I know for me, time-out often doesn’t do the trick always. There are many times where I question if time-out even does the trick at all. Sure they sit there for their alloted time but do they learn anything about what not to do?

The book, Beyond Time-Out: From Chaos to Calm, has really helped my family out a lot. It teaches you as a parent how to tame tantrums, calm fears, instill good sleep habits, end food battles, and overcome potty problems. I don’t have a problem with my younger sons but my older step-sons like to test the limits a little too much for my taste. Thankfully though we haven’t had potty issues for a couple years now since Pnut has been completely potty trained since he was two years old.

I know many mothers are out there that are just like me and know that there are some areas for improvement in our parenting skills. If only kids came with owners manuals. I hope you will check out this book to see what you can learn from it and hopefully improve your parenting style for the better.