Attachment parenting changes the rules in the game most of us call discipline. The object remains the same (a viable adult) but the strategy and the difficulty change considerably. The more attached a child is, the more he or she trusts (and wants to learn from) adults. Unfortunately, many of the child-rearing practices we grew up with undermine trust and actually interfere with social development.

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Four Basic Listening Skills - - A nice distillation of Thomas Gordon's ideas about communication.(10k)

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9 Things to Do Instead of Spanking - - Kathryn Kvols is the president of the International Network for Children and Families and the author of Redirecting Children's Behavior. She is also a national speaker and workshop leader. (8k)

Four Basic Listening Skills - - A nice distillation of Thomas Gordon's ideas about communication.(10k)

Never Violence - - Astrid Lindgren (Pippi Longstocking), tells a poignant story from her youth. (4k)

Spanking - a shortcut to nowhere... - - A powerful article by Penelope Leach, explaining why...and what to do instead.

Twenty Alternatives to Punishment by Aletha Solter, Ph.D. - - Practical suggestions for when you have a problem with your child's behavior.