Arnall, Judy, BA, DTM

Parenting with Patience: Turn Frustration into Connection with 3 Easy Steps Arnall, Judy, BA, DTM

According to a New York Times article, shouting at children is the new spanking. Parents don't intend to shout or yell, but they lose patience and raise their voices. Afterwards, parents feel guilt, and resolve not to yell. Parenting With Patience is a short easy-to-read book that is full of tips and tricks that really work in the moment of anger to curb yelling. It provides a simple model for dealing with anger to help parents to better connect with children in order to solve everyday normal parenting challenges. Positive parenting and positive discipline has to begin with positive stress management. All families have stress. Make it work for you!

? Learn how to embrace stress, manage it, and regain your patience before you say or do anything you might regret.

? Learn why children have tantrums at all ages, and learn how to help them channel anger into lifelong skills for self-control and communication.

? Learn how to use your anger productively, to connect better with other family members, and to resolve everyday family issues.

"This is a quick book to read when you are calm, to use when you are not," says Judy Arnall, who has also authored international bestseller, Discipline Without Distress: 135 Tools for Raising Caring Responsible Children without Time-out, Spanking, Punishment or Bribery. As a parent of five children (three adults and two teens), Arnall knows what she is talking about. She gave up all punishments when her oldest child was ten, having learned that the key to controlling frustration is to calm down and then move into problem-solving with the children. That way, she didn't punish out of anger, with later regrets. It is easier to solve normal parenting challenges after a few calming minutes for both parent and child, to gain a reasonable, collaborative perspective. Arnall is a Certified Canadian Family Life Educator and has taught thousands of parents respectful, research-based parenting tools that have brought them closer to their children, and they will work for your family, too.

Bonus! Includes a handy pull-out section of calm-down tools to cut out and put on your fridge. Families can try a new one each week.