Stickin' To, Watchin' Over, and Gettin' with - by Howard Stevenson & Gwendolyn Davis & Saburah Abdul-Kabir (Paperback)

About the Book

This landmark book is the first to address the controversial issue of discipline among African American parents. The authors give parents the guidelines and information they need to put into practice a proven program of child rearing.

Book Synopsis

Stickin' To, Watchin' Over, and Gettin' With provides the guidance you need to protect your children from racist hostility while at the same time teaching them character and responsibility. Just as important, the book also shows how to discipline your children in a way that does not rely on spanking or other forms of painful coercion. Written by three African American educators, counselors, and parents, this book outlines an effective program for raising and disciplining your children,

From the Back Cover

Stickin' To, Watchin' Over, and Gettin' With provides the guidance you need to protect your children from racist hostility while at the same time teaching them character and responsibility. Just as important, the book also shows how to discipline your children in a way that does not rely on spanking or other forms of painful coercion. Written by three African American educators, counselors, and parents, this book outlines an effective program for raising and disciplining your children:
Stickin' To-- Offer your kids unconditional love and support.
Watchin' Over-- Give children loving supervision and protection.
Gettin' With-- Show youngsters loving confrontation and accountability.
The authors also show how using their Cultural Pride Reinforcement (CPR) method can create a sense of pride in your children and help you develop a village of loving and supportive family members, ministers, teachers, coaches, mentors, and elders.

Review Quotes

Clinical psychologist Stevenson, Gwendolyn Davis, a social workerand psychologist, and Saburah Abdul-Kabir, a community outreachcoordinator at the University of Pennsylvania's Community OutreachThrough Parental Empowerment program, have collaborated on Stickin'to, Watchin' Over, and Gettin' With, a guide about discipline forAfrican American parents. The authors suggest a trifold approach todiscipline: showing love and affection, being involved withchildren and community, and providing correction andaccountability. Addressing preschoolers, school-age children, preadolescents, and teenagers, they clearly explain how to helpchildren deal with racism and how parenting is different forAfrican Americans. Many of the same strengths identified by Harris(e.g., community involvement, sense of heritage, affection, andhope) are reiterated here. Reference and resource lists areapprehended. Both books are enthusiastically recommended. --KayBrodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills, MD (Library Journal, October15, 2001)

This well-written book contributes substantially to child-rearingliterature for African American parents. Through their trifoldapproach to discipline, showing love and affection, being involvedwith children and community, and providing correction andaccountability, the authors clearly explain how to help childrendeal with racism and how parenting is different for AfricanAmericans. Highly recommended! (Library Journal)"The book draws on the richness of African American storytelling, proverbs, and the oral tradition to teach parents how to preparetheir children to survive and thrive in a society where there isstill a residual of racism. It is a timely book that makes a vitalcontribution to the literature on African American children andparenting."
-- Joseph L. White, professor emeritus of psychology andpsychiatry, University of California, Irvine

"Stickin' To, Watchin' Over, and Getting' With [is] a must readfor educators, social workers, and others focused on the success ofAfrican American children."
-- Kaye E. Burnside, regional superintendent, West ContraCosta Unified School District, Richmond, California

"Parents raising children of African descent in America willfind this book useful. The authors convey the message that love andtrust are the foundations of discipline."
-- Ronald Braithwaite, coauthor, Health Issues in theBlack Community

About the Author

Howard C. Stevenson-- a father of a preteen son-- is an associateprofessor of education in the School, Community, and Child ClinicalPsychology program in the graduate school of education, psychologyin education division at the University of Pennsylvania.
Gwendolyn Davis is a postdoctoral research fellow at theUniversity of Pennsylvania. She has more than fifteen yearsexperience working with children and families.
Saburah Abdul-Kabir is the community research coordinator of theCOPE (Community Outreach through Parent Empowerment) project at theUniversity of Pennsylvania. She is a wife and the mother of sixchildren.