The No-Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Good Behavior Without Whining, Tantrums, and Tears Foreword by Tim Seldin

by Pantley, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780071471596
• ISBN10: 0071471596
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-16
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Winner of the Disney's iParenting Media Award for Best ProductHave the Terrible Twos become the Terrifying Threes, Fearsome Fours, Frightening Fives, and beyond? Elizabeth Pantley, creator of the No-Cry revolution, gives you advice for raising well-behaved children, from ages 2 through 8InThe No-Cry Discipline Solution, parenting expert Elizabeth Pantley shows you how to deal with your child's behavior. Written with warmth but based in practicality, Elizabeth shows you how to deal with childhood's most common behavioral problems: Tantrums Sleep issues Backtalk Hitting, Kicking and Hair Pulling Sibling fights Swearing Dawdling Public misbehavior Whining ... and more!"Pantley applies succinct solutions to dozens of everyday-problem scenarios--from backtalk to dawdling to lying to sharing to screaming--as guides for readers to fashion their own responses. Pantley is a loving realist who has managed,mirabile dictu, to give disciplinarianism a good, warm name." --Kirkus"While many books on discipline theory are interesting and enlightening, parents often struggle finding a way to apply the theories. Pantley's advice is practical and specific. If ever trapped on a desert island with a bunch of kids, this is among the most useful books you could bring along." --Tera Schreiber,Mom Writer's Literary Magazine

Author Biography

Elizabeth Pantleyis the creator of McGraw-Hill’snow-classic No-Cry series ofparenting books: The No-Cry SleepSolution, The No-Cry Sleep Solutionfor Toddlers and Preschoolers, andThe No-Cry Potty Training Solution.She is the president of BetterBeginnings, a parent educationcompany, and her school newsletter,Parent Tips, is distributed nationwide.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
The Foundation for No-Cry Discipline: Essential Parenting Attitudes
Discipline: A Complex Job Made Easier with the Right Outlook	p. 3
Banish the Myths	p. 7
Planning Ahead, Looking Ahead: Your Child as a Teenager	p. 17
Building a Strong Foundation	p. 24
Discipline and Emotional Control	p. 38
The Four Parts to Discipline	p. 42
No-Cry Discipline Parenting Skills and Tools
Everyday Challenges	p. 49
First, Solve the Real Problem	p. 53
Discipline and Cooperation: Choose Your Adventure	p. 69
Reminder Page: No-Cry Discipline Parenting Skills and Tools	p. 106
Tantrums, Fussing, and Whining: The Big Three	p. 107
Reminder Page: Stop the Tantrums, Fussing, and Whining	p. 125
A Peaceful Home: Staying Calm and Avoiding Anger
Searching for Peace	p. 129
Anger: The Shame and the Secret	p. 130
Why Do Parents Get Angry at Their Children?	p. 133
Different Levels of Anger	p. 151
Your Anger: Do You Accidentally Make Things Worse?	p. 154
Having a Plan to Manage Your Anger	p. 162
Reducing Anger-Producing Situations	p. 185
Do You Need More Help?	p. 186
Reminder Page: Six Steps to Staying Calm	p. 188
Specific Solutions for Everyday Problems
Applying No-Cry Parenting Skills to Everyday Problems	p. 191
Baby Talk	p. 194
Backtalk	p. 196
Bath, Not Behaving In	p. 199
Bath, Not Wanting One	p. 201
Bath, Won't Get Out	p. 203
Biting, Child to Adult	p. 205
Biting Other Children	p. 207
Bossiness	p. 211
Car Problems	p. 215
Dawdling	p. 218
Day Care or Preschool, Dropping Off and Picking Up	p. 220
Doesn't Come When Called	p. 222
Hitting a Parent	p. 224
Hitting, Kicking, and Hair Pulling	p. 227
Interrupting	p. 231
Lying	p. 234
Manners	p. 237
Mealtime Behavior	p. 240
Messiness	p. 242
Other People's Undisciplined Children	p. 244
Playtime Behavior	p. 246
Restaurant Behavior	p. 249
Roughhousing or Wild Play	p. 252
Sharing	p. 254
Shopping Misbehavior	p. 258
Sibling Fights	p. 262
Sleep Issues-Bedtime	p. 265
Sleep Issues-Naps	p. 268
Swearing, Bad Language, and Bathroom Jokes	p. 271
Teasing and Name Calling	p. 274
Toothbrushing	p. 277
Traveling	p. 280
Yelling, Screaming, and Shouting	p. 283
Index	p. 287
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