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

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).

It's a brilliant book, not only giving suggestions for how to be a better parent, but also explaining why these strategies are better. During the Introduction I wasn't sure it would be a useful book for me, and then during the first chapter I was frustrated because it seemed to be saying "don't do this, this is bad, this won't help, you should do what we will suggest instead" without actually giving any suggestions for what might be better to do. As it went on, though, they start giving incredibly helpful suggestions and insights, and I think it would be useful for any parent - or, really, any person who is frequently around children - to read. I might suggest reading the conclusion first, though, where they give reassurances about it not being too late to change, about not having damaged your children up to this stage by not using these strategies, etc., because that section, in my opinion, makes a better introduction than the actual introduction. As there is a lot of information in the book, they have also made a very helpful summary at the end of the book with the various strategies so that you can make a note of that elsewhere for quick reminders rather than having to re-read the book every time you can't remember one of their strategies properly.