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Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Bridget A. Barnes and Steven M. York, M.H.D.

Hugs and smiles and playtime: If only parenting 2 to 5-year-olds was this simple. But any parent of a toddler or preschooler knows that it also often requires dealing with whining, tantrums, "No, I won't" and other generally naughty behavior that tests the limits of your ingenuity and patience. How can parents balance nurturing behaviors that demonstrate love and affection with the discipline all children need to learn and thrive? Common Sense Parenting® of Toddlers and Preschoolers shows parents how discipline can be more about teaching than punishment and more positive than negative for both you and your child.

Included in these pages:

How to set reasonable expectations based on your child's age, development, and abilities.
How to use a parent's version of "show and tell" to both prevent problems and correct misbehavior.
How to use praise like a compass, helping your child stay on the right path.
How to create plans for staying calm for you and your child.
How to use consistency, consequences, and practice to help your child learn what you expect of him or her.
How to celebrate special rituals and everyday routines as cherished family traditions.

Also available in audio format.

Also available in Spanish translation.

Winner of the National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval
NPC Seal of Approval

Gold Award Winner, National Parenting Publications Awards
Nappa Gold Award

Reviews:
"I just had to take the time to write this review to let people know how wonderful this book is. If you don't believe in yelling at or hitting your children, but you can't figure out what else to do, this is the book for you. I have a 4-year-old and have been following this book's advice for about 6 months and it works every time. It worked right from the beginning. It made sense to me and fit my style of wanting to "teach" my daughter rather than scold and threaten. It gives you examples and step-by-step instructions. It is not a book that you can just "flip through" to get answers to your questions. You have to "read" it all the way through because one section links to the other. But it reads easily and quickly like you are talking to someone who understands. You can read it in a day or two. My copy is highlighted and dog-eared all the way through. I can't say enough about this book. My daughter and I are BOTH happier and better "behaved". I hope the authors have written other books on the next age group and adolescents."
-Mary C. Rochat (Fresh Meadows, New York USA)

"Collaboratively written by parenting experts Bridget A. Barnes and Steven M. York, Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers And Preschoolers is a very practical and "parent friendly" guide to the raising young children. From setting reasonable expectations for young children; to teaching social skills and self-control; to turning daily and weekly routines into family traditions, to handling very practical issues such as toilet training, bedtime, and meals, Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers And Preschoolers is an expertly written "how to" manual which is very highly recommended for parents and caretakers of children ages 2 through 5."
-Midwest Book Review

"Common Sense Parenting® of Toddlers and Preschoolers is a fresh new book about parenting that presents a balanced approach of nurturing and disciplining young children. This book describes parenting techniques in a way that is persuasive, logical, and easy to read, particularly in short chunks. It recommends specific actions that teach parents excellent, effective parenting tools. A primary advantage of this book is that it is directed specifically toward developing respectful parenting skills for young children, helping parents set reasonable expectations based upon their children's ages and developmental levels. It also addresses the ways to help children who may not be developmentally ready for the usual approach. This book also specifically explains why authoritarian, corporal discipline is harmful, which is an explanation missing from many other parenting books. The most powerful message in the book is the tremendous value of spending time with one's children. The book is a tremendous resource for mothers of small children. It teaches excellent parenting skills that will be beneficial well beyond early childhood.
-Diana West (Gaithersburg, MD)
From "New Beginnings", Vol.20 No.2, March-April 2003, p.62

This is a great book - my husband and I have put the advice into action and it works! For example, practice with your toddler, prevent bad behavior: my husband took our 2 1/2 year daughter trick or treating. After a few houses he came back and said she wouldn't say thank you to anyone. I got down to her level and we practiced, you knock on the door, say trick or treat, I pretended to give her candy and told her to say thank you. I was very specific but kept it in her terms and it worked!! She told everyone else that night thank you. I wouldn't have bought it if I didn't feel like we needed it, it's really helped. They talk about praise, time out and reminding mom and dad how important it is to stay calm. After all, they're watching everything we do even when we don't think they're even listening.
- Judy (Clifton Park, NY)

A very helpful book and well written. A lot of the points in topics are common sense and when you read them you're like well "duh" but you'd be surprised how refreshing it is to have these points acknowledged. I like how the book starts with a little background in child development and offers a better understanding of a child as over the years it is easily forgotten what it is like to be a child and their mind set. I do love the book and like how it is set up where you do have to read through the book to get the whole concept. The only reason I did not give it five stars even though I loved it, the book although says toddlers (which to me is 18mnths-2yrs) it seems like it was more geared to an older child possible 4 yrs and older. I could be wrong but a lot of the technique and such have not worked on my almost two year old and neither did the approach. But over all it was an excellent book and would recommend it.
- Stephanie (Dallas, TX)

"I am a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner practicing in a primary care pediatric setting. Much of the work I do involves meeting with parents and children who are dealing with behavioral problems as well as psychiatric disorders. I have created a parent resource library in the doctors office. The main component of that library is the Common Sense Parenting books for both toddlers and school aged children. Parents can sign these books out and return them when they are finished. The response has been overwhelming. In the past three months I have loaned over 30 of these books to parents. When I do have a book returned (not all come back), parents have reported that they found the book extremely helpful.
I am glad to have a resource available for parents that may prevent many problems for children in the future and we are proud, as a practice that we are dealing with problems at the point of access (primary care) for many people."
--Tiesha D. Johnson, MS, NPP, RN
Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry

Published by Boys Town Press
Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Pages: 277
ISBN: 1-889322-41-5
Item Number: 39-010

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