Book Review – Parenting Without Stress

About the Book

This book describes solutions for more effective parenting by using the three proven practices of positivity, choice, and reflection along with the Raise Responsibility System (used in homes around the world) to prompt young people to WANT to behave responsibly without any external or manipulative approaches of rewards, bribes, threats, or punishments. In the process, stress is reduced, relationships are improved, and young people become more responsible.

 

About the Author

Marvin Marshall—an American educator, author, and speaker—is widely known for his approach and his landmark education book, Discipline Without Stress® Punishments or Rewards – How Teachers and Parents Promote Responsibility & Learning.

He has founded a charitable organization to assist schools promote responsibility and learning by supplying the education book at no charge to every teacher of any school in the U.S.A. that applies to use his proactive and  noncoercive (but not permissive)approach. Applications are available online at DisciplineWithoutStress.org.

He has presented in 44 of the United States, in 16 countries, and on 5 continents to parent groups; schools; school districts; universities; local, state, national, and international associations; and government agencies.

He has a world-wide audience of over 15,000 subscribers to his free monthly newsletter,“Promoting Responsibility & Learning.” You can subscribe at the home page.

His approach stemmed from his experiences as parent; recreation director and camp counselor; classroom teacher at the elementary, middle, and high school levels; middle school counselor; middle school assistant principal; high school counselor; high school guidance department chair; high school assistant principal of both supervision and control and curriculum and instruction; and as an elementary and high school principal.

He has also served as a demonstration teacher, instructional coordinator, district director of education, and full-time instructor at California State University, Los Angeles.

He earned his Bachelor’s in Language Arts and his Masters’ in Business Administration at California State University, Los Angeles. His Doctorate in Education was awarded by the University of Southern California.

He is certified by the William Glasser Institute on Reality Therapy and Choice Theory.

His experiences prompted him to develop a system that employs internal motivation—rather than relying on external approaches of bribes and manipulation or by employingcoercion in the form of threats or punishments. A prime reason for its success and thegrowing numbers of parents and teachers using his approach is that internal motivation is significantly more effective in changing behavior than any external approach.

His system is based on the simple fact of life that a person can be controlled by another person but only can be changed by the actual person. This understanding that individuals can only change themselves is critical to successfully influencing young people to have them become more responsible—while simultaneously reducing parental stress and allowing parents to have a life of their own.

Additional information about his approach is at MarvinMarshall.com

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My Take on the Book

This book is a treasure trove for any parent. I know that for me, I struggle with staying calm and keeping my head at times when things get crazy or hectic. This book was so easy to read and full of amazingly practical examples and resources that any reader can follow and learn from. I have already tried to use a few of the examples and tips within the book and I am liking the results that I am seeing thus far.

What I liked most about the book is that it empowers parents to empower their own children to make the right decisions as they get older. I know for me this is something that I am hoping that my daughters are learning from me, but I sometimes do question how much they are retaining. I mean, as a parent, one of the most important things I can think of is raising a responsible child. This book leads you in the right direction! If you are currently a parent or if you plan to be in the future, you should check out this book today!

 

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