Fortwenty-fiveyears,PositiveDisciplinehasbeenthegoldstandardreferenceforgrown-upsworkingwithchildren.NowJaneNelsen,distinguishedpsychologist,educator,andmotherofseven,haswrittenarevisedandexpandededition.Thekeytopositivedisciplineisnotpunishment,shetellsus,butmutualrespect.Nelsencoachesparentsandteacherstobebothfirmandkind,sothatanychild–fromathree-year-oldtoddlertoarebelliousteenager–canlearncreativecooperationandself-disciplinewithnolossofdignity.Insideyou’lldiscoverhowto
•bridgecommunicationgaps
•defusepowerstruggles
•avoidthedangersofpraise
•enforceyourmessageoflove
•buildonstrengths,notweaknesses
•holdchildrenaccountablewiththeirself-respectintact
•teachchildrennotwhattothinkbuthowtothink
•wincooperationathomeandatschool
•meetthespecialchallengeofteenmisbehavior
“Itisnoteasytoimproveaclassicbook,butJaneNelsonhasdonesointhisrevisededition.Packedwithupdatedexamplesthatareclearandspecific,PositiveDisciplineshowsparentsexactlyhowtofocusonsolutionswhilebeingkindandfirm.Ifyouwanttoenrichyourrelationshipwithyourchildren,thisisthebookforyou.”
–SalSevere,authorofHowtoBehaveSoYourChildrenWill,Too!
Millionsofchildrenhavealreadybenefitedfromthecounselinthiswiseandwarmheartedbook,whichfeaturesdozensoftruestoriesofpositivedisciplineinaction.Giveyourchildthetoolsheorsheneedsforawell-adjustedlifewiththisproventreasuretroveofpracticaladvice.