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Sep 1, 2005 · “Unconditional parenting” is the term that Kohn uses to describe a relationship where the quality and quantity of parental attention is not limited to punishing a child’s bad behavior and rewarding good behavior.
Jan 5, 2024 · “Unconditional Parenting” by Alfie Kohn is a book that challenges traditional parenting approaches and offers an alternative approach based on empathy, respect, and understanding. The book...
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Unconditional Parenting. Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason. by Alfie Kohn. Description: Most parenting guides begin with the question “How can we get kids to do what they’re told?”–and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them.
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Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of fourteen books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations. Kohn’s criticisms of competition and rewards have been widely discussed and debated, and he has been described in Ti...
What “unconditional parenting” looks likeWhy Alfie believes a goal of raising compliant kids is misguidedWhat the science says about rewards and punishments and why they tend to lead to the opposite result we’re going forThe potential downsides of positive reinforcement and “praise” in relation to supporting our children’s development and personal growthThe difference between love and unconditional love, and why the latter is what we want our children to feelThe importance of focusing on long-term versus short-term goals for our childrenUnconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishment to Love and Reason by Alfie KohnPunished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie KohnJan 1, 2005 · The concept of unconditional parenting appeals to me, the idea that we love our kids unconditionally: whether they behave, throw a tantrum, do (or don’t do) well in school. Kohn debunks many popular discipline strategies including time-outs, positive reinforcement and praise, reward systems, and punishment.
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In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking “What do kids need – and how can we meet those needs?”. What follows from that question are ideas for working with children rather than doing things to them.
Sep 14, 2009 · The primary message of all types of conditional parenting is that children must earn a parent’s love. A steady diet of that, Rogers warned, and children might eventually need a therapist to...
