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No-Drama Discipline

The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

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No-Drama Discipline

By: Daniel J. Siegel M.D., Tina Payne Bryson
Narrated by: Daniel J. Siegel M.D., Tina Payne Bryson
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 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The pioneering experts behind The Whole-Brain Child and The Yes Brain tackle the ultimate parenting challenge: discipline.

“A lot of fascinating insights . . . an eye-opener worth reading.”—Parents

Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears—without causing a scene.

Defining the true meaning of the “d” word (to instruct, not to shout or reprimand), the authors explain how to reach your child, redirect emotions, and turn a meltdown into an opportunity for growth. By doing so, the cycle of negative behavior (and punishment) is essentially brought to a halt, as problem solving becomes a win/win situation. Inside this sanity-saving guide you’ll discover

• strategies that help parents identify their own discipline philosophy—and master the best methods to communicate the lessons they are trying to impart
• facts on child brain development—and what kind of discipline is most appropriate and constructive at all ages and stages
• the way to calmly and lovingly connect with a child—no matter how extreme the behavior—while still setting clear and consistent limits
• tips for navigating your child through a tantrum to achieve insight, empathy, and repair
• twenty discipline mistakes even the best parents make—and how to stay focused on the principles of whole-brain parenting and discipline techniques

Complete with candid stories and playful illustrations that bring the authors’ suggestions to life, No-Drama Discipline shows you how to work with your child’s developing mind, peacefully resolve conflicts, and inspire happiness and strengthen resilience in everyone in the family.

Praise for No-Drama Discipline

“With lucid, engaging prose accompanied by cartoon illustrations, Siegel and Bryson help parents teach and communicate more effectively.”—Publishers Weekly

“Wow! This book grabbed me from the very first page and did not let go.”—Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., author of The Opposite of Worry Child Psychology Developmental Psychology Parenting & Families Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Inspiring Human Brain Thought-Provoking Autism Parenting Parenting Teens Child Development Trauma Informed Parenting
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loved this and ' whole brain child' so much. ive read both of them twice over the past 2 weeks and keep adding to the the notebook.
its definitely changing my daily thinking. now i see every we do as an experience or potential lesson .

life changing

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I am a Grandmother who has my son and his kids living with us. Many of the situations outlined in this book occur in my home. This book has given me new insight into doing the one thing that I want to do well. I want to help my grandchildren to become wonderful adults. I want to help my son to parent as a kind and loving parent. As a parent myself, years ago, I am sure I made all of the mistakes outlined. I wish I had had this book 40 years ago

Never to late to learn

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It’s hard to implement all the strategies and remain calm in heated moments but it’s worth trying and I’m already seeing the positive results when implementing the whole brain approach to discipline

Very useful

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The authors provide a framework for parenting children from 0-18. Plenty of practical strategies to put into action on a daily basis. They provide evidence about why other discipline strategies are counterproductive, which is useful when partners, relatives or friends question your approach. We have begun putting the ideas into practice, albeit clumsily at times, and within a week we have seen significant changes in our 5yo and improvements in our connection with him.

Practical and informative

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The voices were lovely and soothing
It wasn't too prescriptive. There are great takeaways
I felt like it could have been significantly shorter

A little repetitive but very good

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Helped me a lot to cool down and think differently in dealing with my kids.
Would recommend considering recording of this reading by other professional reader.

Must read for all parents

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Where does No-Drama Discipline rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top in usefulness. It has shaped my paradigm in raising my children.

Who was your favorite character and why?

If this means which reader, than Tina? Her voice brings more warmth. Daniel was warm too, but his read parts felt less repetitive (they were both quite repetitive, due to the writing/script)

Which character – as performed by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson – was your favourite?

These questions do not apply to this type of book because it's not fiction.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

These questions do not apply to this type of book because it's not fiction.

Any additional comments?

Don't get me wrong... the contents of this book has changed me life and way of parenting... BUT... the writing isn't very succinct. It annoyingly waffled and kept repeating itself like nagging. It felt like they assumed that I would forget everything they had said and need to tell me again in a different context. Which makes me wonder if they're adding something new or just repeating it in context. I suppose the positive aspect of this is that I remember most of their main points now.

Amazing content that's poorly written

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Definitely an essential read for all parents and educators. I will be sharing this, thanks!

A great read for all who have children

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If you are looking for practical advice on respectful parenting, this book is for you! would highly recommend!

you need to read this!

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This book changed my parenting style.
It has made me more relaxed as a parent and sympathetic to my child's developing brain.
It did drag on a little bit and the narration was annoying at times but a good book none the less.

It helped me

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