PENGUIN No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

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Book helped a lot on my child Read entire book and writing this review All tricks and psychology behind child's behavior has helped me improve to understand my child

A really great book for parenting in a way that is respectful to your children, and focuses on discipline as a teaching opportunity rather than as punishment. The book uses some playful, easy to remember language for certain points (don’t poke the lizard, shark music), and was written in a way that a lay person can easily understand. It was slightly repetitive, but from a psychological perspective this probably helps to drive the message home further. Although I feel like we were doing much of these tactics already, there were loads of things in this book I hadn’t even thought about, and lots of new strategies to try. And i love how the authors wrote it in a completely non judgemental way, and help to remind parents that we’re all human, and that even if we’ve made mistakes in our parenting, we can do better! Definitely a book I feel every parent should read, or at least skim.

I don't even know where to start, this is an amazing book. I wish I had this 8 years ago. I have a 2, 5, and 8 year old. My oldest (girl) has Autism, which has been really hard for my middle (boy). Over the last year he as been really acting out, to be honest, he has been out of control. We decided to put him in weekly therapy to help with his behavior and to help him cope with all the trauma from his sister. This book has completely transformed the way we discipline him. The best part is, it actually works! I have read dozens of books, but this one is the only one that gives the tools necessary to truly help you. It's not an overnight fix, it's a process, but one that actually works. To be honest, I think it's probably the hardest for the parent. I have been disciplining one way for years, so to change that was really hard, and I'm not perfect, but this book has helped equipped me to have No-Drama Discipline in our house. You don't have to be a parent to read this book. If you are a care giver to children in anyway, this book is for you! It's worth every penny! I promise you will not be disappointed. I may not be a Dr. or have a Phd, but I'm a parent, and deal with real world issues just like all of you, and this book has not only changed the way I view discipline, but the way I actually discipline. It will challenge most of your mindsets, but it's always good to see things for a different perspective. They are able to explain how the brain works in practical terms, so it's easy to understand. This allows you to see how No-Drama Discipline not only will provide a better home environment, but will actually help your child develop parts (upper brain) of their brain that will drastically impact the way the respond to life situations not only now, but when they are adults. Bottom line.... Buy the book, read the book, apply the knowledge, change your life, and your kids life. I really mean it, it will completely change the atmosphere in your home.

Very good!

Great book, explains a lot and gives you many examples. It was pleasure to read it, might do it again when my daughter grows bigger (she's 2yo now).