1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (123 Magic) | Thomas W. Phelan

1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (123 Magic) | Thomas W. Phelan | It really is Magic!

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	1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (123 Magic) Thomas W. Phelan Parentmagic, Inc., 2004 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 277 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This Does Work!!!

I bought this book after learning about it from my daughter's preschool teacher. My husband and I were at our wits end with our daughter. She doesn't listen and we swear she has a hearing problem : ) because we always have to repeat ourselves before she responds. The advise in this book (when used..sometimes I forget to use it) does work. It is amazing that once you say "That's 1" my daughter stops doing what ever she is doing. I would recommend this book for every parent. It has great examples to help you out and all around good advice!!

It really is Magic!

My daughter is two, and is definitely in the "Terribles!" By the end of Day 1, she knew what to expect and had started to clean up her attitude. She is now behaving like the angel we always suspected she could be, and it's only been 1 week!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! 1-2-3 Magic is fantastic. I started to implement it with my daycare children, and it's like a new home here!

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Fabulous and EASY to put into action immediately

This book came highly recommended to me and I'm so glad I read it. It has really helped our discipline in the household. It's easy to understand, makes sense, and doesn't insult your intelligence.

a helpful solution......

This book is a very good book to motivate the helpless parent. If you stick to the rules, you will see a difference in your child. The only problem we have, is maintaining the rules. If you can do it, you will be successful!

Good ideas but do it your way not his

This is a great book and does work but you have to temper it with a bit of love also. Yes it keeps you calm and in charge but you have to allow your child to express themselves sometimes and they need to learn to do that respectfully. If you just put them in "time-out" and then never discuss what they did wrong how will they know if they were punished for the way they spoke to you or what they said. I'm sorry but letting them destroy their bedroom and then living in it as punishment is just wrong. Children have to learn to take care of what they have not that it is ok to throw temper tantrums as long as you just do it in your bedroom. Also in one of his accounts of how to do the counting, he is punishing both children for one child's actions in several cases. So you are telling one that it's wrong to take the toy away but telling the other they are wrong for not just handing it over at the first request...OK so don't bully but also allow yourself to be a doormat...HUH!!! I will use some of this book with my children, it's great to understand the various ways of manipulation and recognize what my son is doing so I can deal with it but it's not OK to count a child for expressing their viewpoint or feelings.

I guess my point is the general idea of the counting and then time out is a great idea that is quite effective in disciplining your child but his ways are a bit too rough for most children and leave them feeling like our puppets not our children who we love and cherish.

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