1-2-3 Magic Book Review

Are you having behavior issues in your home? Are you desperate to make a change in yourself and your child? Read this book! 1-2-3 Magic by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD is an easy-to-read book about effective discipline for children 2-12 years old. It will change your life!

A recent conversation with one of my closest girlfriends prompted me to write a review on a behavior and discipline book that I read almost 2 years ago. 1-2-3 Magic by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD is an easy-to-read book about effective discipline for children 2-12 years old. I tell every mom I know about how its healthy and effective methods of discipline have helped transform the way I deal with tantrums, bad habits, and defiance without all the
yelling, arguing, and spanking.

This is my book review of 1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective & Happy Parenting.

Our Behavior Issues

At around 18 months old, my son started what some may call the terrible twos. As a new mom, I wasn’t quite sure how to navigate this new willful, and stubborn toddler my baby was turning into. Based on a recommendation from a friend, I decided to check out this book—1-2-3 Magic.

At first, when I was in the thick of it, I thought this is it- this is my life! I would tell myself, I have a child who never listens, who has horrible outbursts and tantrums when he doesn’t get what he wants, and I’ll never be able to take him in public for fear of severe humiliation.

Desperate for an answer, I asked every mom I knew what to do. I was sorta hoping my son was just like someone else’s and I would get some encouraging insight to help solve my son’s new label of being another victim of the terrible twos.

Well…turns out EVERY mom I talked to was just like me! In the same miserable boat just trying to get through the day without another fight with their 2-year-old. Somehow, this made me feel better about my situation. Just knowing that I wasn’t alone helped relieve some of my stress. Still, I wasn’t looking to just get through the day and on to the next which, inevitably, would have the same behavior problems. I was desperate to find a way to get his behavior issues under control.

1-2-3 Magic

 1-2-3 Magic’s easy-to-read strategies and examples of real-life behavioral issues parents face, helped me learn the simple and effective technique to control my son’s defiant behavior. I also learned several new ways to encourage my son’s good behavior. There are also some great tips on how to strengthen the bond between you and your children.

I bought 1-2-3 Magic on Amazon, took it on vacation, and got right into it. Ideally, I would have liked my husband to read the book too because it’s important to be consistent with these strategies. Instead, I gave him a rundown of the book and its tactics and we then started implementing them right away. It took some time and real training but, all in all, the methods and the tools outlined in 1-2-3 Magic helped us greatly. I’ve noticed a real improvement in getting our son’s tantrums, bad behaviors, and defiance under control big time! They don’t work every time, and sometimes he needs more guidance than others. But after learning how to strictly enforce the counting method, we now know how to try and stop the bad behavior before it gets out of control.

We’ve also learned how to be more calm and effective rule enforcers. Consistency is key. This means if we’re out in public and a time out is needed, we find a spot or we go to the car for a designated time out. We follow through with what we say—No. Matter. What. We follow through. This is one of the most important concepts to help your children understand that you are in charge and the rules for behavior are important and must be followed.

What I’ve Learned

Reading this book and putting its tools to use has helped me learn how to be a more calm and effective parent. I’ve learned to embrace that my child, like most others, need more training and guidance when it comes to learning how to behave the way you want them to. Kids are not born with the ability to understand how to behave in public or how to deal with not getting what they want. It’s our job as parents and teachers to do just that. Teach and train them how to be well-behaved children who grow into well-adjusted adults.

Good luck and I hope if you are in search of some strong and effective disciplinary methods, you find that 1-2-3 Magic book helps your children transform their bad behavior. For more tips check out the awesome website 123magic.com!

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