Conscious Discipline: 7 Basic Skills for Brain Smart Classroom Management

book arrived in a timely manner, exactly as described.

Thought it would be in better shape

Dr. Becky Bailey has everything you need to know to be a successful teacher, parent, therapist, social worker, probation officer, etc. to be able to work with and understand children in this book. I am a mental health therapist and mother and use the skills taught in this book with my clients, my child, and any other child I come into contact with. I have recommended this book to clients, my family members with children, and other professionals. I tell people to think of your home as the classroom and themselves as the teacher (since the book is directed toward teaching in the classroom). I learned things about myself and my childhood by reading this book. I also learned more efficient ways of parenting my son. The skills work if you use them! This book is definitely not just for teachers!

I received the book much quicker than I expected. It was exactly as described. Good value.

As an elementary teacher at an urban school, I encounter all types of behavior issues with my students. This book gives thoughtful educators an alternative to traditional discipline, while offering clear strategies to create a safe and productive learning community. Teachers have to be willing to throw a lot of conventional techniques out the window in order to fully commit to this new plan, but I can attest that in my classroom these methods made all the difference. These techniques are brain based learning and work best when the teacher is fully committed to foster positive relationships with all of his/her students. I wish I had picked this up when I started teaching!

The program laid out in this book can change your life, and change the world for the better. After using the powers and skills I've learned from Dr. Becky Bailey with my 3 year old students with autism, I'm convinced that they work with even the most difficult children. After changing my own life to a life of composure, serenity, and joy (mostly!), I'm convinced that other people can choose to take back their power and share that experience. Buy it, read it, and implement it!

Just as described and with quick shipping

Arrived in great shape and in a timely fashion!

Shipped fast. Great book for parenting and teachers of all grades

The five stars is for the core of this book is. It contrasts the authoritarian way with children with the equality way. When you are authoritarian you believe you can change others and you work to impose your will on them. When you are equalitarian you believe that we can only change ourselves, everyone is his or her own master.With the latter view we have to face how to get us all to cooperate, to make a smooth living together. That is what Conscious Discipline is all about. It describes seven skills of communication based on how our brains function and telling how we can promote cooperation. I think we all need to make ourselves aware of the skills and practice them. Just for the sake of survival of earth and civilization.