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Most parenting guides begin with the question “How can we get kids to do what they're told?” and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking, “What do kids need—and how can we meet those needs?” What follows from that question are ideas for working __with__ children rather than doing things __to__ them.One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including “time-outs”), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful, and largely unknown, research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval. That's precisely the message children derive from common discipline techniques, even though it's not the message most parents intend to send. More than just another book about discipline, though, __Unconditional Parenting__ addresses the ways p

Who reads Unconditional Parenting : Moving From Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason?

Author

Alfie Kohn

Publisher

Atria Books

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780743487474

Category

education

Subjects

Family & Relationships, Home & Lifestyle, Fiction

Rating

4.11 / 5 (4,031 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13