• Positive Discipline

  • The Classic Guide to Helping Children Develop Self-Discipline, Responsibility, Cooperation, and Problem-Solving Skills
  • By: Jane Nelsen EdD
  • Narrated by: Jane Nelsen
  • Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (302 ratings)

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Positive Discipline

By: Jane Nelsen EdD
Narrated by: Jane Nelsen
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Publisher's summary

For 25 years, Positive Discipline has been the gold standard reference for grown-ups working with children. Now Jane Nelsen, distinguished psychologist, educator, and mother of seven, has written a revised and expanded edition.

The key to positive discipline is not punishment, she tells us, but mutual respect. Nelsen coaches parents and teachers to be both firm and kind, so that any child - from a three-year-old toddler to a rebellious teenager - can learn creative cooperation and self-discipline with no loss of dignity. Inside you'll discover how to:

  • Bridge communication gaps
  • Defuse power struggles
  • Avoid the dangers of praise
  • Enforce your message of love
  • Build on strengths, not weaknesses
  • Hold children accountable with their self-respect intact
  • Teach children not what to think but how to think
  • Win cooperation at home and at school
  • Meet the special challenge of teen misbehavior

©1981, 1987, 1996, 2006 Jane Nelsen (P)2007 Jane Nelsen

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"It is not easy to improve a classic book, but Jane Nelson has done so in this revised edition. Packed with updated examples that are clear and specific, Positive Discipline shows parents exactly how to focus on solutions while being kind and firm. If you want to enrich your relationship with your children, this is the book for you." (Sal Severe, author of How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too!)

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Terrible audio

The book itself is really great. The narrator is terrible! I have listened to over 70 audiobooks over a wide range of topics I drive an hour each way to work and I pass the time with audio books. However this narrator has a “wet” raspy voice. It is unbearable I ended up getting a hard copy version. This what happens when authors narrates there own books they ruin it.

I would rather pour ice cold water in my ears every day for a year than listen to this audiobook for one hour.

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Great content horrible listen

I love the content but I struggled with the author. Her voice almost made me want to jump ship. please update the voice and use someone else. This audiobook was a struggle.

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Narration is horrible

The information is solid, but the narration is terrible. The voice gave me a headache and was not articulate or engaging. This, unfortunately, ruined the book for me. I will be buying the text.

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Divorce mom

My daughter’s psychologist recommended this book after a sudden change in family structure. It has a lot of practical advice, my only complaint is that the Audiobook is divided into chapters differently than the book (Chapter 1 has 27 audiobook chapters) so it is hard to make reference between book and audiobook.

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Good content, poor format

Please make chapter titles descriptive. I don’t own the book and “Chapter 65” etc. means nothing to me and makes it difficult to navigate and review content.

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Great content but narration needs work

helpful concepts for working with children. narrator's voice is difficult to listen to for 10 hours

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A must for parents

Jane Nelsen teaches anyone that would be a child caregiver how to better discipline while lifting the child up rather then tearing them down.

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Chapters don't line up with the book.

I bought this because it is required reading for a college class I am in. The version provided me by the school is difficult for me to see and with COVID I haven't been able to go get glasses. I thought it might be better for me to listen. I went straight to "chapter 6" of the recordings since that is what chapter we are reviewing for class this week, but it was material from the beginning of the book. I tried and tried to make sense of the chapters in the audible version vs the book version, but it can't be done. There are 182 "chapters" in the audible version. There are 12 chapters in the book. It's making me bonkers, and purchasing the audible version was a complete waste of my money and now a waste of my time.

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Exactly the wrong approach...

I had good intuition on how to raise my child. Then I bought this book and went horribly wrong with my child for short period. I saw the relationship between me and my child deteriorate. It wasn't until I read unconditional parenting that I was set free again.

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Fantastic

Excellent book with many ideias about encouraging children and parents. Very helpful and enjoyable to listen.

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