crying-preschooler.png Question: Hello Jane, I have a 4.5 year old boy and he refuses to go to school. Actually it’s a daycare program that’s run by 2 of my best friends so I know it’s a safe and loving environment. I enrolled him for 3 afternoons a week to socialize with other children his age […]
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Son Prefers Cookies
Question: Hi Jane, My son has decided that he really likes cookies and prefers them over a lot of other foods. We often serve him his normal, healthy food and tell him that if he finishes it or eats a few more bites, he can have a cookie. The power struggle between us and him […]
Goal Setting with Children
The following is an article I wrote for the Activity/Resource book that is part of the Five CD Positive Discipline Workshop: How to Become the Parent You Always Wanted to Be While Helping Empowering Your Children to Feel Capable, Confident, and Competent. It is long, and contains lots of helpful information. Track Six: Goal […]
Workshop Results
tpdvd01-banner.jpg Success Letter from Workshop Participant Hi Jane, As far as I am concerned, the workshop is far from over! I’ve been reading all my books, Understanding Serenity, Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Positive Discipline A to Z, the main Positive Discipline Book.—as well as listening to your CDS. Your philosophy on living and parenting, your […]
Grandson Crying at Preschool
Question: Dear Jane, Please help me to help my grandson! He is only 26 months old and his parents decided to take him to a nursery although I personally think that he is not ready yet to deal with this experience, the way that is usually given to all children by the nurseries here in […]
Taming Temper Tantrums
Taming Temper Tantrums by Aisha Pope I was in a mall store with my son who was about 16-17 months old and was a pretty talented tantrum thrower. He didn’t have a problem walking around the mall; he just hated going into the actual stores; so I could count on him to get upset when […]
Toddler Demands Constant Attention
Question: I have just ordered Positive Discipline for Preschoolers and Positive Discipline the First Three Years but while I wait for the books to arrive I could really use some advice. I am a single mother of a 16-month-old girl. Her father has her occasionally but I am with her more or less 24/7 and […]
Communicate with Kids about Drugs
This will be a very long blog, because it includes a huge portion of Chapter Eight from the book, Positive Discipline for Parenting in Recovery by Lynn Lott, Riki Intner, and Jane Nelsen. Since we just did a podcast on this book, I thought you might find it helpful to have this section on talking […]
Don’t Backtalk Back
Question: Help! Jane I REALLY need your help. My 4-year-old daughter will not stop saying UGLY and I mean Ugly things to me when she does not get what she wants or when she does not get her way. I have recently purchased your book Positive Discipline. Maybe I have not read far enough on […]
When Children Hit
Question: Hello. I have two of your books and neither quite addresses our issue. On the topic of hitting you say: “When your preschooler hits you, decide what you will do instead of trying to control your child. Let her know that every time she hits you, you will leave the room until she is […]