This book provides parents with guidance for handling a variety of common behavior problems based on the behavioral approach to child rearing and discipline. This approach suggests that good and bad behavior are both learned and can be changed, and proposes specific methods, skills, procedures, and strategies for parents to use in getting improved behavior from their children. The guide is divided into four sections. Section one presents some fundamentals of child behavior and effective discipline. Some of the causes of children's misbehavior are examined as well as ways of increasing good behavior and eliminating bad ones. Section two provides advice for implementing the "time-out" method. Section three gives suggestions on how to: manage bad behavior away from home; use points, tokens, and contracts; use time-out on two children; use time-out on a toy instead of the child; handle aggressive and dangerous behavior; and help children express feelings. Section four suggests some additional resources for helping children. Each chapter includes a review of the most important ideas and instructions presented. The book's two appendices include an index of problem behaviors, quizzes and answers for parents, more resources for professionals, and tear-out sheets for parent and teachers. Seventy-eight references are included. Appended to the book are materials for a video-discussion parent education program. The accompanying videotape demonstrates child-rearing rules, and errors to avoid, as well as other child management methods. A printed "Video Leader's Guide" for the training leaders provides objectives, suggested outlines for workshops, and guidelines for discussing the behavior vignettes in the video. Workshop evaluation forms and handouts are appended. A parent audio cassette on how to use "time-out" effectively is also part of this multimedia package. (AA)