The Discipline Book, William Sears MD
The Discipline Book, William Sears MD
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The Discipline Book
Everything You Need to Know to Have a Better-Behaved Child—from Birth to Age Ten

Author: William Sears MD, Martha Sears RN

Narrator: Jim Denison

Unabridged: 17 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2019


Synopsis

Everything you need to know about discipline to raise a happy, well-adjusted, well-behaved child-from America’s foremost baby and childcare expertsDisciplining children means equipping them with the tools to succeed in life. In this unique guide, Dr. Bill and Martha Sears, the pediatric specialists whose books on birth, babies, and parenting have become widely praised bestsellers, explain what you can do to shape your child’s behavior so that good conduct comes naturally.With a focus not just on managing behavior problems but also on preventing them, the Searses offer clear, practical advice on a broad range of disciplinary issues, including the following:The mother’s role vs. the father’s roleDeveloping the connection with your baby that will make discipline easier in years to comeSaying noTaming temper tantrumsSelf-esteem as the foundation of good behaviorHelping a child to express feelingsThe constructive use of angerGood nutrition for good behaviorSleep and nighttime disciplineSibling rivalrySpanking and alternatives to spankingHow to eliminate bothersome behaviors such as whining and talking backHow to respond when your child lies, cheats, or stealsDiscipline after divorce and in the single-parent householdDrawing on nearly thirty years of the Searses’ experience as childcare professionals and as the parents of eight children, The Discipline Book will make you confident in your ability to correct undesirable behavior, to promote good behavior, and to instill the values that will help your child become morally literate.

About William Sears MD

William Sears, MD, Robert Sears, MD, James Sears, MD, and Martha Sears, RN, are the pediatric experts on whom American parents increasingly rely for advice and information on all aspects of pregnancy, birth, childcare, and family nutrition. Dr. Bill Sears received he pediatric training at Harvard Medical School’s Children’s Hospital and Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. He has practiced as a pediatrician for more than thirty years. Martha Sears is a registered nurse, childbirth educator and breastfeeding consultant. Drs. Robert and James Sears are both board-certified pediatricians at the Sears Family Pediatric Practice in Capistrano Beach, California.

About Martha Sears RN

Martha Sears, R.N. is a breast cancer survivor, mother of their eight children, and co-healer in this book.

About Jim Denison

Jim Denison is an Earphones Award winner and a SOVAS Voice Arts Award nominee. He has experience as an actor on a variety of television shows and movies and in regional and national television and radio ads. He holds graduate and post-graduate degrees in Christian studies and spent forty years working full-time in Christian ministry. He is the voice for the popular YouTube channel Top10Archive. A Florida native, he and his wife currently reside in southern Indiana.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kellygirl on September 27, 2009

I thought this book was helpful but I get a little frustrated with Dr.Sears at times. Every solution begins with "practice attachment parenting." I get it, and if I had to name a parenting philosophy that we follow, this would be the closest one. Now that my son is two and a half, I need some more s......more

Goodreads review by Smita on August 24, 2011

The edition that I read actually calls the book, "The Good Behaviour Book" and I think that is probably a better title. I borrowed it from a friend and have kept it for months! Am finally returning it. The chapters kept me sane as my daughter morphed from an adoring monosyllable infant into a 22 mont......more

Goodreads review by Trish on January 25, 2016

2* This book has some good ideas. The suggestions are a bit too perfect though, like the following advice for weaning a toddler from a soother: "Encourage the child to use his plug in private. Mention that older children doing things that babies do bothers some adults. "If you really must use your p......more

Goodreads review by Stacy on October 21, 2014

This book was a game changer for me. I was already familiar with Dr. Sears' philosophies from reading "The Baby Book", and have tried my best to use "attachment parenting" principles because they make sense to me. This book made a lot of sense to me too; I found myself agreeing with pretty much every......more

Goodreads review by Sonya on January 02, 2009

This book is divided into three sections: 1) Promoting Desirable Behavior, 2) Correcting Undesirable Behavior, and 3) Discipline for Life. Section One is worth reading. Its coverage of a variety of discipline issues is comprehensive and it explains how child's developmental stages, environment in th......more


Quotes

“Will do more for new parents than a pacifier will for a newborn…A comprehensive, soothing work which will ease the fears and anxieties that explode during a pregnancy.” Publishers Weekly on The Birth Book