Positive discipline /
Jane Nelsen.
- Rev. ed.
- New York : Ballantine Books, 2006.
- xxvi, 349 p. ; 21 cm.
"Originally published in a different form by Sunrise Press, Fair Oaks, California, in 1981. First revised edition published by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., in 1987"--
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-342) and index.
Foreword --; Preface and acknowledgments --; Introduction to the third edition --; The; Positive approach --; Some basic concepts --; The; Significance of birth order --; A; New look at misbehavior --; Beware of logical consequences --; Focusing on solutions --; Using encouragement effectively --; Class meetings --; Family meetings --; Personality : how yours affects theirs --; Putting it all together --; Love and joy in homes and classrooms --; Appendix I :; Starting a positive discipline study group --; Appendix II :; Developing social responsibility through peer counseling --; Appendix III :; Letter to parents --; Notes --; Suggested readings --; Index.
The key to positive discipline is not punishment, Jane Nelsen tells us, but mutual respect. Nelsen coaches parents and teachers to be both firm and kind, so that any child--from a three-year-old toddler to a rebellious teenager--can learn creative cooperation and self-discipline with no loss of dignity.