Completely updated with the latest research in child development and learning, Positive Discipline for Preschoolers will help parents understand their preschooler and provide early methods to raise a child who is responsible, respectful, and resourceful. Caring for young children is one of the most challenging tasks an adult will ever face. No matter how much you love your child, there will be moments filled with frustration, anger, and even desperation. There will also be questions: Why does my four-year-old deliberately lie to me? Why is everything a struggle with my three-year-old? Should I ever spank my preschooler when she is disobedient? Over the years, millions of parents have come to trust the Positive Discipline series and its common-sense approach to child-rearing. This revised and updated fourth edition includes a new chapter on the importance of play and outdoor experiences on child development, along with new information on school readiness, childhood brain growth, and social/emotional learning. You'll also find practical solutions for how to: - Teach appropriate social skills at an early age - Avoid the power struggles that often come with mastering sleeping, eating, and potty training - See misbehavior as an opportunity to teach nonpunitive discipline--not punishment
Children can learn what behavior is acceptable in different circumstances. If Grandma lets young Hunter decorate her kitchen table with marshmallows, Hunter will still be able to remember that marshmallows have ...
An updated child-care manual designed for parents of preschool-age children tells how to prevent misbehavior through non-punitive discipline and how to reinforce useful social skills and positive behavior, while dealing with the challenges ...
Should I ever spank my preschooler when she is disobedient? Over the years, millions of parents have come to trust the Positive Discipline series and its common-sense approach to child-rearing.
This book is an incredible resource full of effective and practical ideas—from creating an environment where everyone feels welcome to a model of discipline that respects and empowers adults and children." —Mary Jamin Maguire, M.A., L.P ...
New York: Harper Perennial, 2001. Glenn, H. Stephen, and Michael L. Brock. 7 Strategies for Developing Capable Students. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998. Glenn, H. Stephen, and Jane Nelsen. Raising Self-Reliant Children in a ...
Helps teachers and parents support their children with special needs, as they cope with their unique challenges, while also teaching the children the values and discipline they need to lead happy and fulfilling lives.
Mrs. Beal was frustrated because it irritated her so much when the children would come home from school and dump their books on the couch. Constant nagging was not producing any change. During a family meeting she told her children she ...
Several weeks later, Mrs. Beal wanted to watch her favorite soap opera after the children had gone to school. She was surprised to find a pillow slip on the television. She looked at the couch and saw the packages she had left there the ...
(Don't forbid her to spend time on a subject in which she does well until she does better in another subject.) A child needs to feel encouraged in her areas of strength. - - BOOSTER THOUGHTS in the eighth grade, Stuart lost interest in ...
"I highly recommend this book to parents, teachers, and all others who work with young people. It is one of the best books I have seen on helping adults and adolescents turn their conflict into friendship.