Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason

Description: Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn Synopsis coming soon....... FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A groundbreaking approach to parenting by nationally-respected educator Alfie Kohn that gives parents "powerful alternatives to help children become their most caring, responsible selves" (Adele Faber, New York Times bestselling author) by switching the dynamic from doing things to children to working with them in order to understand their needs and how to meet them.Most parenting guides begin with the question "How can we get kids to do what theyre told?" and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking, "What do kids need—and how can we meet those needs?" What follows from that question are ideas for working with children rather than doing things to them. One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including "time-outs"), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful, and largely unknown, research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval. Thats precisely the message children derive from common discipline techniques, even though its not the message most parents intend to send. More than just another book about discipline, though, Unconditional Parenting addresses the ways parents think about, feel about, and act with their children. It invites them to question their most basic assumptions about raising kids while offering a wealth of practical strategies for shifting from "doing to" to "working with" parenting—including how to replace praise with the unconditional support that children need to grow into healthy, caring, responsible people. This is an eye-opening, paradigm-shattering book that will reconnect readers to their own best instincts and inspire them to become better parents. Author Biography Alfie Kohn is the author of nine previous books, including Punished by Rewards and The Schools Our Children Deserve, that have helped to shape the thinking of parents and educators across the country and abroad. He lectures widely and lives (actually) with his family in the Boston area and (virtually) at Review "Powerful alternatives to help children become their most caring, responsible selves." -- Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen . . . Long Description Most parenting guides begin with the question "How can we get kids to do what theyre told?" and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking, "What do kids need -- and how can we meet those needs?" What follows from that question are ideas for workingwithchildren rather than doing thingstothem. One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including "time-outs"), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful, and largely unknown, research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval. Thats precisely the message children derive from common discipline techniques, even though its not the message most parents intend to send. More than just another book about discipline, though,Unconditional Parentingaddresses the ways parents think about, feel about, and act with their children. It invites them to question their most basic assumptions about raising kids while offering a wealth of practical strategies for shifting from "doing to" to "working with" parenting -- including how to replace praise with the unconditional support that children need to grow into healthy, caring, responsible people. This is an eye-opening, paradigm-shattering book that will reconnect readers to their own best instincts and inspire them to become better parents. Review Quote "Unconditional Parenting is going to make you think--hard--about the type of relationship you want to have with your child, about your parenting priorities, and about how to avoid many of the mistakes of our predecessors. Its what weve come to expect from Alfie Kohn, and this is unquestionably one of his most persuasive, important works. For your sake and your childs...read it!"--Ross W. Greene, The Explosive Child Details ISBN0743487486 Short Title UNCONDITIONAL PARENTING Publisher Atria Books Language English ISBN-10 0743487486 ISBN-13 9780743487481 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 649.1 Imprint Atria Books Subtitle Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Author Alfie Kohn Residence Belmont, MA, US DOI 10.1604/9780743487481 UK Release Date 2018-05-03 NZ Release Date 2018-05-03 US Release Date 2018-05-03 Pages 272 Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-05-03 Audience General AU Release Date 2006-03-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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