High Five Discipline

Overview

This positive parenting guide helps parents understand child development and how the discipline a child receives shapes not only their behavior but their overall health and well-being

When confronting the challenge of disciplining their children, moms and dads often default to the ways their own parents disciplined them, sometimes with harmful results. In High Five Discipline, mom and practicing pediatrician Dr. Candice Jones shows parents a better way. Dr. Jones coaches parents to understand their child's developmental stages and their own motivations to create a family discipline plan that manages misbehavior and encourages good behavior. Her advice is packed with developmentally appropriate strategies to tame tantrums, stop sibling squabbles, and reward better behavior to create a calmer, more harmonious home.

Reviews

"She lays out in clear, easy-to-follow steps how parents can reframe discipline from an exhausting constant fight for control into a loving collaboration between parent and child." David L Hill, MD, FAAP, coauthor of Co-parenting Through Separation and Divorce

"Dr. Jones gives examples that help you to recognize your own parenting style and that also help you to apply some of the strategies and techniques shared in this much-needed book." Shanta Barton-Stubbs, LMHC, ThD, founder of New Image Youth Center, author of There Is Good in My Hood

"Dr. Jones' book teaches us that physical punishment should never be part of discipline for parents; there are better, evidence-based methods."  David A. Levine, MD, FAAP, professor of pediatrics and clerkship director, Morehouse School of Medicine,

"A must-read for any adult caring for a child." Joelle Simpson, MD, MPH, FAAP

"Dr. Candice Jones gives parents and caregivers practical and positive guide to understanding and disciplining their children." Leslie Hartog, chief strategy officer, the K-Ready Community Project

"A rich, comprehensive blend of the pragmatic rooted in evidence-informed guidance on 21st century parenting. High Five Discipline is a rich, comprehensive blend of the pragmatic rooted in evidence-informed guidance on 21st century parenting." Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH, FAAP,  ,  ,  ,

"Packed full of practical advice." Karen Willis, CWDP, BA, MPA, chief executive officer, Early Learning Coalition of Orange County

"Real-life scenarios from a leading expert." Glenton Gilzean Jr., president and CEO, Central Florida Urban League  ,

Author Biography

Candice W. Jones, MD, FAAP, is a board certified, practicing pediatrician, spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, and host of the podcast KIDing Around with Dr. Candice. She is the mother of two children and lives near Orlando, Florida.