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  • The Gentle Discipline Book

  • How to raise co-operative, polite and helpful children
  • Written by: Sarah Ockwell-Smith
  • Narrated by: Katy Sobey
  • Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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The Gentle Discipline Book

Written by: Sarah Ockwell-Smith
Narrated by: Katy Sobey
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Publisher's Summary

Discipline is a vital part of child-rearing, but many parents misunderstand how to use it and attempt to control their child's behaviour via a combination of punishment and motivation. Yet while this traditional approach may appear to produce quick results, it can potentially damage the child and, in the long term, leave parents with a far worse problem than they had initially.

The Gentle Discipline Book analyses common discipline techniques and explains why so many are ineffective. It focuses on helping parents understand why children misbehave and how to respond in a way that will help them work with - rather than against - their child.

Gentle discipline focuses on teaching and learning rather than punishing. With plenty of practical advice and case studies from real families, it will enable parents to set boundaries and enforce them with compassion and respect; it also demonstrates how parents can inspire children to be better and do better and how to set a great example for them. Gentle parenting is not about being a pushover - it means understanding children and having realistic expectations of them as well as responding appropriately and consistently.

The book covers a range of ages, and the principles it contains work with toddlers, tweens and teenagers equally well - because it helps parents respond to the unique needs of each individual child. As well as providing a framework that will enable parents to become experts in their own child's behaviour, The Gentle Discipline Book provides solutions to common problems such as whining and sulking, aggressive behaviour, refusal to do things, rudeness, sibling rivalry, lying, low self-esteem and a lack of confidence.

©2016 Sarah Ockwell-Smith (P)2016 Little Brown Book Group

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  • RJ
  • 2022-03-11

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I have read lots of parenting books, and this is one of my favourite. If you only want to read 1 book, this would be the one. It talks both about children’s brains and what they are capable of - which in turn relates to what you can expect from them. And it also gives lots of strategies on how to parent respectfully while connecting with your child. You are on the same team as them. The best thing I got from this is, if you want to teach your child to show respect, you have to model it and respect them. It goes back to the saying - Monkey see monkey do.

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