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In Peaceful Discipline: Story Teaching, Brain Science, Better Behavior , we explore: The body-brain connection to behavior, why most "consequences" don't work, and what to do instead -- all within the framework of positive discipline How parents and children can regulate their nervous systems to foster greater connection, even in the thick of adversity How to use different types of storytelling and playful parenting as effective and benevolent teachers It covers these topics from the contexts of neuroscience, attachment theory, and best practices of conscious parenting. This book helps mitigate adults' very real struggles, and gives them specific strategies that increase cooperation and connection, whether they're parenting preschoolers or older school-age children. Excerpt: A parent walks into their child's bedroom and finds the child, for no clear reason, pulling all the clothing out of the drawers and throwing the items haphazardly across the floor. Without missing a beat, the parent yells, "What are you doing? Stop it! Put these clothes away right this second! Sheesh-I just folded them! What are you trying to do to me?" The parent then storms out, warning the child they have five minutes to make the room spotless or there will be negative consequences. The frustration is certainly justified. Who wants to put away laundry once, let alone twice? At the same time, the child likely feels small after having been yelled at by their trusted big person. The child may or may not k