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Summary: Approval from a toddler teacher and mom
Review: This book is about discipline, not punishment. Too often people associate discipline (teaching) with punishing children. But the best way we can teach is through example and positive reinforcement. It we want our children to create a more peaceful and non-violent world, we must not model violence by hitting/spanking our children. This book is a good resource on how to teach children what they need to learn without teaching them those things we don't want them to learn.
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Summary: A requirement for raising children in the 21st Century.
Review: This book is such a great value I use it as a reference everyday in my home daycare. I can't believe it cost under $5.00! The information presented is concise. The examples of behavior problems in preschoolers is accurate. And the techniques suggested are appropriate and highly effective. This book is a must have for parents of young children and anyone else who loves children.
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Summary: May work on a child not needing dicipline
Review: This book was too simplistic in its approach to dicipline. The methods would probably work on a child that isn't a dicipline problem, but merely acts out occasionally. The author also assumes that the methods will work, no exception. I can attest that a very willful child will not be swayed by the rewards or privilge removal program. I have yet to find a book that does truly help with a difficult child. This one certainly doesn't.
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Summary: May work on a child not needing dicipline
Review: This book was too simplistic in its approach to dicipline. The methods would probably work on a child that isn't a dicipline problem, but merely acts out occasionally. The author also assumes that the methods will work, no exception. I can attest that a very willful child will not be swayed by the rewards or privilge removal program. I have yet to find a book that does truly help with a difficult child. This one certainly doesn't.
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Summary: Effective new ways to teach your children discipline !
Review: This extremely well organized book does an excellent job of offering workable alternatives to the "old ways" we adults were brought up with . My husband and I have tried many of the suggestions and found that they work for our 3 year old. If you've tried to reach your children and are about to give up and revert to spanking or shouting please try this book. It is easy to read and use & is an excellent reference.
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Summary: Effective new ways to teach your children discipline !
Review: This extremely well organized book does an excellent job of offering workable alternatives to the "old ways" we adults were brought up with . My husband and I have tried many of the suggestions and found that they work for our 3 year old. If you've tried to reach your children and are about to give up and revert to spanking or shouting please try this book. It is easy to read and use & is an excellent reference.
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Summary: A quick reference for the harried parent
Review: This was the most referenced book on my parenting bookshelf. My preschooler was adopted from an overseas orphanage and had many behavioral issues. Frequently, I would grab this little book for a quick read and some practical suggestions on how to deal with his latest transgression. I have given many copies over the years to new parents.
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Summary: This Book Brought Peace Back to our Home
Review: We all need to learn how to be better parents and this book clearly demonstrates how. Kids today, even the youngest ones, need discipline but often we don't know how to do it or are actually afraid of our children and what they might do to us if we take action against them. We can learn, however, that discipline doesn't have to mean putting yourself at risk or in any kind of danger. You simply have to be creative and use your noggin. There are things you can do to tell the kids what they should stop doing and it doesn't have to mean they are going to gang up on you or wait unitl you are alone to get back at you. That's the wrong way to think about it. Of course you have to be careful and watch your back, but there is no reason you can't be a family. Stop spanking NOW and never ever shriek. That can only escalate the fury. I learned from this book that you want to turn the voljme down, way down, and still remain in control but out of harm's way. For example, when you don't trust your children with responsibility they might resent it and devise clever ways to get back at you. Discipline, yes. But with your own security and safety in mind first. Make sure you are safe BEFORE you take any actions, however reasonable they may seem at first. Remeber, what seems "reasonable" to you may in fact not be acceptable to your issue and you will then place yourself, necessarily in danger. This isn't to imply that you should be in constant fear of your chilren, but every now and then, do take stock. Becuase it's not unheard of of what some kids can do today. But just the fact that you are buying this book (which you should) means you are involved and caring. That seems to mollify children to some extent. But not completely. That's why BE CAREFUL. Thanks. Children are our future. But we won't have a future if we upset them. Thanks again.
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Summary: Tips, Compassion, and Humor for Parents of Preschoolers
Review: `Discipline without Shouting or Spanking', `How to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, too!' and `Positive Discipline for Preschoolers' are three different books with almost identical messages. All believe that shouting and spanking are counterproductive and that successful discipline requires a parent or caregiver to calmly teach and reinforce the rules of good behavior. `How to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, too!' and `Positive Discipline for Preschoolers' are both 300 plus page books and are arranged similarly. They begin by explaining what is typical preschooler behavior and what developmental factors are at play during this stage. This information encourages parents to make a paradigm shift and see "bad" behavior as developmentally appropriate behavior that needs the gentle hand of an adult to help channel it. They then follow with in depth discussions of good discipline strategies and how they differ from our natural knee-jerk responses. Both books end with practical examples of how to apply these discipline strategies to common behavioral problems. I would recommend either of these books to anyone who has come to see that shouting and spanking doesn't work and wants to learn what does. `How to Behave so Your Preschooler Will, too! is written in an organized, succinct, clean style and will appeal to those who enjoy a "textbook-like" book. `Positive Discipline for Preschoolers', on the other hand, has a more friendly, meandering tone and is written in a "chatting over a cup of coffee" style with tons of first hand accounts thrown in. "Discipline without Shouting or Spanking' is half the size of the previous two books and confines itself to practical applications. An outline format is used to discuss 37 common behavior problems. For each behavior problem it offers several suggestions to prevent the problem, solve the problem and even what not to do. Each discussion ends with an illustrative story. I would recommend this book to those already convinced that "positive discipline" works and looking for an easy to read, "in the trenches" handbook. All three books are excellent resources for the parents and caregivers of preschoolers but as their content is so similar, I'd strongly urge a potential buyer to take advantage of Amazon's Look Inside! feature and purchase the one whose format and writing style most suits your literary taste.
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