“Where Thoughtful Parenting Replaces Impulsive Parenting”
Cooperation Counts is a parenting program designed to help adults provide a respectful, predictable framework for daily discipline and praise. The chaos that results when a child decides to be uncooperative is dealt with calmly and effectively, so that family stress is greatly reduced. With the reduction, if not elimination of lecturing, yelling and anger, any underlying family problems that surface can be addressed more easily, including those that may require professional support.
Here is a list of some of the issues that Cooperation Counts addresses…
Tantrums
Aggression
Talking Back
Refusals
Whining
Homework Hassles
Sibling Scenes
Morning Madness
Bedtime Blues
School Situations
Here is what Thomas. W. Phelan, Ph.D. (Author of 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12) had to say about Cooperation Counts…
“An easy to learn and non-confrontational approach to discipline based on a clever adaptation of 1-2-3 Magic’s counting procedure. Cooperation Counts takes the stress off of parents by giving moms and dads clear guidelines and also by removing the need to verbally persuade the kids to behave. Leaves the responsibility for good behavior right where it belongs—on the child’s shoulders.”
So after reading about 100 different parenting books, articles and webpages I have finally found something that is simple, and works! This method of getting kids to WANT to cooperate, is better for parents and kids because it creates less tension and more harmony in the home. With five kids ages 3-13, I was worried that there would be a different method for each child or that it would click with some of my kids and not others. Once I started reading, I quickly came to realize that the exact same program would work for all of them, as long as I kept up my end of the deal! My most difficult child, by a long shot, is my 7-year-old boy. He came out kicking and screaming and pretty much hasn’t stopped! We are only a few days into the program, but I can already see that he is starting to make changes and realize that he has control over his behavior. If he makes good choices and cooperates, he gets to do the things he loves. If he CHOOSES not to, his consequence (not punishment) is usually waiting a set amount of time to do what he wants, or not doing it altogether, depending on the choice he made. I would, without reservation, recommend this book to anyone with children who wants an easy, fun, parenting plan…that actually works!
Cooperation Counts is available on Amazon (Kindle version or book), and Barnes and Noble. It retails for $13.95.
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Disclosure: I received Cooperation Counts in exchange for my honest review. I was not compensated in any other manner. The opinions expressed above are my own and any claims should be verified on the sponsor’s site.