1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (A Positive Parenting Book Using Bible Principles to Discipline Your Children in Love)

A positive parenting book that uses Bible principles for no-drama discipline, leading to better behaved kids, happier parents, and a more peaceful home. Based on the bestselling book 1-2-3 Magic and adapted for a Christian lifestyle!

Complete with relevant Bible verses, explanations, and exercises, this guide builds on the enormously popular 1-2-3 Magic discipline system by addressing the concerns of a Christian parent. Dr. Thomas W. Phelan and pastor Chris Webb teach parents to take charge and enjoy your strong-willed or spirited child again―without physical discipline or yelling―by helping you set limits for them, and by breaking down the complex task of parenting into three straightforward steps:

1. Control Obnoxious Behavior: Learn an amazingly simple technique to get the kids to STOP doing what you don't want them to do
2. Encourage Good Behavior: Learn several effective methods to get your kids to START doing what you want them to do
3. Strengthen Your Relationships: Learn powerful techniques that reinforce the bond between you and your children

Includes tools and advice for common problems such as:

• Whining
• Sibling rivalry
• Reluctance to do chores
• Refusing to go to bed or getting up in the middle of the night
• Talking back
• Stubbornness

For years, millions of parents from all over the world have used the award-winning 1-2-3 Magic program to help them raise happier, healthier families and put the fun back into parenting.

What parents are saying:

"Best thing that I've ever read for discipline."

"1-2-3 Magic made parenting fun again."

"I highly recommend this book to any parent who is spending more time yelling at or nagging their children than smiling at and laughing with them."

"It's such a relief to not feel like I'm constantly yelling at someone! If you want to see a fast improvement in your child's behavior, check out 1-2-3 Magic."

Dr. Thomas W. Phelan is an internationally renowned expert, author, and lecturer on child discipline and Attention Deficit Disorder. A registered Ph.D. clinical psychologist, he appears frequently on radio and TV. Dr. Phelan practices and works in the western suburbs of Chicago.

Chris Webb has served as a pastor, author and counselor for the last twenty-five years. He is now a counselor and family pastor at Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison, MS. He is also the director of the Family Coaching Clinic - leading seminars and developing discipleship and family ministry resources. Chris and his wife Jill have three children, Reagan, Kennedy and John Walker.