No-Drama Discipline
Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
2014
This insightful book reframes discipline as teaching, not punishment. Siegel and Bryson explain how to respond to misbehaviour with empathy and connection while guiding children to make better choices, all backed by neuroscience.
Why It’s Included:
It aligns strongly with gentle discipline principles, showing how to set boundaries with kindness and effectiveness. The authors promote understanding emotional triggers and co-regulation over reactive consequences.
Who It’s For:
An invaluable read for parents, carers, and educators of children from toddlerhood through primary school, especially those seeking calm, respectful alternatives to mainstream discipline methods.
“Adults do not need to enforce discipline (in the form of punishment, shaming and force) when they can approach situations with a calm, supportive and regulating presence. It isn’t about not having boundaries, its about holding boundaries without cruelty and violence”
Further Reading:
The Whole-Brain Child – Siegel & Bryson
The Gentle Discipline Book – Sarah Ockwell-Smith
