Elements of discipline
Subtitle: nine principles for teachers and parents
By: Stephen Greenspan
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781439908969; 9781439908976; 9781439908983
Subjects: School discipline; Problem children; Behavior modification
Description: This guide to effective classroom or family management is a timely and helpful book for teachers, parents, and day-care professionals that provides a simple set of rules for managing, successfully and humanely, a wide range of discipline situations and challenges. The author, a child development specialist, outlines his "ABC Theory of Discipline." He combines an Affective approach, a Behavioral approach, and a Cognitive approach that, when used in a coordinated fashion, will contribute to greater child compliance and family/classroom harmony. He suggests that, using his matrix, caregivers can provide the warmth, tolerance, and influence that will help children become competent in three socio-emotional domains: happiness, boldness, and niceness. He recommends caregivers pick and choose from the discipline literature in a manner that best suits their individual style and values.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Discipline domains, child outcomes, discipline models; title: The three principles in the affective model; title: The three principles in the behavioral model; title: The three principles in the cognitive model; title: How the three models might approach three cases; title: How the ABC theory links domains, outcomes and models; title: Use of the nine ABC elements to deal with discipline situations; title: Use of the ABC theory to refine one's discipline style; title: Appendix A: glossary of terms; title: Appendix B: use of the model to evaluate discipline experts; title: Appendix C: analyses of case studies.