Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The pioneering experts behind The Whole-Brain Child and The Yes Brain tackle the ultimate parenting challenge: discipline.
“A lot of fascinating insights . . . an eye-opener worth reading.”—Parents
Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears—without causing a scene.
Defining the true meaning of the “d” word (to instruct, not to shout or reprimand), the authors explain how to reach your child, redirect emotions, and turn a meltdown into an opportunity for growth. By doing so, the cycle of negative behavior (and punishment) is essentially brought to a halt, as problem solving becomes a win/win situation. Inside this sanity-saving guide you’ll discover
• strategies that help parents identify their own discipline philosophy—and master the best methods to communicate the lessons they are trying to impart
• facts on child brain development—and what kind of discipline is most appropriate and constructive at all ages and stages
• the way to calmly and lovingly connect with a child—no matter how extreme the behavior—while still setting clear and consistent limits
• tips for navigating your child through a tantrum to achieve insight, empathy, and repair
• twenty discipline mistakes even the best parents make—and how to stay focused on the principles of whole-brain parenting and discipline techniques
Complete with candid stories and playful illustrations that bring the authors’ suggestions to life, No-Drama Discipline shows you how to work with your child’s developing mind, peacefully resolve conflicts, and inspire happiness and strengthen resilience in everyone in the family.
Praise for No-Drama Discipline
“With lucid, engaging prose accompanied by cartoon illustrations, Siegel and Bryson help parents teach and communicate more effectively.”—Publishers Weekly
“Wow! This book grabbed me from the very first page and did not let go.”—Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., author of The Opposite of Worry
The authors give helpful strategies and tools for parents to use when disciplining their children without all of the drama.
Concepts are great but holy moly, the first half of the book is the same information written over and over again.
Very helpful book, but incomplete.. the authors seems to suggest there is no role for parents to teach children that actions have consequences.
There are many wonderful points here – children’s minds are still developing, connecting, focusing on teaching, avoiding overtalking, various ways to redirect.. all of these things are great
But parents have NO role in teaching their kids that their actions can lead to consequences? There is ZERO role punishment? It’s very strange. I understand focusing on teaching and not on punishing. However, de-emphasizing discipline as a “punitive” measure does not mean there should be ZERO punishment. It’s absurd.
You can and you should use all the tools in this book, but you OBVIOUSLY have to use some form of punishment at least sometimes… it would have been much better for the authors to articulate that and offer actual advice on how to do that in a healthy and productive way rather than completely ignore it or pretend there is no role for it. Very strange.
I would encourage you to read this book, but then read another one that ant least includes something about punishment. You should probably parent somewhere in the middle so you don’t screw up your kids.
Well written, well researched. Has made a huge impact on how we look at parenting.
I’m still reading this, but wow! It’s already been so helpful in giving my husband and I the tools we need to be better parents.