relationship with your children. This book offers practical tips for creating a win-win authority relationship in an atmosphere of love, caring, and mutual respect. Includes thousands of simple, effective, kid-tested ideas to help you build character,…

Book: The Book of Article Reprints

A collection of articles for educators, counselors, and parents by Dr. Jane Bluestein This collection is available as a PDF eBook download.  Here, finally, is a collection of more than four decades’ worth of articles by Dr. Jane Bluestein, including several made available through I.S.S. Publications for the first time. 

Motivating Cooperative Behavior

Three Approaches to Authority Relationships Two Win-Lose approaches that can compromise the emotional safety of the environment:

Ways to Build IRRESPONSIBILITY in Children

Things you can do to reinforce children’s irresponsible behavior • Lie for them. • Make excuses for their behavior. Correct (or pay for) their mistakes for them. • Model a lack of responsibility, commitment, and follow-through yourself. • Refuse to believe that they are capable of doing what they’ve been accused of doing.

Parenting Teens

How to Draw the Line Counselors know that when parents set clear boundaries, they take care of their teens and themselves. 

The Challenge of Setting Boundaries

A Win-Win Alternative to an Authoritarian or Permissive Approach Few of us are especially adept at setting boundaries with anyone, and for good reason. Let’s back up a bit. When you were growing up, were you told that other people’s needs were more important than yours? Were you rewarded for self-sacrificing and people-pleasing? Were you…