1-2-3 Magic

1-2-3 works and works well i have used it for a few yrs now and by the time i get to 2 my children know to stop what they are doing i have not read the book personaly but i took a child care class that the teacher swore by the book and taught our cirriculum based on the book consistancy is the key and you have to stick to it to work so dont budge an inch or your big guy will run all over you..i love 1-2-3 magic though its great. i have noticed though in the beginning they will count back to you and dont react to it or it blows the whole method also i find it helps to repeat saying the unwanted behavior with each number eg. 1 stop....(doing whatever) 2 stop...(doing whatever) 3 time out!!! i do hope this is what you're talking about let me know how it goes good luck.

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To be honest I do not careto much for 1-2-3- magic I have children who are bipolar and frankly 1-2-3- magic was not quite the answer we were hoping for I was told to try reading a book called (Try and make me) by O' Hanlin and Levy to be honest it talks about parenting styles as well as childhood behavior styles and it is an easy read about 15 bucks and was best 15 bucks I ever spent. They are Psychs and very good might want to try the library first

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Kristina:

I reccomend 1-2-3 Magic and Love and Logic (versions) to the parents who I work with. They are really great books, teaching positive discipline.

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My sister-in-law, who has taught pre-schoolers for 25 years, HATES this book. She feels because you give the child 3 chances to change his behavior, that will be the message throughout his life.

I read this book and used it with my 2 year old. We still use it today and she'll be 3 in one month. We rarely have to resort to counting now and if we do most times we just say 1 and she does what is expected. I remember the first few weeks were a bit trying. She definitely tested us and we would count to three quite a bit. If we reached three it was a time out. If we had to count to 3 again after the time out, then it was a spanking. We only had to do this a few times in the beginning.

Good luck to you!