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Positive Discipline: The First Three Years

From Infant to Toddler--Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident Child

Jane Nelsen Ed.D.Series: Positive Discipline
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Pages
352
Year
2026
Language
English
Publisher
Harmony/Rodale/Convergent

About

A revised and updated edition of the Positive Discipline classic, helping parents connect with their children to support their social, emotional, and cognitive development and set them up for a lifetime of success.

Over the years millions of parents have used the effective strategies of Positive Discipline to raise happy, responsible, and confident children. Research has shown that the first three years in a child's life are a critical period in their development, and that relationship and behavior patterns instilled during that time can have profound implications for the rest of a child's life.

The updated advice in Positive Discipline: The First Three Years helps parents set effective boundaries, forge strong foundations for healthy communication, and lay the groundwork for positive relationships with their young children, with new readable and actionable content like:


• Recognizing and managing anxiety in children
• How to deal with sleep issues, tantrums, and defiance
• The importance of kind and firm parenting to support secure attachment
• Updated research on screentime
• And how parents can regulate their own behavior to avoid yelling, shaming, and other counterproductive responses

It also includes a section on how Positive Discipline techniques can be used to support social emotional skills and language development in children. With this revision, a new generation of parents will be able to discover evidence-based strategies that foster mutual respect. Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., coauthor of the bestselling Positive Discipline series, is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist and an internationally-known speaker. Her books have sold more than two million copies.

Cheryl Erwin, M.A., was a licensed marriage and family therapist in Reno, Nevada, for more than twenty-five years. She is the author or coauthor of several books and manuals on parenting and family life, and she is a popular international speaker and trainer.

Roslyn Ann Duffy founded and codirected The Learning Tree Montessori Childcare and has written adult and children's texts, as well as the internationally circulated column "From A Parent's Perspective." She is a parent to four and besotted grandma to three, and lives in Seattle, Washington. 1

Welcoming Baby

What You Need to Know in the First Few Months

The arrival of a baby is a momentous occasion, a landmark event never forgotten by those who have experienced it. A newly expectant parent may be shocked by the news that a baby is on the way. They may be thrilled that the months-or years-of fertility treatments, pregnancy tests, and "trying" are finally over. They may have chosen to adopt and are nervous and excited to bring that child home. Whatever your path to parenthood, this is a momentous event. Your life as an independent, spontaneous person will change: Baby is coming.

Most adults find that welcoming an infant to the family, no matter how anticipated and dearly loved that infant may be, brings changes that take some getting used to. Adult relationships must flex and adapt, making room for a new addition. Schedules and priorities change, as does Mom's body. Babies can be perplexing little people, operating by rules known only to them-and each comes with their own unique set of rules. Some parents are blessed with an "easy" first baby and are then shocked and mystified when their second baby is not so easy. Others begin with a "challenging" baby and are pleasantly surprised when their second baby is "easier."

The first few months of your new baby's life may be exhausting, exhilarating, and challenging, all at once. It may be hard to believe, but one day you will look back at these demanding days and sleepless nights with nostalgia and realize how quickly things change. But for now, those musings lie far in the future.

Setting the Stage for Baby

Close your eyes for just a moment and think back to t

Related Subjects

  • Infants & Toddlers
  • Life Stages
  • Family & Relationships
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • General
  • Parenting
  • Child
  • Developmental
  • Psychology

Extended Details

  • EditionFourth Edition
  • SeriesPositive Discipline

Artists

Jane Nelsen Ed.D.Author
Cheryl Erwin M. A.Author
Roslyn Ann DuffyAuthor