Rudolf Dreikurs

Rudolf Dreikurs (February 8, 1897, Vienna - May 25, 1972, Chicago) was an American psychiatrist and educator who developed psychologist Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology into a pragmatic method for understanding the purposes of reprehensible behaviour in children and for stimulating cooperative behaviour without punishment or reward.

He suggested that human misbehavior is the result of feeling a lack of belonging to one's social group. When this happens the child acts from one of four "mistaken goals": undue attention, power, revenge or avoidance (inadequacy).His overall goal was that students would learn to cooperate reasonably without being penalized or rewarded because they would feel that they are valuable contributors to the classroom.

In 1952, Dreikurs organized a group of followers of Adlerian Psychology to found the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology. He was an active leader in the organization until his death.

Bibliography

A Parent's Guide to Child Discipline by Rudolf Dreikurs and Loren Grey
The Challenge of Marriage
The Challenge of Parenthood
Children: The Challenge by Rudolf Dreikurs, Vicki Soltz ISBN 978-0470835081
Coping With Children's Misbehavior, a Parent's Guide
Discipline Without Tears by Rudolf Dreikurs, et al. ISBN 978-0452268982
Encouraging Children to Learn by Rudolf Dreikurs, Don, Sr. Dinkmeyer
Family council: the Dreikurs technique for putting an end to war between parents and children (and between children and children)
Fundamentals of Adlerian Psychology
Maintaining Sanity in the Classroom: Classroom Management Techniques by Rudolf Dreikurs, et al.
New Approach to Discipline: Logical Consequences
Psychology in the Classroom: A Manual for Teachers
Social Equality the Challenge of Today
The Courage to Be Imperfect: The Life and Work of Rudolf Dreikurs Biography by Janet Terner, W.L. Pew. New York 1978

External links

Rudolf Dreikurs at WikEd

Parenting

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Discipline	Blanket training Corporal punishment in the home Curfew Grounding Naughty chair Tactical ignoring Time-out

Abuse	Child abandonment Child abuse Child labour Child neglect Cinderella effect Incest Narcissistic parents Parental abuse by children

Legal / social aspects	Child support Cost of raising a child Marriage Parental responsibility (Deadbeat parent) Paternity

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Experts	Tanya Byron Rudolf Dreikurs David Elkind Jo Frost Haim Ginott Thomas Gordon Annette Lareau Penelope Leach Madeline Levine William Sears B.F. Skinner Benjamin Spock

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Date of birth	February 8, 1897
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Date of death	May 25, 1972
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