Positive Discipline for Preschoolers ― For Their Early Years - Raising Children Who Are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful

Completely updated with the latest research in child development and learning, Positive Discipline for Preschoolers will help parents understand their preschooler and provide early methods to raise a child who is responsible, respectful, and resourceful.

Caring for young children is one of the most challenging tasks an adult will ever face. No matter how much you love your child, there will be moments filled with frustration, anger, and even desperation. There will also be questions: Why does my four-year-old deliberately lie to me? Why is everything a struggle with my three-year-old? Should I ever spank my preschooler when she is disobedient? Over the years, millions of parents have come to trust the Positive Discipline series and its common-sense approach to child-rearing.

This revised and updated fourth edition includes a new chapter on the importance of play and outdoor experiences on child development, along with new information on school readiness, childhood brain growth, and social/emotional learning. You'll also find practical solutions for how to:

- Teach appropriate social skills at an early age

- Avoid the power struggles that often come with mastering sleeping, eating, and potty training

- See misbehavior as an opportunity to teach nonpunitive discipline--not punishment

Jane Nelsen, 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.