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Title: Positive Discipline for Preschoolers, Revised 2nd Edition : For Their Early Years - Raising Children Who Are Responsible, Respectful, andResourceful by Ed.D. Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, Roslyn Duffy, Roslyn Duffy, Cheryl Erwin, Jane Nelsen ISBN: 0-7615-1515-1 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 07 October, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (12 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Still Not Helpful If You Have Kids Under 3
Comment: I read this in addition to "Positive Discipline" (see my review for that), because I was desperately looking for some advice on the 2-3 year old. Unfortunately, neither books addresses this age group. It seems if you have a "terrible 2" year old, you just have to wait it out until they reach 3 or 4, and then apply the rules of positive discipline. The concept of positive discipline is GREAT, but very hard to do. This book was not written as well as "Positive Discipline" was. It had way too many examples and not enough solutions. For example, the issues of hitting (kids hitting kids) is barely discussed. Basically, I think reading "Positive Discipline" is sufficient, and this book does not shed any more light, even though it claims to address preschoolers.
Rating: 5
Summary: Most helpful, realistic discipline book I've read
Comment: This book is incredible. I've already lent it to 5 friends all of whom have ordered it (we live overseas and it isn't readily available here). It not only helps with specific disciplining issues, it teaches you to understand the true message behind the behavior of your (preschool) child. Not only that, but how and why you as a parent with your unique "lifestyle priority" deal with your child's behavior. I have found this book an enormous help not only in how I "discipline" my children but also in how I view their behavior, and mine as well! My son attends a Montessori school and I showed it to his school principal who immediately ordered it (from Amazon) and declared "Finally, a Montessori discipline book". I have recommended the book to countless others and I just wish I was getting a commission!
Rating: 5
Summary: Disciplining your Preschooler
Comment: 'Discipline without Shouting or Spanking', 'How to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, too!' and 'Positive Discipline for Preschoolers' are three different books with almost identical messages. All believe that shouting and spanking are counterproductive and that successful discipline requires a parent or caregiver to calmly teach and reinforce the rules of good behavior.
'How to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, too!' and 'Positive Discipline for Preschoolers' are both 300 plus page books and are arranged similarly. They begin by explaining what is typical preschooler behavior and what developmental factors are at play during this stage. This information encourages parents to make a paradigm shift and see "bad" behavior as developmentally appropriate behavior that needs the gentle hand of an adult to help channel it. They then follow with in depth discussions of good discipline strategies and how they differ from our natural knee-jerk responses. Both books end with practical examples of how to apply these discipline strategies to common behavioral problems.
I would recommend either of these books to anyone who has come to see that shouting and spanking doesn't work and wants to learn what does. 'How to Behave so Your Preschooler Will, too! is written in an organized, succinct, clean style and will appeal to those who enjoy a "textbook-like" book. 'Positive Discipline for Preschoolers', on the other hand, has a more friendly, meandering tone and is written in a "chatting over a cup of coffee" style with tons of first hand accounts thrown in.
"Discipline without Shouting or Spanking' is half the size of the previous two books and confines itself to practical applications. An outline format is used to discuss 37 common behavior problems. For each behavior problem it offers several suggestions to prevent the problem, solve the problem and even what not to do. Each discussion ends with an illustrative story. I would recommend this book to those already convinced that "positive discipline" works and looking for an easy to read, "in the trenches" handbook.
All three books are excellent resources for the parents and caregivers of preschoolers but as their content is so similar, I'd strongly urge a potential buyer to take advantage of Amazon's Look Inside! feature and purchase the one whose format and writing style most suits your literary taste.
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