Let's Disseminate Effectively: Review of Dardig and Heward's Let's Make a Contract: A Positive Way to Change Your Child's Behavior

• Published in: Behavior Analysis in Practice Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 1001 - 1005
• Main Authors: Doepke, Karla J., Critchfield, Thomas S.
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavior; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Book and Product Review; Children & youth; Educational technology; Families & family life; Parents & parenting; Psychology
• ISSN: 1998-1929; 2196-8934
• DOI: 10.1007/s40617-022-00723-7

First and foremost, the language is upbeat—not a small matter when the topic is “contract,” a word that people may viscerally associate with such delightful concepts as “lawyer,” “serious,” “paperwork,” “mafia,” and “killer” (De Deyne et al., 2019). By laying out clear rules for what happens when, contracts take the stress out of parent–child interactions. [...]both parent and child benefit. [...]the book provides guidelines for how to write contracts as well as contract templates that may be adaptable, with little modification, to many families' needs. [...]a "more information" section, incorporating a glossary of terms and resources for further reading, provides enough information to be helpful without being overwhelming.