Taking Charge: Caring Discipline That Works -- At Home and at School (Third Edition)

By Jo Anne Nordling

If the children in your family or classroom are driving you crazy and you need ideas for getting back in control of the situation, this book is for you. It is a definitive guide to the art and skill... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889531030
• ISBN13: 9781889531038
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Sibyl Publications, Incorporated
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

The single best book on parenting I have read

I don't know any parent who would not get something of enormous value from this book. The techniques are practical and effective, and ever mindful of building and respecting the child's self-esteem. This book is particularly necessary for new parents who were themselves raised in more dysfunctional families, and who don't want to unconsciously pass on that dysfunction to the next generation. Nordling never frames the discussion in these terms, but she clearly illustrates how to 'take charge' in a way that is not shaming, but builds your child's self-esteem. It is also brilliant on pitfalls to avoid (Nordling calls them self-sabotage) and how to identify and deal with specific types of misbehavior. These are lessons that adults raised in dysfunctional families may not have learned instinctively. The book is great beyond words, because if you practice what is in its pages, it will transform your life and your household. Both parents should really be on board with this program. (I am a dad. My wife and I have both benefitted from reading this book.) I do not think it is exaggeration to say that our world would be completely transformed if Taking Charge were required reading for all parents.

It Does Work!

When my husband and I agreed to take on our troubled 14-year-old granddaughter for the three months of her summer vacation, we were worried about our ability to handle her, because she was known for being hyperactive, undisciplined and uncooperative. A friend recommended the book Taking Charge, by JoAnne Nordling. We both read it and agreed that we'd follow the book's advice on handling children. The summer was a greater success than either of us had dared to hope for. After several weeks of enforcing consistent rules, using small rewards and punishments, having family meetings, providing plenty of attention and a balance of work and play, our granddaughter settled into a comfortable routine. She obeyed with few complaints and became a secure, happy, cooperative person. She even gained pride and self-esteem in her accomplishments. I would recommend the book to any parent or guardian.

Highly recommended for classroom and home schooling.

Now in a throughly updated and expanded third edition, JoAnne Nordling's Taking Charge: Caring Discipline That Works At Home And At School continues to provide a model for classroom educators of a step-by-step process for successfully managing the misbehavior of children and teens, whether in the home setting or at school. Taking Charge is a practical "how to" guide for parents and teachers meeting together in groups to resolve discipline problems and develop child management skills based on JoAnne Nordling's more than forty years experience parenting, teaching, and counseling. Each chapter has a "Review" and a "Discussion" section, plus exercises to reinforce the concepts and raise issues for group discussion. Charts and worksheets are also provided. There is a complete curriculum kit based on Taking Charge available from the Parent Support Center in Portland, Oregon (JoAnne Nordling is its co-founder) which includes six videos, a wall chart, a syllabus, and guidelines.

Discipline at Its Best

THE book-finally-to focus clearly on parent/child problems and to present fair, workable solutions. After 25 years of serving families, parents and children, I'm delighted to recommend highly this excellent and very readable resource. Costa Columbus, Ph,D., Counselor

Practical parenting guide

Taking Charge by JoAnne Nordling is one of the best resources I have found for parents. We have used it as the primary curriculum for our parenting classes and have found it to be both solid in theory as well as practical in guidance for the daily trials of raising a child in today's world. The insights you will find herein will benefit you and your children for years to come. The concept of "natural consequences" alone is worth the price of this book. Parents who put the principles of Taking Charge into practice will find parenting to be the true joy it should be for all.Daniel E. H. Bryant, D. Min., Senior Minister, First Christian Church Eugene, Oregon