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Dear Jane… Once again I write to you seeking advice. My husband and I are trudging through your “positive disciplne” book. We’ve recently set up charts and are really trying hard to get the children involved in the problem solving….here’s another quest for you…recently we moved to a new town…my son will be starting school […]

Question: I am having problems with my 2nd grade son. Recently, he was suspended from riding the bus after hitting another child back after this kid hit him. My son was suspended for 7 days, while the other child received no discipline at all.For the last week of my son’s suspension from the bus, he’s […]

Question:  My daughter is 4.5 and I’m at my wits end. She is such a beautiful child when she wants to be. I just don’t know what to do anymore. She’s mean to other children. She has no fear of any authority. She is very mouthy to other kids, her preschool teacher, and grandma. It […]

Question: Hopefully you can help me in this situation. I am a mother of two wonderful boys ages 6 1/2 and 4. They are both very head strong and stubborn, not a bad quality for when they get older. My older son is in 1st grade and he is doing well, he knows the work. […]

Question: My almost 2-year-old son used to take a bath with my husband everyday after dinner. That used to be “their time”, and he was always happy to go with him. But a few days ago he started to refuse to go in the bathtub. As soon as I get in the bathroom he agrees […]

Question: A friend of mine recently lost his wife and his 8 month to be born daughter. He does not know how to break the bad news to his 3 year old daughter. What do you think will be the best approach???? Any other advice??? Thank you so much for helping me help him… Jorge […]

Question: Dear Mary, I hope that you remember me – I wrote to you for some advice regarding my twins last year around September and you very kindly sent me some invaluable information, which I have saved and read through very often.  I am having more problems with my son, specifically regarding his behavior towards his […]

Question: Hi my name is Teresa,I have three kids: a 7-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy, and an 18-month-old girl. The problem is with my 18-month-old girl she has a bad temper. She is well behaved, but when it comes to being put in her cot she throws a big tantrum. Today I needed to give […]

Question: I’m just reading Positive Discipline A-Z and finding it very helpful. I have two daughters almost 2 and almost 4 years old. I have (unfortunately) been using negative time-out practices with our older daughter and would like to switch over to positive, but don’t know how to make the switch. The ridiculous situation we’re in is […]