Secrets of Discipline: 12 Keys for Raising Responsible Children

by Ronald G. Morrish

Secrets of Discipline presents the keys to effective discipline in a clear and understandable format. Learn how to raise and teach children without all the deal making, arguments and confrontations. Learn how to set appropriate limits, teach courtesy and respect, and deal effectively with defiance. Many 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? This book is designed to help parents and teachers get back on track. It presents the basics of discipline in a clear, easy-to-understand style. Only when children are well trained and well taught do they handle their choices with respect for the rights and needs of others. Secrets of Discipline is parent-friendly, practical, effective and immediately applicable.-The Midwest Review

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Education

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

Reviews

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Figure I'd better get my ducks in a row. Have a plan. Squirt is still very young, so I'd like to train myself now, before things get really challenging. I have a horror of these kind of books (they contradict each other and have weird theories - well, the Get-Your-Baby-to-Sleep-Like-a-Baby ones, anyway)- however, this one is short and seems common sense. Talk to me in 4 or so years - I'll tell you if it's working.

[Anna Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how practical this was. I also loved how short and to-the-point this was.
I’ve been struggling with how to manage my one child who has a very care-free personality (a blessing and cute at times but when it comes to instruction, tasks, potty training not so much) I found this helpful for simplifying instruction and maintaining consistency in parenting. It pointed out many of the flaws of modern parenting (written in early the late 90s-not quite the gentle parenting of today but the parenting that lead to gentle parenting). It talks about the issues of bargaining, indulging self-esteem, and giving too many choices to children prematurely.
I would assume a Christian worldview behind the writing of this book despite the lack of explicit use of scripture.

[Mary-Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 pet peeve in parenting books. The author has years of experience as a teacher in both the regular classroom and in special education classrooms, giving him credibility as a spokesman. This book stands out as a very good parenting book.

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read full of helpful hints for raising well behaved, independent, "responsible" children.. I often give this book as a baby present!

[Stefanie Lozinski · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gleaned some very real and useful insights from this book. Hoping that it makes sense in practice :)

[Cate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, very helpful! Adding to my stash of references for parenting help.

[Bronwen Manning · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book. Found it so informative that I went back to reread certain sections and made notes!

[Lindsay Evermore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some great points about modern approaches to discipline.

[Stacey]

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.

[Chereyse]

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