No-Drama Discipline

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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