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Keys to Great Parenting--Fun and Learning With Your Baby or Toddler: Preventing Misbehavior with Very Young Children -- Information about how to build a positive foundation for discipline that teaches self control; how to set up your home to prevent misbehavior; realistic expectations; understanding development; preventative discipline; being a role model; meeting your child's needs; tuning in to your child's feelings; giving choices; transitions; and focusing on the positive.

Good Times With Guidance and Discipline -- Information on the meaning and benefits of discipline and guidance; six discipline tools; reasons children misbehave; and using guidance and discipline during different ages and stages (infancy through early school age).

Guidance and Discipline - A Developmental Approach -- Information on using discipline and guidance during different ages and stages (infancy - school age); guidance and discipline techniques; the problem-solving approach; finding causes and looking for solutions; spanking; and positive phrasing.

Family Issues Facts--Discipline That Works: The Ages and Stages Approach -- Information on how to use discipline based on normal changes in your child's development and behavior; the difference between discipline and punishment; six roadblocks to good discipline; and six tips for effective discipline. Includes a table that highlights the development of emotions and tips for discipline at each age from infancy through age 10.

Guiding Young Children Series: To Prevent Misbehavior -- Information on how to prevent misbehavior in infants and toddlers. Discusses changing the setting, child-proofing, preparing for settings outside the home, providing interesting play activities, setting rules, positive phrasing, setting a good example, giving choices, getting your child's attention, spending time with your child, and giving warning time. Includes written exercises a parent can complete.

A Child in Your Life: Why Won't You Behave? Discipline Strategies With Young Children -- Information on the meaning of discipline, the difference between discipline and punishment, spanking, good ways to discipline your child, when you should use discipline, the type of discipline to use based on your child's age, and tips for disciplining.

Helping Young Children Behave -- A Principles of Parenting publication. Information on the meaning of good discipline; discipline for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers; and how parents act as partners in helping their children learn to behave.

Five Keys to Good Discipline with Infants -- Information on five effective discipline techniques to use with infants: preventing, ignoring, distracting or redirecting, rewarding, and allowing freedom within limits.

Discipline and Safety -- Information on the connection between effective discipline and safety during infancy.

Discipline is Teaching -- A list of ways to teach a baby what is acceptable.

Is Your Baby Teasing You? -- Information on infant behavior, appropriate expectations, preventive discipline, and positive phrasing.

The Power of Distraction -- How to use distraction as an effective and positive method of discipline.

Saying No All the Time Isn't Good for Baby -- Information on positive and preventive discipline, rewards, focusing on positive behaviors, distraction, and setting limits.

Helping Your Baby Learn Rules -- Suggestions for helping your baby learn rules/acceptable behavior. You can listen to this article.

Never Spank a Baby -- Information on the meaning of discipline, helping your baby learn to trust you, normal infant behavior, distraction, and seeking help when you get upset with your baby.

Never Shake a Baby! -- Information on shaken baby syndrome, the dangers of shaking a baby, dealing with caregiver stress, and warning signs. You can listen to this article.