Obedience vs responsibility...what's the difference, why both are important, see Chapter 1.

Building skills...memory, motivation and language, common words to avoid that encourge irresponsible behavior, see Chapter 2.

Child guidance...set reasonable limits, develop effective consequences, utilize humor, see Chapter 3.

Household jobs...find out at what ages do children do 18 common tasks, see Chapter 4.

Schoolwork...ways to help kids with spelling or math, see Chapter 5.

Independent living...ways kids can respond to peer pressure, dealing with anger, become emotionally independent, see Chapter 6.

Putting it all together...develop a plan to deal with persistent problems, resolve differences with your spouse, see Chapter 7.