A Very Practical Guide to Discipline With Young Children [Paperback]

Grace L. Mitchell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1982

Dr. Mitchell uses actual situations to demonstrate her tested and gentle methods for handling discipline in young children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 151 pages
• Publisher: Gryphon House; Revised edition (November 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910287120
• ISBN-13: 978-0910287128
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,374,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars a different approach than many current popular theories, January 4, 1999

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This review is from: A Very Practical Guide to Discipline With Young Children (Paperback)

Ms Mitchell presents a four step plan for the adult to use as they address a situation, a way of thinking and acting before approaching the child and during the interaction. These mandates are ANTICIPATE, HESITATE, INVESTIGATE and COMMUNICATE. Ms Mitchell explains these clearly and concisely. She uses many anecdotes and examples to explain her theories and to suggest alternative parental responses. Through the examples, she encourages the adult to think about their own initial "gut" reaction and how using her format, one might come up with a different, more effective response to the child. She also gives a comment at the end of each case to summarize the issue. She gives some very good concrete suggestions which are helpful and insightful. Ms Mitchell helps parents understand how their words and behaviors are received by the child, how it sounds to them and how it feels, both at the time it occurs as well as the cumulative effect. My only criticism is that there may be too many anecdotes. Often they flow one right after the other and the summary is brief, without more than one reframing of the situation. Overall, I felt she covered a large array of issues and situations and was consistent in her approach to each situation, keeping true to her mandates.

4.0 out of 5 stars true to its title, May 9, 2002

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Alice Fielding "kangarunitarian" (Norman, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Very Practical Guide to Discipline With Young Children (Paperback)

This book offers a number of ways adults can interact with children to improve everyone's sanity. The anecdotes are engaging, the ideas intriguing. Also, this book is very well written.

I don't think anyone yet has written a book that covers satisfactory discipline for ALL children, but this will definitely help with MOST of them!