Preface: Ms. Yvonne’s Classroom

Introduction: Origin of The Three P’s

            What Are The Three P’s?

            Parenting Today

            When and How to Use This Book

            Visionary Parenting

PART ONE: POWER

Chapter One: Why Children Seek Power

            Does Your Child Have Power?

            The Signals

                        Wobbly Age

                        Lunchbox Age

                        Telephone Age

            Power and Misbehavior

Chapter Two: Power and Discipline

            The Logic of Misbehavior

            Your Reaction is the Driver

            Power-Plus-Protection

            The Problem With Timeouts

            The Power of Privacy

            A Proactive Approach

            How to Discipline Proactively

Chapter Three: Responsibility

            Everyday Responsibility

            Modeling and Coaching

            Shared Responsibility

            How to Share Responsibility With Your Child

            Innovative Responsibilities

            Troubleshooting

            Lifelong Responsibility: A Case Study in Pet Ownership

            Life Lessons from a Goldfish

            Power, Protection and Responsibility

PART TWO: PROTECTION

Chapter Four: Protection and Attention

            The Anger-Attention Cycle

            The Test of Leadership

            How to Prevent the Anger-Attention Cycle

            Reliable Attention

            How to Provide Reliable Attention

Chapter Five: Overlooked Protection

            Zone #1: Self-Worth

            How to Protect Self-Worth

            Zone #2: Aggression at School

            How to Protection from Aggression at School

            Zone #3: Sibling Relationships

            How to Protect Siblings

            Zone #4: Imaginary Threats

            How to Protect from Imaginary Threats

            Zone #5: Predators

            How to Protect from Predators

Chapter Six: Control, Criticism and Protection

            Control v. Protection

            Notes from the Animal Kingdom

            The Critical Parent and Control

            How to Address Critical Parenting

PART THREE: PREDICTION

Chapter Seven: The Power of Predictability

            Building a Predictable Life

            Family Behavior

            Scheduling and Routines

            Communicating About the Future

Chapter Eight: A Child’s Life, By Design

            Raising a Child With Purpose

            Your Child’s Life Plan

            How to Life Plan With Your Child

            How to Use the Keywords

PART FOUR: REDEFINING PARENTHOOD

Chapter Nine: Parenting With Vision

            From Reaction to “Read Action”

            Steps for Data Collection

            System Design

            Open Process

            The Guide Inside You