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Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How To Stop Yelling And Start Connecting (2012)

by Laura Markham(Favorite Author)

4.29 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0399160280 (ISBN13: 9780399160288)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Perigee Trade

review 1: Originally posted on Sarahsbookshelf.com:Dr. Laura Markham is the creator of the website Aha! Parenting, a site that I frequent as a parent of an active toddler. This book I have since added to my family collection due to its truly usable content. Markham goes into fairly heavy detail as to why different discipline methods do or do not work with different age children. Her method, one based on calm and peaceful parents first, focuses on meeting children where they are and treating with respect and understanding.I really loved the worksheet format included in this book. As a regular reader of parent resources, I’m always skeptical of quick solutions or one-size-fits-all approaches, neither of which Markham uses. Her method truly focuses on long-term solutions and understa... morending the real causes of problems. Aha! Parenting is one of my favorite sites and it’s a great complimentary resource to the book, as well.If you have difficult relationships with any of your children, this is a great book to check out, especially if other methods are not working.
review 2: I was probably ready for this book. And, as Dr. Markham herself acknowledges, she draws from Sears, all the PET greats, and the current TBP greats. But this book is different because the focus is not on changing the child, but on changing one's self in relation to one's child. And the thing is, there's not all that much to change or "work on". The method is simplicity itself: stop yelling, cajoling, and ordering. Stop reacting. Connect. Duh. We all know this as parents, but few of us know how to choose another way, and that's what Markham's book is so good at that all the other parenting books fail at: it doesn't overwhelm with examples and scripts, and you get help for immediate problems, like defiant pre-schoolers, without having to concoct scenarios or wait for big behavior problems. The whole idea, as with any good parenting strategy, is to build relationship with children, but again, the focus is on the adults managing their own behaviors and needs, first. Does it work? Yes. After one trial week the knot in my stomach is gone, my child's behavior problems (aggression, defiance, detachment) have diminished by two thirds; he is happier; I am happier and way more productive; my spouse is happier; the two of us are happier together; and best of all, the three of us are creating sustainable relationships with each other based on trust and love. Try it for yourselves--you really have nothing to lose but a few hours. less

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