Make a Difference During the Most Important Years of Your Child's Life The months leading up to the birth of a child are filed with joy, dreams, plans—and a few worries. As a caring parent, you want to start your child out in life on the proper foundation. But where do you go for the answers to such questions as: How do I communicate with an infant who doesn't understand words? How can I effectively teach boundaries to my toddler? Should I ever spank my child? Over the years, millions of parents just like you have come to trust Jane Nelsen's classic Positive Discipline series. These books offer a commonsense approach to child-rearing that so often is lacking in today's world. In Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, you'll learn how to use kind but firm support to raise a child who is both capable and confident. You'll find practical solutions and solid advice on how to: •Encourage independence and exploration while providing appropriate boundaries •Use non-punitive methods to instill valuable social skills and positive behavior inside and outside the home •Recognize when your child is ready to master the challenges of sleeping, eating, and potty training, and how to avoid the power struggles that often come with those lessons •Identify your child's temperament •Understand what the latest research in brain development tells us about raising healthy children •And much, much more! Containing real-life examples of challenges other parents and caregivers have faced, Positive Discipline: The First Three Years is the one book that no parent should be without.

Positive Discipline: The First Three Years: From Infant to Toddler--Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident Child

Nelsen Ed.D., Jane

ERWIN, CHERYL

DUFFY, ROSLYN ANN

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Harmony

If you?re part of a blended family, you know the special challenges faced by couples with children from previous relationships. You want to help everyone grow into a loving family unit, but you?re not sure how to do it. It?s especially hard on the kids, and that makes the parents? job that much more difficult. Positive discipline can make the difference. Guaranteeing everyone mutual respect and dignity, this amazingly effective approach to family issues can help you:Break down the barriers that block communication Build a sense of belonging and commitment uniting every member of the family Understand family members? actions and encourage cooperation Establish new traditions, such as family meetings, that will help your family bond And much more Positive discipline is practiced by thousands of parents and teachers. It can help your blended household become a loving, peaceful home. Make positive discipline a part of your family life right now!About the Authors /Jane Nelsen, Ed. D., is a marriage, family, and child counselor who has been active in the positive discipline movement for over a decade. Cheryl Erwin, M.A., is also a marriage and family therapist and a parenting consultant in private practice. /H. Stephen Glenn is a nationally renowned seminar leader and writer.

Positive Discipline for Blended Families: Nurturing Harmony, Respect, and Unity in Your New Stepfamily

Politics & Social Sciences

Glenn, H. Stephen

NELSEN, JANE

Social Sciences

Prima Pub.

Make a Difference During the Most Important Years of Your Child's Life The months leading up to the birth of a child are filed with joy, dreams, plans—and a few worries. As a caring parent, you want to start your child out in life on the proper foundation. But where do you go for the answers to such questions as: How do I communicate with an infant who doesn't understand words? How can I effectively teach boundaries to my toddler? Should I ever spank my child? Over the years, millions of parents just like you have come to trust Jane Nelsen's classic Positive Discipline series. These books offer a commonsense approach to child-rearing that so often is lacking in today's world. In Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, you'll learn how to use kind but firm support to raise a child who is both capable and confident. You'll find practical solutions and solid advice on how to: ·Encourage independence and exploration while providing appropriate boundaries ·Use non-punitive methods to instill valuable social skills and positive behavior inside and outside the home ·Recognize when your child is ready to master the challenges of sleeping, eating, and potty training, and how to avoid the power struggles that often come with those lessons ·Identify your child's temperament ·Understand what the latest research in brain development tells us about raising healthy children ·And much, much more! Containing real-life examples of challenges other parents and caregivers have faced, Positive Discipline: The First Three Years is the one book that no parent should be without.

Positive Discipline: The First Three Years-Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident Child

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

Three Rivers Press

Positive Discipline for Positive Results! Caring for young children is one of the most challenging tasks an adult will ever face. No matter how much you love the child, there will be moments filled with anger, frustration, and even desperation. There will also be questions: Why does my child deliberately lie to me? Why won't she listen to me? Should I ever spank her when she is disobedient? Over the years, millions of parents just like you have come to trust Jane Nelsen's Positive Discipline series. These books offer a commonsense approach to child-rearing that so often is lacking in today's world. Now completely updated to report the latest research in child development, Positive Discipline for Preschoolers will teach you how to use kind but firm support to raise a child who is responsible, respectful, and resourceful. You'll find practical solutions on how to: ·Prevent misbehavior through nonpunitive discipline—not punishment ·Avoid the power struggles that often come with the challenges of mastering sleeping, eating, and potty training ·Instill valuable social skills and positive behavior inside and outside the home by using methods that teach important life skills ·Employ family and class meetings to tackle discipline and developmental problems ·And much, much more! "Once parents grasp and use the amazing power of Positive Discipline, their home will be transformed into a place of love and learning like no other." —Joan K. Comeau, Ph.D., president, Family Information Services "By leading parents in a natural direction of wisdom and responsibility, this book encourages trust in the parent/child relationship and asks the simple yet profound question, 'Given this particular situation, what will you do?'" —Janice Lind Raun, M.A., family therapist

Positive Discipline for Preschoolers, Revised Second Edition: For Their Early Years - Raising Children Who Are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful

A Blueprint for Bringing Together Two Families Living in a stepfamily is challenging. But a household where yours and mine must become ours can become a harmonious family unit. It is possible to build a stepfamily that works for all of its members—an environment where both adults and children can feel safe, loved, and free to grow and learn. Written to address the particular challenges that stepfamilies typically confront, this latest addition to the bestselling Positive Discipline series helps you understand the process of stepfamily living and empowers you to make the right decisions. Inside, you will find real solutions that can make your new family a cohesive and happy unit. You'll discover how to: ·Resolve responsibility and role issues ·Blend rules and traditions ·Build effective communication between all family members ·Handle discipline and finances ·Develop respect and affection among rival children ·And much more! "Anchored in today's family realities, the essence of this book is a respectful approach to stepfamily discipline. The scenarios are grittily realistic and the wealth of positive suggestions ring true. Families are always a work in progress so this book is useful for both seasoned and novice parents and stepparents." —Margorie Engel, Ph.D., president, Stepfamily Association of America

Positive Discipline for Your Stepfamily: Nurturing Harmony, Respect, and Joy in Your New Family

Self-Help

Relationships

Prima Lifestyles

Can Parents Really Love Too Much? "I love my child, and he knows it. So why is he disrespectful to me?" Raising a child in today's world isn't easy. Parents are so pressured by work and other responsibilities that feelings of guilt overwhelm them, and in an effort to show their deep and abiding love for their children, they overcompensate. As a result, their children demand more and respect them less. Does this sound familiar? In this groundbreaking book, Jane Nelsen and Cheryl Erwin show you how to change the relationship with your child from one of guilt and manipulation to one of honesty and cooperation. It may sound hard to do, but it's not—if you know how. Inside, you'll find specific actions, techniques, and attitudes that will help you: ·Give children what they need instead of what they want ·Learn to encourage and nurture without overindulging, overprotecting, or overcontrolling ·Raise a self-reliant, respectful, and capable child ·And much more! "Thoughtful and practical, Nelsen and Erwin's detailed advice will help parents ensure that their loving wish to raise self-reliant and resilient children comes true." —Richard Bromfield, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, author, Handle with Care: Understanding Children and Teachers "One of the ironies of parenting is that unwise love can harm children. This book will help you apply your love more intelligently and beneficially." —Richard Eyre, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Teaching Your Children Values

Parents Who Love Too Much: How Good Parents Can Learn to Love More Wisely and Develop Children of Character

A Biblical Approach to Raising a Respectful, Responsible, and Capable Child "Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it." —Proverbs 22:6. As Christian parents, you know you need to train your child, yet you probably wonder just how you can accomplish the fulfillment of this Scripture. What kind of parenting ensures that your child will become a responsible, capable adult who can choose to love and follow God for life? Positive Discipline in the Christian Home clarifies how the Bible and the time-proven skills of Positive Discipline can work together. Using stories and passages from the Bible as well as real-life stories from families using these principles, this nondenominational book will show you how to: ·Teach your children life skills and values ·Set appropriate boundaries with your children ·Understand and respond to misbehavior with loving guidance ·Follow through with kindness and firmness ·And much more! "Parents are God's personal representatives on earth to give each child a special blessing and stamp of approval. This book empowers you to do just that!" —Tim Timmons, author of Roadmap to RICHE$, Los Angeles talk-show host, and pastor of New Community Church "A practical guide for every loving parent. What a great job the authors have done to make the seemingly complex job of being a parent a lot simpler." —Dr. Kevin Leman, author of Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours and host of RealFAMILIES.com

Positive Discipline in the Christian Home: Using the Bible to Develop Character and Strengthen Moral Values

Hughes, Mary L.

Brock, Michael

How Single Mothers Can Raise Exceptional Sons If you are one of the millions of single mothers who is raising a son, you have unique questions and special concerns, such as: What is my role as a single mother? How can I be sure that my son grows up secure in his masculine identity? Single mothering asks a lot of a woman, but the end reward is unlike any other—a son who is well-balanced, well-adjusted as a man, and ready for life's challenges. Inside, you'll discover age-old wisdom combined with modern-day understanding that will help you deal with the tough issues of raising a son of any age, including attachment and separation, dependency and autonomy, and boundaries and privacy. You'll explore methods to build character, resilience, and identity, as well as find ways to foster healthy attitudes toward women and sex, promote educational and career success, and optimize the influence of your male friends. You'll also uncover ways to take better care of you, perhaps the most neglected aspect of being a single mom. And last, you'll learn how to prepare for the inevitable day you must eventually let your grown son go off to be a man. "Immensely readable and informative, this is a much-needed road map for the journey single mothers and their sons travel together." —Lee Varon, Ph.D., author, Adopting on Your Own: The Complete Guide to Adopting as a Single Parent "Any single mother who reads this book will have the feeling that someone helpful is standing by her side." —Michael Thompson, Ph.D., author of Raising Cain and Best Friends, Worst Enemies

How to Turn Boys into Men Without a Man Around the House: A Single Mother's Guide

Bromfield Ph.D., Richard

The challenges that single parents face are daunting but increasingly common. They're not insurmountable, and they can be exhilarating as this book shows with practical encouragement and expert advice on redefining the parenting role and creating a partnership between parent and child.

Positive Discipline for Single Parents

Delzer, Carol

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 won’t my three-year-old listen to me? Should I ever spank my preschooler when she is disobedient? Over the years, millions of parents just like you have come to trust the Positive Discipline series and its commonsense approach to child-rearing. Now completely updated to report the latest research in child development and learning, Positive Discipline for Preschoolers will teach you how to use methods to raise a child who is responsible, respectful, and resourceful. You’ll find practical solutions for how to: - 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 - Instill valuable social skills and positive behavior inside and outside the home by using methods that teach important life skills - Employ family and class meetings to tackle behavorial challenges - And much, much more! This revised and updated third edition includes information from the latest research on neurobiology, diet and exercise, gender differences and behavior, the importance of early relationships and parenting, and new approaches to parenting in the age of mass media. In addition, this book offers new information on reducing anxiety and helping children feel safe in troubled times.

Positive Discipline for Preschoolers

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