Dr. Sal Severe, a 20-year veteran school psychologist and author of "How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too!" ($21.95, Greentree Publishing) says, "About 70% of parents spank their children but wish they didn't."

He says parents don't realize there are other ways to discipline their children.

"You can raise self-disciplined children without spanking," writes Severe. He says spanking may be a good release for your frustration, but an ineffective way to teach children better decision making.

"Spankings have side effects," writes Severe. "Children who are frequently spanked feel insecure. They do not trust themselves." If spanking is so bad, and most parents don't like to do it, what's a parent to do?

Let Dr. Severe answer your questions. He is available for interview. You and your audience will love his insights, stories, tips, suggestions, and high energy.

To book him for an interview, or to receive a review copy of his book, simply call 1-800-866-5208 or send e-mail to greentreepub@earthlink.net. April is National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month

Change Kids from "A Real Pain in the Butt" Into Human Beings with this Guest!!

(Tempe, Arizona, March 9, 1998) "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners; contempt for authority; show disrespect for elders … Children now are tyrants, not the servants of their households … They contradict their parents … and tyrannize their teachers."

It's hard to believe that Socrates said that in c. 390 B.C.

The good news is the solution to those problems is in Dr. Sal Severe's book "How To Behave So Your Children Will, Too." ($21.95, Greentree Publishing.)

The big shocker is the solution to the problem of children's behavior:

"Parents need to understand that their children's behavior is often a reflection of their own behavior That's what makes this book unique. It does not focus on what children do wrotng. It teaches what they can do differently." - Sal Severe.

Severe us a 20 year veteran school psychologist and conducts parenting seminars. He has taught over 14,000 parents things that really work with their children.

A father himself, Severe learned from his children that the way he behaved toward them showed up in the way they behaved toward him. And that became the foundation for his personal and professional life.

Sal Severe, Ph.D. is available for interviews for the week of April 7th - 11th and may be contacted through Greentree Publishing at (800) 866-5208.