Discipline Without Damage – Dr Vanessa Lapointe

I am a huge fan of my colleague Dr Vanessa Lapointe’s work and have hosted three visits to Australia by Vanessa from her homeland in Canada. By popular demand, I am making her books available on my website. As well as this book, you may also be interested in her book on parenting kids through the early years, Parenting Right From the Start.

DISCIPLINE WITHOUT DAMAGE
HOW TO GET YOUR KIDS TO BEHAVE WITHOUT MESSING THEM UP
by Dr Vanessa Lapointe

When your child is threatening a meltdown in the grocery aisle, it really is possible to keep your cool, get the behaviour turned around, and support healthy development, all at the same time!

In this easy-to-read, science-based book, parents, caregivers and big people of all kinds will discover how discipline affects children’s development, why intervention should reinforce connection not separation, and why the disciplinary strategies that may have been used on us as children are not the ones that children really need. In addition, you’ll learn:

• How the concept of “childhood” has been understood in different ways historically and why we must understand it anew today.
• How to work with your children’s teachers and the other big people in their lives.
• The basic and impactful truth behind Dr. Vanessa’s mantra “See it, feel it, be it.”
• The foundation of a healthy, effective approach to discipline that respects your child’s developmental needs… and works!

About Dr Vanessa Lapointe

Dr Vanessa Lapointe is a mum, parenting educator, bestselling author, international speaker, and a regularly invited media guest. She holds a doctoral degree in psychology, and practiced as a psychologist for nearly 20 years, before devoting her full-time energy to connecting with parents and other “big people” around the globe in 2023. Founder of The North Star Developmental Clinic, Dr Vanessa has long been supporting families and children in her developmental clinic alongside her team, and has previous experience in community mental health and the school system

Dr Vanessa is known for bringing a sense of nurturing understanding and humanity to all of her work. Her passion is in walking alongside parents, teachers, care providers, and other big people to really see the world through the child’s eyes. She believes that if we can do this, we are beautifully positioned to grow up our children in the best possible way. Vanessa is the mother of two adult sons, and lives in British Columbia.

www.drvanessalapointe.com

Paperback.
270 pages.