Reviews for Action Guide for Effective Discipline in the Home and School

The average rating for Action Guide for Effective Discipline in the Home and School based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-10-15 00:00:00 Tonje Fallan Isaksen LIMITS was published in 1990 and I read it around 1992 while going thru a divorce. I remembered it as a very useful and helpful book, but when I recently re-read it, I see a whole new level of value. Unfortunately LIMITS is out of print, so I bought five used copies to gift to family and friends. The book is only about 100 pages and can easily be read in an afternoon. But it is extraordinarily powerful in assisting us to understand our behavior, and especially that of our children. I have said for many years that Americans have, in general, turned into a nation of "hand-wringing pansies," obsessed with fear and obsessed with some illusion of security. LIMITS explains why this has happened (in different words, Dr Poarch agrees generally with my assessment). What has made us the way we are has been two generations grown up without LIMITS, or discipline. Better yet, this book, LIMITS tells us how to fix the problem. I highly recommend the book, especially for parents and couples who intend to have children. The lesson of LIMITS is also applicable to all of us, regardless of age. I recommend it absolutely.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-12-04 00:00:00 Mateo Salgado I was looking for a person-centred book on child therapy and was recommended this one, and it's fantastic! Landreth has taken Carl R. Rogers' client-centred therapeutic approach and adapted it for the largely non-verbal medium of play therapy. He clearly sets out his underpinning philosophy/theory in the opening chapters, and then clearly guides through the process of therapy with clearly described examples, suggested responses to client behaviours, and fully explained justified dos-and-don'ts. It helps that his language is direct, immediate and engaging. Reading the book is more like listening to a well-lived teacher deliver a lesson. More than once when I started to say to myself, "Yes, but what if...", and Landreth's next sentence answered my question as if in response - excellent writing! The final chapters describe and summarise the research evidence for the effectiveness and efficacy of the approach, which has been rigorously and scientifically tried and tested. As I embark upon my children and young people practice, Landreth's book will be on of my mainstays.