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The Myth of the Spoiled Child

Alfie Kohn · ages 0-18 · $15 to $30

Coddled Kids, Helicopter Parents, and Other Phony Crises.

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Kohn is the clearest critic of rewards and punishment, and worth reading for that argument.

We have not written the article that goes with this one yet. It is here because parents asked, and because it fits the practices in this phase.

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Positive Discipline A-Z

Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, H. Stephen Glenn · ages 0-18

An A-to-Z reference of everyday parenting problems with Positive Discipline answers for each.

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