Gentle Discipline

by Lee Lightner and Dawn Lighter

How to Raise Well-Behaved ChildrenDawn Lighter has written a breakthrough book that will change the way you think about and practice discipline. She believes teaching children good behavior is much easier, more productive, and more pleasant than focusing on punishing bad behavior.This book lists fifty simple techniques for teaching children good behavior:ten ways to avoid conflict (e.g., how and when to distract your child, offer choices, and walk...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671527010
• ISBN13: 9780671527013
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 107 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great way to work towards non-violence

I used to work in the domestic violence field, and this book is a great asset for parents needing non-violent alternatives to the sometimes violent parenting we learned from our own parents. Those violent disciplinary actions also stand in contradiction with building a more peaceful world. The techniques in the book work! My co-workers and I have used Lighter's techniques and guidelines on the children who lived in our shelter who witnessed or were survivors of parental abuse, and the children flourish under Lighter's advice. Children from more peaceful homes benefit from Lighter's examples, too!

Effective parenting techinques

Ms. Lighter has written an easy to read, common sense approach to child discipline. She stresses natural consequences and positive reinforcement. She gives many techniques that help parents teach their children appropriate behavior. As an elementary school teacher, I have recommended this book to parents who have found it to be extremely helpful in disciplining their young children. In my experience, Ms. Lighter's book has brought some harmony to homes that use her Ways. Ms. Lighter's book is written in a very easy to read format and is inexpensive.