1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (123 Magic) by Thomas W. Phelan
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Book Reviews of 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (123 Magic)
Book Review: Truly is a magical experience...
Summary: 5 Stars
That's one, that's two, that's three....go to your room for 5. Ohhhh blissful peace and quiet for my ears. My children were not heathens before but I wanted to have a solid foundation to follow along with my husband so we could be on the same page. It is working like a charm and I recommend giving this technique a try! I originally borrowed the older version from the library and decided to buy the newer rendition so I could reference it for a long time. Happy reading and good luck fellow parents, care takers!Book Review: Good book on Discipline
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is fun to read and very informative. It's also very straightforward and easy to understand. It's just hard to draw the line sometimes and can be difficult to stick with but it's worth a try!Book Review: Great book.
Summary: 5 Stars
Great program for parents struggling to stay in control of their children. Great for managing kids with behavioral problems.Book Review: TRULY LIFE-CHANGING for frustrated moms
Summary: 5 Stars
My oldest son will be 4 next month and has always been a challenge. He is sweet,affectionate and smart, but also very hyperactive, strong willed and stubborn. by the time he was 3 he had been kicked out of 2 preschools (we were told that other children were afraid to come to school and that 5 teachers had quit because of him :0 ) He was in speech therapy for a severe speech delay (due to hearing issues, which tubes solved last summer) and had been recieving Occupational therapy for Sensory Processing Disorder (he was labeled a "crasher" with the need to throw, hit and slam into things) We had even tried behavioral therapists and psychiatrists, some tried to medicate him and diagnosed him with ADD and ODD at the age of 3???!!!! All to no avail. We couldnt take him anywhere, I was on the verge of quitting my job and staying home with him and then I found 123 Magic and.........
WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!!! It is like Magic. We have been consistently using this for abou 10 days now and the turn around has been amazing!! My formerly impossible child is now sweet, obedient and LISTENS TO ME!!!!!!!!!! now he is still stubborn and strong willed, nothing will change that!! (and I wouldnt want to!) but life is so much more peaceful!!!!!!!!!! I havent even had to hit 3 in the past 3 days for anything, I get to 1 or 2 (sometimes even just saying, Please do blank or stop doing blank or Im going to count) and he says, "Oh sorry Mama" and ceases the inappropriate behavior!!!! For instance yesterday he wanted to play with the water hose, I told him no it was too cold, and he turned it on anyways, I said very calmly "please turn off the water, thats 1, thats 2 and he ran over turned it off and said "sorry mama" and that was that. before this week it would have been a full scale battle with me picking him up kicking and screaming and hauling him inside and holding him in side while he was sceaming and throwing things and trying to get back out and turn the hose back on. This is just one example of many more!!!!!!!!!! We have also started working on start behaviors and he is now getting dressed with minimal to no fuss in the morning and going to bed at 8:30 every night with no fuss. So not only is he behaving better, but he is getting more sleep and thus is less irratated and more apt to cooperate. Oh and he is sitting and eating dinner with the family every night too!!!! I think the best part of this is that I no longer feel so irratated with him and I''m no longer yelling and making a multitude a threats, a simple 123 and a 3 minute break or taking away whatever is causing the issue is all that is needed. He knows I mean business and that I will do as I say and I think that is a comfort to him, he can no longer get away with everything, I think he actually feels more secure with limits that are gently, fairly, and consistently enforced.
If you have a difficult child, or have found that you are not the best disciplinarian (inconsistent or not always following through) then do yourself and your family a favor and get this book. It has changed our lives in less than 10 days!!!!!!!!!!!!
Book Review: It works!
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife I and have been supporting our daughter with the application of 1-2-3-Magic as an effective parenting tool. I also stated using it as I am a substitute teacher (kindergarten to fifth grade). It is amazingly simple, based on common sense and easy to implement.