No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

I don't even know where to start, this is an amazing book. I wish I had this 8 years ago. I have a 2, 5, and 8 year old. My oldest (girl) has Autism, which has been really hard for my middle (boy). Over the last year he as been really acting out, to be honest, he has been out of control. We decided to put him in weekly therapy to help with his behavior and to help him cope with all the trauma from his sister. This book has completely transformed the way we discipline him. The best part is, it actually works! I have read dozens of books, but this one is the only one that gives the tools necessary to truly help you. It's not an overnight fix, it's a process, but one that actually works. To be honest, I think it's probably the hardest for the parent. I have been disciplining one way for years, so to change that was really hard, and I'm not perfect, but this book has helped equipped me to have No-Drama Discipline in our house. You don't have to be a parent to read this book. If you are a care giver to children in anyway, this book is for you! It's worth every penny! I promise you will not be disappointed. I may not be a Dr. or have a Phd, but I'm a parent, and deal with real world issues just like all of you, and this book has not only changed the way I view discipline, but the way I actually discipline. It will challenge most of your mindsets, but it's always good to see things for a different perspective. They are able to explain how the brain works in practical terms, so it's easy to understand. This allows you to see how No-Drama Discipline not only will provide a better home environment, but will actually help your child develop parts (upper brain) of their brain that will drastically impact the way the respond to life situations not only now, but when they are adults. Bottom line.... Buy the book, read the book, apply the knowledge, change your life, and your kids life. I really mean it, it will completely change the atmosphere in your home.

I won't bother with the book details, they're well covered in other reviews, so I'll just say that I really can't recommend these enough.Long story short, "The Whole Brain Child" and it's two companion books by the same authors, "No Drama Discipline", and more recently "The Yes Brain" really have been the most useful parenting books I've encountered. (they are loosely coupled, so you can read any of them individually, in any order)Of the 40 or so books (and zillion articles, studies, etc.) I gobbled up when we first found out we'd be expecting, these are the ones that really stand out, and that I can most hold up and say "I'm a better parent today than I otherwise would be, because I read this."These aren't read-once books for me - I still flip through them once in a while, as a refresher, three years later, and will probably continue to revisit them well into the future.I also make it a habit to gift hardcover copies of all three books to anyone we know who's expecting, along with an offer to buy them the e-book versions instead, if they'd rather have those.Even the best parents have room for improvement, and I can't really imagine anyone reading any of these without finding something that will add to their parenting skills.Bottom line, if you believe parenting is a skill to be honed, if you want to parent thoughtfully and intentionally rather than just echoing your own parents methods (which may have been just fine), if you want your parenting to be in tune with the facts and empirical evidence provided by modern psychology and brain-science (which has improved greatly over the last 20 years or so), and if you want a better understanding of how your child's mind works, how you can best guide that mind for long-term success, then please don't miss these books.What else can I say? Seriously, just buy the book - buy all three, if you can.Your kids will probably never thank you for reading them, but they should =o)

This is the parenting book which ends the discussion about how we should do parenting. Why? First, because it is solidly based in brain research, unlike parenting opinions of previous generations. Second, because it works. This is how I raised my kids, having studied a lot of earlier brain information while learning about educational approaches. I wish I had had their simple, easy-to-remember language, but I got to the same place by reminding myself to take time to understand what was happening from the kid's point of view. Kids do not set out to be difficult. If they are doing something wrong, it is because they are trying to solve some problem, and they have not figured out an appropriate way to do it. Our job as parents is to appreciate what their problem is, and help them find a more appropriate way to solve it. Life becomes SO SIMPLE. Two basic principles: 1) Reconnect, then Redirect. 2) When, in the heat of the moment, you do not succeed in doing that perfectly -- later when you are able, Repair. And how do you Repair? You Reconnect and, together with your child, Redirect both of you -- by taking time to understand what happened, and each understanding and appreciating what happened for the other person. That's it! It's the only "rule" you need. And it builds a very high quality of relationship between parent and child, which you get to enjoy for the rest of your life. It's a good way to deal with your spouse and among siblings, too. Simple human respect: what does each of us need, and how can we help each other get there? Of course all this has to be done in a developmentally appropriate way; it looks different with toddlers than it does with 10-year-olds than it does with teenagers. But it's simple. It's just kindness and respect. And it works.

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It's a brilliant book, not only giving suggestions for how to be a better parent, but also explaining why these strategies are better. During the Introduction I wasn't sure it would be a useful book for me, and then during the first chapter I was frustrated because it seemed to be saying "don't do this, this is bad, this won't help, you should do what we will suggest instead" without actually giving any suggestions for what might be better to do. As it went on, though, they start giving incredibly helpful suggestions and insights, and I think it would be useful for any parent - or, really, any person who is frequently around children - to read. I might suggest reading the conclusion first, though, where they give reassurances about it not being too late to change, about not having damaged your children up to this stage by not using these strategies, etc., because that section, in my opinion, makes a better introduction than the actual introduction. As there is a lot of information in the book, they have also made a very helpful summary at the end of the book with the various strategies so that you can make a note of that elsewhere for quick reminders rather than having to re-read the book every time you can't remember one of their strategies properly.

Really great book, very well written and easy to read, with hand-on practical advice. Sure, like other reviewers said some ideas may be common sense, but the way the author delivers and explains them and gives examples make it all worth it. The author does reference the Whole Brain Child book quite a bit (which I have not read) so I wonder if my experience was different, had I read that first. but overall I think I got my money's worth after reading it, so I do recommend it.