Master Gentle Discipline Book Recommendations Thread - Page 4

[WuWei]

I like Connection Parenting by Pam Leo. It is very practical. The subtitle is "Parenting Through Connection Instead of Coercion, Through Love Instead of Fear". I highly recommend it. Even more than Naomi Aldort's because it goes beyond validation to creating solutions. http://www.amazon.com/Connection-Parenting-Through-Instead-Coercion/dp/193227917\
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Here are the chapter titles:

1. Connecting with Ourselves

2. Connecting with Children through Respecting Children (I have to add the explanation of this chapter, it is so novel: "Respect is the foundation of connection. We teach children respect by modeling respect. We model respect by treating children with the same respect we expect.") !!

3. Connecting through Listening to Children's Feelings

4. Connecting through Filling the Love Cup

5. Connecting through Communication that Builds Relationship

6. Connecting through Decoding Children's Behavior (Again, I have to delight in the explanation of this chapter: "Children communicate their emotional hurts and needs through their behavior. When we learn to recognize chidren's acting out behavior as a communication of an unmet need, we can respond to children's needs instead of react to their behavior.")

7. Connecting with Our Own Needs: "Parents have needs too. Families work best when everyone's needs are met."


Here is her website: http://www.connectionparenting.com/

And Amazon reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Connection-Parenting-Through-Instead-Coercion/product-reviews/1932279172/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&coliid=&showViewp oints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

Pam Leo is a parent (and grandparent) of two grown children. She has btdt with creating solutions with multiple children while working full time as a mother.



Pat

[Super Glue Mommy]

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[mamacatsbaby]

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Subbing!

Another vote for Adventures In Gentle Discipline. I tried reading UP but that was not at all up my ally.

I'm reading SFP now. Not sure how I feel about it just yet.
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I'm a little tired, which on one is SFP?

SFP=ScreamFree Parenting

[Super Glue Mommy]

let us know... there has been a lot of talk about that one lately and no recs but it's sounding good from what I have heard so far.

[Super Glue Mommy]

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[Sasharna]

I want to add another vote for Playful Parenting. It's about so much more than the title suggests. I've learned so much about human nature in general through this book, and I'm not even finished reading it yet. I like how the book is very specific with suggestions for what the parent can do in various situations. A lot of GD books are too light on the examples and that can inspire doubt in the reader. Not this book!