E-book Review: Parenting With Positive Guidance

Today a keyword search for books on ‘parenting’ at Amazon.com will net you 61,181 titles to choose from. Publishers are tapping into the struggle of modern day parents in their search for a quick fix to sleep problems, a simple formula for fussy eating or an ABC for handling behavioural issues.

Unfortunately there is no quick fix. Or simple formula. Or ABC.

Positive, effective parenting takes time and effort.

Which is why it is great to find a title which offers sensible, practical parenting information; an e-book which is easy to read, relevant and offers strategies and real life examples for guiding children’s behaviour. And this is exactly what Parenting with Positive Guidance by Amanda Morgan delivers.

Amanda isn’t about one size fits all solutions. Parenting with Positive Guidance is about laying good groundwork for positive behaviour guidance and then parenting from the ground up. As an experienced educator, an expert in child development and a mother of three, Amanda brings together expert information, and practical experience from the classroom and motherhood, and presents it in a manner which is easy for parents to access, to use and to succeed with.

The e-book is divided into three sections;

Part 1: The philosophy of positive guidance
Part 2: 10 tools for encouraging positive behaviour while building self discipline
Part 3: Making it work for your family

As a teacher I know this stuff but as a parent sometimes the emotions, the fatigue, and the stress of living this modern day family life gets in the way of being positive and effective, especially when it comes to managing the behaviour of one just-turned-three-year-old-who-knows-her-own-mind. Fortunately reading Parenting with Positive Guidance has encouraged me to re-stock my toolbox of behaviour guidance strategies and I am sure that it will do the same for you.

You can read more about the ebook here and even download a sneak peek.

Amanda also writes with passion about the importance of early education on her blog, Not Just Cute. She is definitely someone I would love to meet in real life, to sit and share a coffee with, musing over life as we know it. Hopefully she has plans to visit Australia someday soon 😉

Christie Burnett is an early childhood teacher, presenter, writer and the editor of Childhood 101. More importantly, she is a Mum who believes wholeheartedly in the value of children learning through play, the importance of quality early education, and the togetherness of family.

Read more of Christie's adventures at https://childhood101.com.

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sarah says
February 27, 2011 at 5:55 PM

Good timing - 'positive guidance' sounds like just what I need right now. All sorts of behaviour issues at our place lately. I was just thinking that our usual strategies don't seem to be working for us at the moment and that maybe it's time to start a star chart again (it's been a while!).
- Christie Burnett says
  February 28, 2011 at 8:10 AM
  
  I hope you find it useful, Sarah :)
Amanda Morgan says
February 28, 2011 at 10:46 PM

Thanks so much for the review, Christie! I feel the same way about you and would love to have that chat as well. I'm certainly not opposed to a trip to Australia, if you can find me a sponsor. :0) The same invitation is open if you ever come to the States!
Ash says
March 21, 2012 at 2:06 PM

I knew I'd find something great if I did a "discipline" search on your blog! Thank-you Christie. We've been struggling lately and went to a talk by Dr Louise Porter the other night. It was the first time we'd heard about the guidance approach, and we are so excited to have found something that feels right. Thank-you for your beautiful blog.

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