在线阅读本书 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. 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. One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including "time-outs"), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful, and largely unknown, research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval. That's precisely the message children derive from common discipline techniques, even though it's not the message most parents intend to send. More than just another book about discipline, though, Unconditional Parenting addresses the ways parents think about, feel about, and act with their children. It invites them to question their most basic assumptions about raising kids while offering a wealth of practical strategies for shifting from "doing to" to "working with" parenting -- including how to replace praise with the unconditional support that children need to grow into healthy, caring, responsible people. This is an eye-opening, paradigm-shattering book that will reconnect readers to their own best instincts and inspire them to become better parents.

本书的目的，就是为大家点亮一盏灯，以便大家能更好地勾勒出一条属于自己的育儿之路，解开一些症结，帮助大家越过一些障碍。作为一位年轻的母亲和一位年轻的父亲，他们需要一些方向标，而不是建议。他们需要学着为对自己建立信心，也对孩子满怀信心。 本书的主导思想为两个基本公理： 1.只要我们稍微懂得倾听孩子，并理解他们的语言，他们会在自己发展的每个阶段，都把他们的任何需要都告诉我们。 2.父母有能力理解自己的孩子，也可以并采取正确的态度回应孩子——只要他们不机械地自动服从教育条例，不对盲从专家的评判偏听盲从，不把自己局限在自己曾面对接受过的、严格的教育框架中，不让自己一直深陷在自己过往所受的伤害中而无法自拔。 书中分析了恐惧、愤怒、喜悦和悲伤几种情绪，通过这些分析来帮助家长和孩子相互了解，坚定父母的信心，提高孩子的情商。

《跟上孩子成长的脚步:国际化视野中的教育感悟》是小巫继《让孩子做主》、《给孩子自由》及《和孩子划清界限》之后推出的最新教育论丛。作者首先通过对近年来我国经济增长状况的分析，从长远效益和世界发展的宏观角度，另辟蹊径解读“中国国情”这一焦点，提出要教育全球化、人才国际化。

As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development. She wanted to know precisely how the baby's brain is formed, and when and how each sense, skill, and cognitive ability is developed. And just as important, she was interested in finding out how her role as a nurturer can affect this complex process. How much of her baby's development is genetically ordained--and how much is determined by environment? Is there anything parents can do to make their babies' brains work better--to help them become smarter, happier people? Drawing upon the exploding research in this field as well as the stories of real children, What's Going On in There? is a lively and thought-provoking book that charts the brain's development from conception through the critical first five years. In examining the many factors that play crucial roles in that process, What's Going On in There? explores the evolution of the senses, motor skills, social and emotional behaviors, and mental functions such as attention, language, memory, reasoning, and intelligence. This remarkable book also discusses: how a baby's brain is "assembled" from scratch the critical prenatal factors that shapebrain development how the birthing process itself affects the brain which forms of stimulation are most effective at promoting cognitive development how boys' and girls' brains develop differently how nutrition, stress, and other physical and social factors can permanently affect a child's brain Brilliantly blending cutting-edge science with a mother's wisdom and insight, What's Going On in There? is an invaluable contribution to the nature versus nurture debate. Children's development is determined both by the genes they are born with and the richness of their early environment. This timely and important book shows parents the innumerable ways in which they can actually help their children grow better brains.

这是小巫继《让孩子做主》和《给孩子自由》之后，为4岁以上儿童父母撰写的新作。本书通过讲述生动感人的真实故事，加上细致深入的推理和分析，探讨父母潜意识中的内心恐惧和心理伤痕对于养育孩子的负面影响，介绍“真爱行为”、“心理疆界”以及“训育”等先进科学的教育理念，并提出给儿童树立规则、训育儿童自律的实际操作手段。作者身为美国教育学硕士，近年一直关注西方教育和心理学领域的最新成果。本书令人耳目一新，豁然开朗，极具实用指导价值。

父母效能训练（P.E.T.）课程由美国著名心理学家托马斯•戈登于40 多年前创办，专门向父母传授与孩子有效沟通的技巧，并循序渐进地提出建议，以解决家庭冲突，让每个人在冲突中都成为赢家。《父母效能训练》备受推崇的家教经典，经过几十年的使用验证与推广，备受赞誉，在50 多个国家举办培训。这本具有开创性的父母指导书将： 如何避免成为一位许可型父母； 如何听孩子才肯说，如何说孩子才愿听； 如何教孩子面对他们的问题并自己解决； 如何使用双赢的办法来解决冲突； …… 学习和运用《父母效能训练》这本不受时代限制的P.E.T. 教程，将让亲子沟通即刻产生效果：减少家庭战争、少发脾气、不说谎话、不再实施惩罚。不管您家孩子是刚会走路正寻求独立的幼儿，还是开始反叛的青少年，您在使用《父母效能训练》时都会发现：P.E.T. 确实是一套体贴人心且卓有成效的办法，它能帮助您养育一个具有责任心的孩子，塑造一个让孩子快乐成长的家庭环境。 戈登国际培训公司(Gordon Training International) 于1974 年成立，长期致力于帮助人们正确处理生活、学习和工作中的各种人际关系，传授高效的、基本的沟通技巧和冲突解决办法。如今戈登培训公司已成为一家全球知名的培训机构。