The Discipline Book: How to Have a Better-Behaved Child From Birth to Age Ten
by Martha Sears, William Sears
Sears Parenting Library
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Everything you need to know about discipline to raise a happy, well-adjusted, well-behaved child-from America's foremost baby and childcare experts, Disciplining children means equipping them with the tools to succeed in life. In this unique guide, Dr. Bill and Martha Sears, the pediatrics specialists whose books on birth, babies, and parenting have become widely praised bestsellers, explain what you can do to shape your child's behavior so that good conduct comes naturally. With a focus not show more just on managing behavior problems but also on preventing them, the Searses offer clear, practical advice on a broad range of disciplinary issues, including the following: The mother's role vs. the father's role. Developing the connection with your baby that will make discipline easier in years to come. Saying no. Taming temper tantrums. Self-esteem as the foundation of good behavior. Helping a child to express feelings. The constructive use of anger. Good nutrition for good behavior. Sleep and nighttime discipline. Sibling rivalry. Spanking and alternatives to spanking. How to eliminate bothersome behaviors such as whining and talking back. How to respond when your child lies, cheats, or steals. Discipline after divorce and in the single-parent household. Drawing on nearly thirty years of the Searses' experience as childcare professionals and as the parents of eight children, The Discipline Book will make you confident in your ability to correct undesirable behavior, to promote good behavior, and to instill the values that will help your child become morally literate. show lessTags
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This is an essential reference guide for anyone who follows gentle discipline, loving guidance, and attachment parenting. I seem to continuously go back to this guide for advice with my children. The authors give great alternatives for parenting in all situations.
In this book, the authors explain what you can do as a parent to shape your child's behavior so that good conduct will come naturally. Not only emphasizing the management of behavior problems but how to prevent them, The Discipline Book also discusses such topics as the role of mothers versus fathers; how to tame temper tantrums; the role of self-esteem and good nutrition in behavior; sleep and nighttime discipline; sibling rivalry; and more.
Explores a wide variety of parenting options and helps parents decide which type of parenting philosophy will work best for their family. It emphasizes the importance of attachment parenting.
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Martha Sears, R.N., is a registered nurse, childbirth educator, & breastfeeding consultant. She & her husband, William Sears, M.D., are the parents of eight children. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Nonfiction, Health & Wellness
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- 649.64 — Applied science & technology Home economics & family management Child rearing; home care of people with illnesses and disabilities by family and friends Discipline, Homeschool, and Toilet Training Discipline
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- HQ770 .S4 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women The family. Marriage. Home Children. Child development
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