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Buy positive discipline annotated edition by jane nelson isbn. While on the faculty of the university of rochester, dr. Jane nelsen is the author of positive discipline and cofounder with lynn lott of a worldwide movement that has certified thousands of positive discipline facilitators in over 60 countries. Jane nelsen is a licensed marriage, family and child counselor in south jordan, ut and carlsbad, ca. Positive discipline association international advisors. She lives on the sunshine coast of british columbia, canada with her husband, two kids, and dog. Make a difference during the most important years of your childs lifethe months leading up to the birth of a child are filed with joy, dreams, plansand a few.
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Positive discipline is a program designed to teach young people to become responsible, respectful and resourceful members of their communities. Nelsen coaches parents and teachers to be both firm and kind, so that any childfrom a threeyearold toddler to a rebellious teenagercan learn creative cooperation and selfdiscipline with no loss of dignity. The book includes concrete examples and focus areas for positive discipline, and explores the long range goals for raising our kids like what kind of people we want them to be in the end. Reading positive discipline helps you and your kids to feel as though you are on the same side and as though you are improving together rather than having to have power struggles all the time with one of you coming out the winner. At that time he also began pioneering research in classroom management in both regular and special classrooms. Nelsen coaches parents and teachers to be both firm and kind, so that any. Relationships based on mutual respect and dignity will change the world. Best positive discipline books for parents and educators. Positive discipline king county library system overdrive. Based on the bestselling positive discipline parenting books by child psychologist dr. The closing of this book contains three appendixs, the first is starting a positive discipline study group. Best positive discipline books for parents and educators rhythms.
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