An argument against time-outs

Sun, 09/30/2007 - 8:14pm by annevm

One book being read and discussed by a good number of Ann Arbor area parents this fall is the 2005 title Unconditional Parenting: Moving from rewards and punishments to love and reason by Alfie Kohn. One parent book group is tackling this one for their October discussion, and currently there are 14 holds on eight copies in the library system. Here’s what Publishers Weekly had to say: “ . . . .This lively book will surely rile parents who want to be boss. Those seeking alternative methods of raising confident, well-loved children, however, will warmly embrace Kohn's message.”