Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, Fourth Edition: From Infant to Toddler--Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident Child

A revised and updated edition of the Positive Discipline classic, helping parents connect with their children to support their social, emotional, and cognitive development and set them up for a lifetime of success.

Over the years millions of parents have used the effective strategies of Positive Discipline to raise happy, responsible, and confident children. Research has shown that the first three years in a child's life are a critical period in their development, and that relationship and behavior patterns instilled during that time can have profound implications for the rest of a child's life.

The updated advice in Positive Discipline: The First Three Years helps parents set effective boundaries, forge strong foundations for healthy communication, and lay the groundwork for positive relationships with their young children, with new readable and actionable content like:

• Recognizing and managing anxiety in children
• How to deal with sleep issues, tantrums, and defiance
• The importance of kind and firm parenting to support secure attachment
• Updated research on screentime
• And how parents can regulate their own behavior to avoid yelling, shaming, and other counterproductive responses

It also includes a section on how Positive Discipline techniques can be used to support social emotional skills and language development in children. With this revision, a new generation of parents will be able to discover evidence-based strategies that foster mutual respect.

Author: Jane Nelsen,Cheryl Ma Erwin,Roslyn Ann Duffy
Publisher: Harmony
Published: 03/10/2026
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.99h x 7.33w x 1.03d
ISBN: 9780593736333

About the Author
Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., coauthor of the bestselling Positive Discipline series, is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist and an internationally-known speaker. Her books have sold more than two million copies.

Cheryl Erwin, M.A., was a licensed marriage and family therapist in Reno, Nevada, for more than twenty-five years. She is the author or coauthor of several books and manuals on parenting and family life, and she is a popular international speaker and trainer.

Roslyn Ann Duffy founded and codirected The Learning Tree Montessori Childcare and has written adult and children's texts, as well as the internationally circulated column "From A Parent's Perspective." She is a parent to four and besotted grandma to three, and lives in Seattle, Washington.