Review: No Drama Discipline by Daniel Segal and Tina Payne Bryson

I started parenthood around the moment that the pandemic started.  The lockdown and my maleness meant that I didn't really get a lot of in-person advice about parenting.  I relied on books to be a father and equal parent to my child.  One of my favorite books is The Whole Brain Child by Dr. Daniel Segal (@DrDanSiegel) and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson (@tinabryson).  They wrote another book that I just finished: No Drama Discipline.

Book Cover Text: SCRIBE, NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE
THE WHOLE-BRAIN WAY TO CALM THE CHAOS AND NURTURE YOUR CHILD'S DEVELOPING MIND FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHORS OF THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD, DANIEL J. SIEGEL, MD, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MINDSIGHT, AND, TINA PAYNE BRYSON, PhD
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Book Cover Image: A blue circle containing the silhouette of a kneeling female presenting person holding a standing male presenting child's hands
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My kiddo is starting to gather her own will.  I have been encountering all of the tantrums, demands, and hitting that you might expect.  At first, I had no idea what to do.  Then, No Drama Discipline and #GentleParenting Tik Tok helped me to develop a philosophy that guides my parenting actions to teach my child emotional regulation instead ugly pavlovian behavioral approaches.

Image text: NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE, Instead of being reactive, be responsive to your kids, DANIEL J. SIEGEL, M.D. AND TINA PAYNE BRYSON, PH.D., www.drdansiegel.com #nodramadiscipline, www.tinabryson.com
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Image Photo: A blue circle containing the silhouette of a kneeling female presenting person holding a standing male presenting child's hands
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I can't recommend No Drama Discipline enough for anyone that interacts with children, teenagers, and honestly, even adults. 

Headshot of Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, a white woman in her 30s with dirty blonde wavy hair, a blue shirt and a grey blazer smiling at the camera.
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Headshot of Dr. Daniel J Siegel, an older white man with blondish brown hair with a receding hairline, wire rimmed glasses, a white shirt and a blue blazer smiling at the camera.
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Other parent book recommendations
-The What To Expect books (@WhatToExpect)
-The Informed Parent by by Emily Willingham (@ejwillingham) and Tara Haelle (@tarahaelle)
-The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp (@DrHarveyKarp)j

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