My Review- The No-Cry Discipline Solution

First of all, I'd like to thank the author, Elizabeth Pantley of The No-Cry Discipline Solution for sending me a copy of her latest book. She was sweet enough to sign the book and included a picture of her and her family. What a personal touch! This book is the real stuff of parenting. An excerpt from the book reads:

"The No-Cry Discipline Solution" is based on one important fact: Parents know their children best. This book turns discipline into a positive, affirming experience by offering a collection of proven techniques that you can custom-tailor to your child's unique personality. This groundbreaking approach allows you to:

• Achieve the big C's of parental discipline: cooperation, communication, and consistency
• Defuse or prevent tantrums and eliminate whining
• Manage your own anger
• Uncover and solve the real problem fueling your child's misbehavior"

First of all, Pantley had 242 people help her with this book. They were test families that participated in surveys and such to give her a broader scope of how real parents discipline. These families represent married, single, unmarried partners, parents of 1-6 children, twins, etc...and the families were from all over the world. Evidently, all of us parents have similar parenting dilemmas.

My favorite part of this book is the section entitled, "Specific Solutions for Everyday Problems." Pantley lists 34 different problems and lists WHAT TO DO about the behavior and WHAT NOT TO DO as well! Even after reading this book, you can keep it in your parenting arsenal and pull it out whenever you need help dealing with a specific problem behavior. Some items she covers are: Baby Talk, Backtalk, Whining, Bossiness, Hitting, Biting, Won't get in/out of Bath, Dawdling, Lying, Manners, Sleep Issues, Potty Mouth, Tooth Brushing, Restaurant and Shopping Behavior, etc...

Pantley's methods seem very respectful and appropriate for children. I am so glad that I had the chance to read this book, and I'm sure that you will be too!

Sold everywhere books are sold. Elizabeth Pantley has also written: The No-Cry Sleep Solution, The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers, and the No-Cry Potty Training Solution book. Visit her at www.pantley.com/elizabeth