Discipline and gentle parenting books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Positive Discipline
Jane NelsenA widely used book built on Adlerian ideas, combining encouragement, mutual respect and firm limits; the Open Library listing shows a 1987 edition.
Kids Are Worth It!
Barbara ColorosoFrames discipline around the child's inner self-discipline and the parent's respect for the child, and rejects punishment and bribery.
1-2-3 Magic
Thomas W. PhelanA short, structured counting method for stopping misbehavior, typical of the behavioral, step-by-step style of parenting books.
For Your Own Good
Alice MillerA critical study of traditional child-rearing and its effects on adults, widely cited in debates against corporal punishment.
Dare to Discipline
James C. DobsonA firm-discipline book from a conservative Christian viewpoint that defends spanking; an important reference point in the debate.
Chosen and described with AI from our notes on the genre.
More discipline and gentle parenting books
- The Strong-willed Child
The Strong-willed ChildJames C. Dobson - Gentle Discipline
Gentle DisciplineSarah Ockwell-Smith - The Body Never Lies
The Body Never LiesAlice Miller2005 - Boundaries with kids
Boundaries with kidsHenry Cloud1998 - The happiest toddler on the block
The happiest toddler on the blockHarvey Karp2004 - The one minute father
The one minute fatherSpencer Johnson1983 - Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours
Making Children Mind Without Losing YoursDr. Kevin Leman1984 - Discipline
DisciplineParenting Resource Group.1983 - Positive discipline A-Z
Positive discipline A-ZJane Nelsen1993 - Let's talk about disobeying
Let's talk about disobeyingJoy Berry1981 - Parenting Guide to Positive Discipline
Parenting Guide to Positive DisciplinePaula Spencer2001 - Discipline without tears
Discipline without tearsDreikurs, Rudolf1972