Jane Nelsen - Positive Discipline for Childcare Providers: A Practical and Effective Plan for Every Preschool and Daycare Program

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Positive Discipline for Childcare Providers

Positive Discipline for Childcare Providers is a treasure chest of effective strategies for developing the self-esteem of very young children while stimulating their interest in the interest of others. In a magical way, this book demonstrates techniques that decrease misbehavior by increasing the childs sense of capability, courage, and community feeling.

Rob Guttenberg, author of The Parent as Cheerleader; director, Parenting EducationYMCA Youth Services, Bethesda, Maryland; Maryland state certified childcare trainer

What a wonderful tool for childcare providers! The paradigm shift in Positive Discipline for Childcare Providers is exactly what our country needs to improve the quality of childcare. This process offers encouragement to those professionals who are often underpaid and underappreciated. As a trainer of childcare providers, it is always a pleasure to observe those light bulb moments when providers realize what an important job they have and how much they influence a childs ability to learn, develop, and grow. As a parent, I would make sure my childrens provider had a copy of this book.

Deborah Cashen, Creating Capable Communities, Houston, Texas

This is a superbly useful book. It is both very practical and intellectually stimulating. It offers creativeand extremely practicalsolutions to difficulties commonly encountered in childcare settings. The solutions are based on an extremely valuable and useful theory that helps adults understand children and the reason why children behave (and misbehave) as they do.

Edward G. Abelson, Ph.D., licensed psychologist, Ithaca, New York

What an invaluable contribution to the childcare community. This is especially useful to new teachers who too often have to learn things the hard way through experience (sometimes with devastating effects). I can see this being used as we train our classroom assistants as well. Jane and Cheryl have a great ability to get complex ideas communicated in clear, straightforward English for all to understand. The authors give providers concrete examples and direct application of psychological theories. This hands-on book is a useful tool for the child care provider.

Pam Boudreau, the Montessori School

Wow! This book is sure to be an incredible resource in any childcare setting. Its full of effective and practical ideasfrom creating an environment where everyone feels welcome to a model of discipline that respects and empowers adults and children. The topics for teachers and parents, for everything from anger to clinginess, are a nice bonus.

Mary Jamin Maguire, M.A., L.P., L.I.C.S.W., trainer, Minnesota School-Age Childcare Training Network

This is an outstanding book! I especially love the way the authors have incorporated child development concepts and developmentally appropriate practice into all aspects of positive discipline. I recommend this book to every family childcare provider, preschool teacher and childcare teacher. The authors have succeeded in creating a practical and much-needed handbook to deal with discipline issues in early childhood education and childcare settings.

Kathryn Adams, MS, assistant professor, Child Development, San Bernardino Valley College

This book is wonderful. It has brought more joy into my job by providing a basic review of age-appropriate behavior and child development concepts and by reminding me to focus on the innate goodness of children. I absolutely love the positive ways to deal with discipline. The information and skills I learned from this book have made me proud to be a childcare provider.

Rina Orme, childcare provider, West Jordan, Utah

A LSO IN THE
POSITIVE DISCIPLINE S ERIES

Positive Discipline: The First Three Years
Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy

Positive Discipline for Preschoolers, Revised 2nd Edition
Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy

Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 2nd Edition
Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott

Positive Discipline in the Classroom, Revised 3rd Edition
Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, and H. Stephen Glenn

Positive Discipline: A Teachers A-Z Guide, Revised 2nd Edition
Jane Nelsen, Roslyn Duffy, Linda Escobar, Kate Ortolano, and Debbie Owen-Sohocki

Positive Discipline for Single Parents, Revised and Updated 2nd Edition
Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Carol Delzer

Positive Discipline for Blended Families
Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and H. Stephen Glenn

Positive Discipline in the Christian Home
Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, Michael Brock, and Mary Hughes

To quality childcare providers everywhere
and especially to those who are taking
care of my grandchildren.
Jane

With thanks and appreciation to all those
who devote their time and energy to
caring for the worlds children.
Cheryl

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W E FIRST BECAME convinced of the need for quality childcare providers when we needed them to care for our own young children. Fortunately, we found them and they made our lives easier and our children better because of their love and skills.

Of course, we always acknowledge Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs for their wisdom about what children need (belonging and significance) and how to provide for their needs (through understanding their world, encouragement, and nonpunitive discipline).

We have been influenced by others too numerous to remember specifically, but we are grateful for all we learned from our Early Childhood Education teachers, from childcare providers who have attended our classes, from the teachers of many wonderful workshops and lectures, from books we have read, and from the many Positive Discipline Associates who have dedicated their amazing energy to making the world a more respectful and encouraging place.

We feel honored to be published by Prima because of their quality products, and, most of all, because of their excellent staff. Jamie Miller, our remarkable acquisitions editor, is more than an editor. She is an idea person with faith in us to carry out her ideas. We appreciate her ability to wear many hatsand we especially appreciate her friend hat.

Shawn Vreeland is an editor with unparalleled patience. He is always ready to meet all our needs without frustrationor at least none that shows.

We love the way Paula Gray is able to capture moods with her art. Her illustrations are truly worth a thousand words.

Most of all, we want to acknowledge all those who have picked up this book because they want to learn more about the children in their care. Childcare is, all too often, a thankless and unappreciated task. We acknowledge all those who spend their days in the company of children, teaching, loving, caring, and giving. Thank you.