Thomas W. Phelan Ph.D. - 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12

Review: About eight or nine months ago, a friend of mine recommended this book to me. She told me that her son's preschool was using this discipline method and she had started it at home as well. She was very impressed with the results ~ her then 2.5-yr-old...

Review: There isn't a parent in the world who would sometimes like to know some magic to get children to do as they want them to without the major hassles, arguments and fuss. Here is an excellent book to help keep the peace in the house. It gives parents...

The Bottom Line: I recommend that all parents buy this book before their child's 2nd birthday because it really takes the bite out of the terrible twos.

Review: When I bought this book, I was at my wits end with my almost 3 year old's behavior. She didn't listen, threw tantrums in public places, and worst of all, when she would get her hands on something she wasn't supposed to have, she'd run away with it...

The Bottom Line: A wonderful set of tools for managing problematic behaviors in children ages 2 - 12. Works well for MOST families. May need to be customized to work for YOU!

Review: As a therapist working, primarily, with children and families for nearly 30 years, finding materials that parents can read and use is an ongoing struggle. Some years back, I came across an earlier edition of this book and have used it, successfully,...

Review: This book is so great as far as a method of discipline goes! We had so many problems with my son just NOT listening, and unfortunately I found myself yelling and frustrated a lot. I heard about the book from other parents on an email loop and...

The Bottom Line: Worth reading, worth sharing with all of your kids' caregivers. It's an award-winner in its third (or fourth) edition; it's tried & true.

Review: My three year old son is a smart, and somewhat reasonable kid, for a three year old. But he's three, and he's a LOT less interested in pleasing mom (and dad, and preschool teacher, and...) than was his sister, who is eleven.

So when a...

The Bottom Line: I highly recommend this book if you have issues with your child talking back or whining. It is THE most simple and effective discipline program out there.

Review: I am writing this review from a parent's perspective and a therapists perspective because I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!! I am a school social worker and parents ask me all the time how to handle discipline problems at home. For most kids 2 to 12, this will do...

Review: My biggest problem with raising my daughter so far has been the fact that she doesnt listen and that she doesnt take me seriously when I tell her than she is going to get into trouble. Who could blame her? I was very wishy-washy when it came to...

The Bottom Line: It can work wonders on children if both parents are consistent and when you don't have a child that is just always testing it's limits.

Review: We bought this book when my son was a little over 2 years old. He was having daily temper tantrums and we just didn't know how to deal with him anymore. After I read the book and explained the deal to my husband we started using it and we felt like...

The Bottom Line: This book is very good and the system is helpful, however, it isn't as easy as it seems.

Review: I got this book from my sons preschool last year. I had heard bad things from every parent who had tried the program so my attitude towards it wasn't great. Once I got past the first chapter I knew instantly that this was a system I would love to...