An explosive child's behavior - severe noncompliance, temper outbursts, and verbal or physical aggression - often leaves parents feeling frustrated, guilt-ridden, and overwhelmed. Dr. Ross Greene will help you gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to handle these situations effectively and humanely. In The Explosive Child, now fully updated and revised, he provides a sensitive, practical approach to helping your child at home and at school. -Understand the factors that contribute to your child's explosions. -Intervene proactively by anticipating the situations in which your child is most likely to explode. -Reduce explosions by replacing rewarding and punishing with Collaborative Problem Solving -Help your child develop the skills to be more flexible, solve problems, and handle frustration more adaptively. -Reduce hostility and antagonism between you and your child. With Dr. Greene's practical, expert advice, you and your child will forge a new relationship based on communication and mutual respect.