Complex Kids, Simple Solutions

How to raise resilient, confident, likeable kids

Jenny Demark, PhD, Conrad Leung, BCBA, Linda Reinstein, Phd

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01 November 2025

Health & Self-Help; Child care & upbringing

Grounded in science and written by three child behavioural specialists, Complex Kids, Simple Solutions is your comprehensive guide to raising cooperative, resilient and likeable kids.

Parenting is one of the most challenging yet rewarding jobs — and it’s one we are never prepared for. Yet everywhere we turn there is information (and misinformation) about how best to raise our children.

Complex Kids, Simple Solutions offers a research-based antidote to help you get to grips with effective parenting approaches. Penned by two child psychologists and a behavioural analyst, the book weaves together theories and principles from the fields of developmental, cognitive and clinical psychology. It offers proven parenting approaches, used by the authors over decades of working with children and families, and based on three essential fundamentals: Prepare. Teach. Motivate.

The book explains how these concepts apply to almost any situation, from the mundane to the meltdown. Once you understand and master them, you will be able to tackle just about anything with confidence, precision and consistency.

Covering everything from the morning rush to helping your child handle big emotions, from minimising screens to the proactive power of spending quality time with your child, Complex Kids, Simple Solutions is a reader-friendly, sometimes humorous manual that gives you practical solutions to parenting problems.

By: Jenny Demark PhD, Conrad Leung, BCBA, Linda Reinstein, Phd
Imprint: Exisle
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781923011250
ISBN 10: 1923011251
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 01 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Part 1 - PREPARE Chapter 1 - Setting the Stage Chapter 2 - Quality Time: A Powerful Proactive Strategy Part 2 - TEACH Chapter 3 - Being a “Skills Detective” Chapter 4 - Teaching Part 3 - MOTIVATE Chapter 5 - Understanding Reinforcement Chapter 6 - Understanding Punishment Part 4 – Prepare. Teach. Motivate. in Action Chapter 7 - Just Do It! Teaching Cooperation. Chapter 8 - You Can’t Always Get What You Want. Teaching Your Child to Accept When You Say No or Ask Them to Wait Chapter 9 - Getting Out The Door. Taking the “Mad” Out of the Mad Dash in the Morning Chapter 10 – Giving It Up. Teaching Your Child to Transition Away from Screens Chapter 11 - We Can Handle This Together. Helping Your Child Handle Their Big Emotions Chapter 12 - To Sleep, Perchance to... Actually Sleep! Teaching Your Child to Sleep in Their Own Bed for the Whole Night Concluding Remarks References

Dr Jenny Demark is a child clinical psychologist working to improve quality of life for children. Conrad Leung is a behaviour analyst who is passionate about helping people. Dr Linda Reinstein is a child clinical psychologist with experience in developmental, learning and behavioural issues.