Positive discipline for preschoolers for their early years--raising children who are responsible, respectful, and resourceful

Presents a commonsense approach to child-rearing that helps parents understand their preschooler and explains how to prevent misbehavior through non-punitive discipline, and reinforce useful social skills and positive behavior.

Main Authors: Nelsen, Jane (Author), Erwin, Cheryl (Author), Duffy, Roslyn (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Harmony Books, [2019]
Edition: Revised 4th edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • THE FOUNDATION. Why positive discipline?
  • Enter the world of your preschooler
  • Understanding developmental appropriateness
  • The miraculous brain: learning and development
  • SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING. Empathy, compassion, and the growth of social emotional learning
  • Recognizing, naming, and managing emotions
  • "You can't come to my birthday party": social skills for preschoolers
  • "I can do it!": The joys (and challenges) of initiative
  • UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR AND NEW TOOLS. Accepting the child you have: understanding temperament
  • "Why does my child to that?": The messages of misbehavior
  • Mistaken goals at home
  • Mistaken goals in Preschool
  • Ending bedtime battles: preschoolers and sleep
  • "I don't like that!": Preschoolers and eating
  • Preschoolers and potties: the ongoing saga of toilet training
  • THE WORLD OUTSIDE YOUR HOME. Selecting (and living with) childcare
  • Class meetings for preschoolers (and families)
  • When your child needs special help
  • Technology today and tomorrow
  • Mother nature meets human nature
  • Growing as a family: finding support, resources, and sanity.