Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your eleven-year-old sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents’ lives endlessly challenging? No — it’s just their developing brain calling the shots.

In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson demystify the meltdowns and aggravation, explaining the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures. The ‘upstairs brain’, which makes decisions and balances emotions, is under construction until the mid-twenties. And especially in young children, the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain.

By applying these discoveries to everyday parenting, you can turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child’s brain and foster vital growth. With clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles, and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives.

The pioneering experts behind the bestselling The Whole-Brain Child now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline.

A breakfast bowl gets thrown across the kitchen, splattering milk and cereal all over the wall. Or one of your kids threatens a younger sibling. Or you get a call from the headteacher’s office for the third time this month. What do you do?

No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with such tantrums, tensions, and tears – without causing a scene. Based on recent discoveries about the brain that give us deep insights into the children we care for, what they need, and how to discipline them in ways that foster optimal development, this book offers a ‘relational’ approach that builds on children’s innate desire to please their parents and get along well with others.

Complete with candid stories and playful illustrations that bring the authors’ suggestions to life, No-Drama Discipline presents clear messages in a practical and inviting format. Using these techniques, you can discipline your children in a way that’s high on relationship-building, high on respect, and low on drama and conflict. As a result, your life as a parent will be easier, and your parenting will become more effective. And more importantly, you’ll create connections in your children’s brains to build emotional and social skills that will serve them now and throughout their entire life – all while strengthening your relationship with them.

PRAISE FOR DANIEL J. SIEGEL AND TINA PAYNE BRYSON

‘Based on research into the neuroscience of children's brains and their inability to deal with ‘big feelings’, [No-Drama Discipline] suggests mums and dads talk it out — to teach, not punish ... Arguments are, indeed, over more quickly and apologies more forthcoming ... It just seems to work.’ The Daily Mail

‘A fantastic read.’ Practical Parenting

What’s the one thing a parent can do to make the most difference in the long run? The research is clear: show up! Now the bestselling authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline explain what this means over the course of childhood.

One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out — in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and meaningful relationships — is whether at least one adult in their life has consistently shown up for them. In an age of scheduling demands and digital distractions, showing up for your child might sound like a tall order. But as Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson reassuringly explain, it doesn’t take a lot of time, energy, or money. Instead, showing up means offering a quality of presence. And it’s simple to provide once you understand the four building blocks of a child’s healthy development. Every child needs to feel what Siegel and Bryson call the Four S’s: safe, seen, soothed, and secure.

Based on the latest brain and attachment research, The Power of Showing Up shares stories, scripts, simple strategies, illustrations, and tips for honouring the Four S’s effectively in all kinds of situations: when our kids are struggling or when they’re enjoying success; when we’re consoling, disciplining, or arguing with them; and even when we’re apologising for the times we haven’t shown up for them. Demonstrating that mistakes and missteps are repairable, this book is a powerful guide to cultivating your child’s healthy emotional landscape.

'An essential guide to making all your important parenting decisions' - Daniel J. Siegel, MD, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child

Apply the best science to all your parenting decisions with this essential A-Z guide for your biggest questions and concerns from the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline.

Every baby- and toddler-care decision sends parents scrambling to do the right thing, and often down into the rabbit hole of conflicting advice. Dr Tina Payne Bryson has sifted through the reliable research (including about all those old wives' tales) and will help you make a manageable molehill out of the mountain of information and answer more than sixty common concerns and dilemmas, including

Breast or bottle? Or breast and bottle? Will that cause nipple confusion?
What's the latest recommendation for introducing solids in light of potential allergies?
Should I sign us up for music and early-language classes?
Should we be co-sleeping?
When is the right time to wean my baby off her dummy?
How do I get this child to sleep through the night?!

Dr Bryson boils things down with authority, demystifying the issues in three distinct sections: an objective summary of the schools of thought on the topic, including commonly held pros and cons; a clear and concise primer on "What the Science Says"; and a Bottom Line conclusion. When the science doesn't point clearly in one direction, she guides you to assess and apply the information in a way that's consistent with your family's principles and meets your child's unique needs. Full of warmth, expert wisdom, and blessedly bite-sized explanations, The Bottom Line for Baby will help you understand what the priorities really are during the first year of your baby's life.

Una guía imprescindible para orientar y alimentar el desarrollo mental de tu hijo.

Por los autores del best seller internacional El cerebro del niño.

Los autores de El cerebro del niño, Daniel J. Siegel y Tina Payne Bryson, analizan, en esta ocasión, el desafío primordial en la educación de los hijos: la disciplina.

Haciendo hincapié en el fascinante vínculo entre el desarrollo neurológico del niño y el modo en que los padres reaccionan ante la mala conducta de este, Disciplina sin lágrimas proporciona un efectivo y compasivo «mapa de carreteras» para afrontar las pataletas, las tensiones y las lágrimas sin montar un número.

Al definir el verdadero significado de la palabra «disciplina» (instruir sin gritos ni regañinas), los autores explican cómo establecer una conexión con el niño, redirigir las emociones y convertir una rabieta en una oportunidad para crecer. De este modo, el ciclo de comportamiento(y castigo) negativo básicamente se detiene, mientras que la resolución del problema se transforma en una situación en la que todos salen ganando.

En esta guía para no volverte loco descubrirás:
- Estrategias para ayudar a los padres a identificar su propia filosofía disciplinaria y dominar los mejores métodos para transmitir las lecciones que intentan impartir.

- Aspectos del desarrollo del cerebro del niño y análisis de las disciplinas más adecuadas y constructivas para todas las edades y etapas.

- La manera de conectar con un niño con tranquilidad y afectuosidad -por extrema que sea su conducta-, fijando a la vez límites claros y coherentes.

- Consejos para orientar a tus hijos a lo largo de una pataleta a fin de lograr percepción, empatía y reparación.

- Veinte errores en relación con la disciplina que hasta los mejores padres cometen, y cómo permanecer centrados en los principios de las técnicas disciplinarias y el estilo parental de «cerebro pleno».

Complementado con sencillas historias y divertidas ilustraciones que dan vida a las sugerencias de los autores, Disciplina sin lágrimas explica cómo trabajar con la mente en desarrollo de tu hijo, resolver conflictos de forma tranquila, inspirar felicidad y fortalecer la resiliencia en todos los miembros de la familia.

Los mejores comentarios de los lectores:
«Imprescindible en nuestra biblioteca. Recomiendo su lectura,no es imprescindible haber leído El cerebro del niño ya que te explica bastante sobre el funcionamiento de este. A pesar de no haber terminado de leerlo, estoy muy contento con la adquisición ya que me está aportando una manera diferente de enfocar las rabietas y sobre todo me ayuda a entender porqué se comporta de una manera , además de anticiparme a lo que pueda surgir».

«Muy recomendable. Este libro es un imprescindible para cualquier padre/madre, educador, maestro o cuidador que quiera educar con respeto y amor. Si queremos que nuestros hijos de adultos sean felices hemos de aprender a educarles sin dañarlos. Este libro me ha enseñado mucho».

«De lo mejor que he leído en crianza.

«Daniel Siegel y Tina Payne Bryson han escrito una guía magistral y fácil de leer para ayudar a desarrollar la inteligencia emocional de los niños. Este brillante método convierte las interaciones cotidianas en valiosas oportunidades para moldear el cerebro. Cualquiera que se preocupe por los niños -y que quiera a un niño- debería leer El cerebro del niño.» Daniel Goleman, autor de Inteligencia emocional

En este libro innovador y práctico, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsiquiatra y autor del bestseller Mindsight, y la experta en paternidad Tina Payne Bryson desmitifican las crisis y los conflictos, explicando los nuevos conocimientos científicos sobre cómo está constituido el cerebro y cómo madura.

Incluyendo claras explicaciones, estrategias correspondientes a las distintas edades para enfrentarse a las luchas cotidianas e ilustraciones que ayudan a explicar estos conceptos a los niños, El cerebro del niño enseña a cultivar un desarrollo emocional e intelectual sano para que los niños puedan tener una vida equilibrada, significativa y conectada.

Daniel J. Siegel es profesor de psiquiatría en la Facultad de Medicina de la UCLA, codirector del centro de investigación Mindful Awareness de la UCLA y director ejecutivo del Mindsight Institute. Es autor de las obras reconocidas internacionalmente como Cerebro y mindfulness y La mente en desarrollo. El doctor Siegel pronuncia discursos de inauguración en congresos y presenta talleres en todo el mundo. Vive en Los Ángeles con su mujer y sus hijos.Tina Payne Bryson es psicoterapeuta de niños y adolescentes, consultora de padres y directora del departamento de educación y desarrollo parental en el Mindsight Institute. Conferenciante habitual ante padres, educadores y profesionales, vive cerca de Los Ángeles con su marido y sus tres hijos.