Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, Revised and Updated Edition

Informationen zum Autor JANE NELSON, Ed.D., coauthor of the bestselling Positive Discipline series, is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist and an internationally known speaker. Her books have sold over 1.25 million copies. CHERYL ERWIN, M.A., is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Reno, Nevada, and is the author or coauthor of nine books on parenting and family life. She is a popular speaker, trainer, and parenting radio personality, and is married and has a 22-year-old son. ROSLYN ANN DUFFY founded and codirected the Learning Tree Montessori Childcare, and has written adult and children's texts, as well as the internationally circulated column "From a Parent's Perspective." She lectures and trains in numerous cultures, is a parent to four and besotted Grandma to three, and lives and practices counseling in Seattle, WA. Klappentext The celebrated Positive Discipline brand of parenting books presents the revised and updated third edition of their readable and practical guide to communicating boundaries to very young children and solving early discipline problems to set children up for success. Over the years millions of parents have used the amazingly effective strategies of Positive Discipline to raise happy, well-behaved, and successful children. Research has shown that the first three years in a child's life are a critical moment in their development, and that behavior patterns instilled during that time can have profound implications for the rest of a child's life. Hundreds of thousands of parents have already used the advice in Positive Discipline: The First Three Years to help set effective boundaries, forge strong foundations for healthy communication, and lay the groundwork for happy and respectful relationships with their young children. Now this classic title has been revised and updated to reflect the latest neuroscientific research and developments in positive discipline parenting techniques.1 Welcoming Baby What You Need to Know in the First Few Months The birth of a baby is a momentous occasion, a landmark event never forgotten by those who have experienced it. A new parent may be shocked by the news that a baby is on the way, or thrilled that the days of pregnancy tests and trying are finally over. Either way, there is no ignoring this ­life-­changing bit of news. Your life as an independent, spontaneous person will change: Baby is on the way. Most adults find that adding an infant to the family, no matter how anticipated and dearly loved that infant may be, brings changes that take some getting used to. Adult relationships must flex and adapt, making room for the new addition. Schedules and priorities change, as does Mom's body. Babies can be perplexing little people, operating by rules known only to ­them­and each comes with his own unique set of rules. Some parents are blessed with an easy first baby, and are then shocked and mystified when their second baby is not so easy. Others begin with a challenging baby, and are pleasantly surprised when their second baby is easier. The first few months of your new ­baby's life may be exhausting, exhilarating, and challenging, all at once. It may be hard to believe, but one day you will look back at these demanding days and sleepless nights with nostalgia and realize your child grew up much too fast. But for now, those musings lie far in the future. Setting the Stage for Baby Close your eyes for just a moment and think back to the first time you saw your newborn's face. She may have been red, bald, and wrinkled, but chances are you felt you'd never seen anything more beautiful, or heard anything sweeter than her first cries. Writers and painters have tried to capture the magic of those first moments of life, but words and pictures are rarely powerful enough to convey what happens between parent and child. For most parents, the months leading up to that mira...

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The celebrated Positive Discipline brand of parenting books presents the revised and updated third edition of their readable and practical guide to communicating boundaries to very young children and solving early discipline problems to set children up for success.

Over the years millions of parents have used the amazingly effective strategies of Positive Discipline to raise happy, well-behaved, and successful children. Research has shown that the first three years in a child's life are a critical moment in their development, and that behavior patterns instilled during that time can have profound implications for the rest of a child's life. Hundreds of thousands of parents have already used the advice in Positive Discipline: The First Three Years to help set effective boundaries, forge strong foundations for healthy communication, and lay the groundwork for happy and respectful relationships with their young children. Now this classic title has been revised and updated to reflect the latest neuroscientific research and developments in positive discipline parenting techniques.

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Welcoming Baby

What You Need to Know in the First Few Months

The birth of a baby is a momentous occasion, a landmark event never forgotten by those who have experienced it. A new parent may be shocked by the news that a baby is on the way, or thrilled that the days of pregnancy tests and “trying” are finally over. Either way, there is no ignoring this ­life-­changing bit of news. Your life as an independent, spontaneous person will change: Baby is on the way.

Most adults find that adding an infant to the family, no matter how anticipated and dearly loved that infant may be, brings changes that take some getting used to. Adult relationships must flex and adapt, making room for the new addition. Schedules and priorities change, as does Mom’s body. Babies can be perplexing little people, operating by rules known only to ­them—­and each comes with his own unique set of rules. Some parents are blessed with an “easy” first baby, and are then shocked and mystified when their second baby is not so easy. Others begin with a “challenging” baby, and are pleasantly surprised when their second baby is “easier.”

The first few months of your new ­baby’s life may be exhausting, exhilarating, and challenging, all at once. It may be hard to believe, but one day you will look back at these demanding days and sleepless nights with nostalgia and realize your child grew up much too fast. But for now, those musings lie far in the future.

Setting the Stage for Baby

Close your eyes for just a moment and think back to the first time you saw your newborn’s face. She may have been red, bald, and wrinkled, but chances are you felt you’d never seen anything more beautiful, or heard anything sweeter than her first cries. Writers and painters have tried to capture the magic of those first moments of life, but words and pictures are rarely powerful enough to convey what happens between parent and child.

For most parents, the months leading up to that miraculous moment of birth are filled with plans, dreams, and a few worries. In reflective moments, you probably wondered whether you would be a good parent, whether you’d know what to do, whether the baby would be “all right.” Expectant parents talk endlessly about the relative merits of cloth and disposable diapers, of nursing and formula feeding, of ­store-­bought and homemade baby food. They discuss names for hours, saying them aloud to see how they fit.

New parents buy and are given impossibly tiny garments and mysterious articles with odd names like “receiving blanket.” They wonder if they’ll somehow know what to do with them (both the babies and the blankets) when the time comes. They purchase and ponder over the fascinating gadgetry of babyhood: car seats, carriers, cri…