Secrets of Discipline: 12 Keys for Raising Responsible Children

Secrets of Discipline: 12 Keys for Raising Responsible Children

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Millions of parents and teachers are wondering what has happened to discipline in today's world. How did children end up with all the choices and all the power? Now, here is a brand new resource that helps parents and teachers get back on truck.Secrets of Discipline presents the basics of discipline in a clear, easy-to-understand style. Only when children are well-trained...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published June 28th 1998 by Woodstream Publishing (first published June 1998)
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Mary-Jane
I had the opportunity to hear the author speak at a school event and appreciated his perspective of discipline. The book is clearly written and easy to read. A foundational idea is the understanding of discipline as the teaching of skills and the training of compliance. Parents need to undertake this important and time consuming role. He nicely outlines the caveats regarding behaviour modification as a paradigm. I especially appreciated the lack of case studies of his own children, my personal p...more
farmwifetwo
A book all parents should read. One that I nodded all the way through... do that, do that, do that... and guess what... mine'll be going to be tonight at 8:30pm to read for half an hour and fall asleep shortly after 9pm. No muss, no fuss. This is why although autism-land still has its moments, the aggressive behaviour is no longer an issues.

But I will add one other piece of advice that isn't in this book. A nurse gave it to me when the youngest was born. "Don't start anything you aren't willing...more
Stacey St,
An easy and quick read. Some interesting outlooks on discipline and some good reminders on high to raise your children to be respectable and responsible adults.
Jan
An excellent read full of helpful hints for raising well behaved, independent, "responsible" children.. I often give this book as a baby present!
Lindsay Evermore
Some great points about modern approaches to discipline.
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