Unconditional Parenting
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DVD: Region Code 0Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 120 unknown-units
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: CustomFlix
DVD Reviews of Unconditional Parenting
DVD Review: Opened my eyes to another option in parenting
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a 2 year old and had been watching Supernanny on TV, thinking I'd be using her tactics of timeouts and such. Then my husband and I read this book together over breakfasts on the weekends and it made so much sense to us. Wouldn't we prefer that a child choose not to hit another child because they understand it would hurt the other child, rather than that they feared punishment? Wouldn't we prefer that they earn good grades because it's fun to learn and apply ourselves than to do it because they want a cash reward?
Long-term goals are lost when we use rewards and punishment, according to this author, and I have to agree. He advises to parent from the perspective of your child, and this concept opened our eyes to a whole different kind of life with our kid. We no longer have battles and our daughter feels loved and nurtured. I wish I could make every parent read it!
DVD Review: All parents should watch this
Summary: 5 Stars
Actually, all parents should read the Unconditional Parenting book, but if you (or your spouse) lack the time to do so, this is the next best thing. It will challenge the way you think about parenting your children and you will be a better parent because of it. If you are tired of sticker charts or one-size-fits-all consequences like "one minute of time out for every year of age" and want to think about how the way you are parenting today will shape both your relationship with your child and the adult your child will become, then this video is for you. This video really is just an introduction to his ideas, but it's a good one. DVD Review: A Lecture Every Parent Should Hear
Summary: 5 Stars
Every parent should hear what Alfie Kohn has to say about unconditional parenting. This is an excellent lecture to show family members and friends who have questions about why you've chosen to parent your children with compassion, patience, understanding and unconditional love. Alfie Kohn challenges the mainstream parenting advice with thoughtful insight, humour and a mass of research. If all parents unconditionally loved their children as Kohn suggests, we would soon have a new generation of confident, loving, intelligent and happy children.DVD Review: PRACTICALLY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading a numerous amount of books on education and parenting we read "Unconditional Parenting" and watched this DVD and we find them absolutely wonderful.
All we actually need to bring up healthy, happy kids is a bit of common sense and alot of respect for them and it should be easier than it really is. Alfie Kohn helps us ignore what we have around us and concentrate on what our children really need to help them grow up into kind, helpful, happy human beings.
I think this DVD should be seen by all parents/family/teachers in our society to help them have genuine, good relationships with their kids and turn parenting into something beautiful in every way.
DVD Review: LET 'EM RUN AROUND LIKE WILD INDIANS!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Unfortunately thats what a lot of people think about Alfie Kohn - they are sadly mistaken. Parents REALLY want to do the right thing, but for many what they think is the best thing is counterproductive. According to some, if the kids aren't behaving right, then the parents just aren't exerting enough control.
Kohn doesn't make parents' job easier with simple techniques to control children - rather he makes the job harder by showing you what an illusion control really is.
The book is a fast read and very straighforward. However, most people reading this review probably don't get much past the Thomas the Train books before crashing from exhaustion. Pop in the DVD and sit back - you will get all the essentials. If you are an educator or other professional person interested in the literature references to back it up, then get the book or better yet "Punished by Rewards" which is quite a bit more scholarly.
Description of Unconditional Parenting
UNCONDITIONAL PARENTING ? A Talk by Alfie KohnMost advice for parents begins with the question ?How can we get kids to do what they?re told?? -- and then proceeds to offer various techniques for controlling them. In his landmark book Unconditional Parenting ? and in this talk based on that book -- Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking ?What are our long-term goals for our children?? It follows that we need to work with them, rather than doing things to them, in order to reach those goals.
Kohn argues that punishments (including time-outs) and rewards (including positive reinforcement) may sometimes produce temporary compliance, but they do nothing to help kids grow into responsible, caring, ethical, happy people. Moreover, he suggests that permissiveness is less worrisome than a fear of permissiveness that leads us to overcontrol our children. Kohn concludes with ten important guidelines to help viewers reconnect to their own best instincts as parents.
About Alfie Kohn:
Alfie Kohn is as well known for his lectures -- passionate, thought-provoking, and funny ? as he is for his writings. His knack for blending stories and studies has the effect of making complicated concepts easy to understand ? and controversial ideas impossible to dismiss.
Kohn is the father of two children and the author of ten books, including Punished by Rewards, The Schools Our Children Deserve, and The Brighter Side of Human Nature. He has appeared twice on ?Oprah? as well as on ?Today? and various programs on NPR and CNN. He lives (actually) in the Boston area.
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