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The Gentle Discipline Book

How to raise co-operative, polite and helpful children
By Sarah Ockwell-Smith
Series: Gentle
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The Gentle Discipline Book by Sarah Ockwell-Smith offers practical guidance for parents seeking a compassionate approach to child-rearing. It explores strategies for understanding children's emotions and behaviour while promoting respect and empathy. The book provides insights into fostering strong parenting bonds without resorting to punitive measures.
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You may enjoy this insightful guide to parenting if you're interested in fostering a calm and compassionate approach to discipline. It delves into nurturing a respectful and understanding relationship with your child, providing practical and empathetic strategies to address challenging behaviours while avoiding conflict.

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An indispensable guide for parents looking for a more gentle and effective way to shape their child's behaviour, from parenting expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith

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Do you want to raise a well-behaved, happy child but feel that common forms of discipline used today, which focus on rewarding, excluding or punishing children, don't work for your family?

In THE GENTLE DISCIPLINE BOOK, Sarah Ockwell-Smith debunks many commonly held beliefs about punishment and motivation, and provides an alternative approach that will empower you to discipline your child in an effective way and with respect. Gentle discipline is not about mollycoddling your child or being a pushover - it means understanding your child, having realistic expectations of them, and responding to their misbehaviour appropriately. It focuses on teaching and learning, not punishment or rewarding.

In her trademark practical style, Sarah offers solutions for coping with the most common discipline challenges, including:

- whining and sulking

- aggressive and destructive behaviour

- not listening and refusal to do things

- rudeness and backchat

- sibling rivalry

- lying

- swearing

- low self-esteem and a lack of self-confidence

The advice is appropriate to a wide range of ages, from toddler to teenager, and, if you have been using more traditional form of discipline, it will give you the tools - and the confidence - to change to a more mindful approach.

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Sarah Ockwell-Smith's The Gentle Discipline Book is praised for honouring the struggles of both children and parents, encouraging understanding and connection rather than traditional punitive discipline. It highlights the importance of understanding children's behaviour to make respectful parenting choices and rejects the notion that gentle discipline is passive. The book is acclaimed for making complex topics accessible and empowering parents with a no-nonsense, individual-focused approach, while also addressing criticism and the importance of self-awareness in parenting.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349412412

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 March 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piatkus Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 355g

Pages: 288

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Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Sarah Ockwell-Smith Self-Help & Personal Development Series: Gentle

About the Author

Sarah Ockwell-Smith is the mother of four children. She has a BSc in Psychology and worked for several years in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Following the birth of her first child, Sarah re-trained as a Paediatric Homeopath, Antenatal Teacher and Birth and Postnatal Doula. She has also undertaken training in Baby Massage, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy. Sarah specialises in gentle parenting methods and is co-founder of the GentleParenting website (www.gentleparenting.co.uk). Sarah writes a parenting blog (www.sarahockwell-smith.com) which is read by 3 million parents per year, and is the author of BabyCalm, ToddlerCalm, The Gentle Sleep Book, The Gentle Parenting Book, The Gentle Discipline Book, The Gentle Potty Training Book, The Gentle Eating Book, The Second Baby Book, The Starting School Book Between: A guide for parents of eight to thirteen-year-olds, How to Be a Calm Parent and Beginnings. She frequently writes for magazines and newspapers, and is often called upon as a parenting expert for national television and radio.

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