Calm Parents, Happy Siblings: How to stop the fighting and raise friends for life

Have tried other parenting books, this was the one I've found most effective by far. Children are reacting more positively, I'm having more fun with them and enjoying being with them more, and things are not as fraught when things go wrong. Having read it, I'm now revisiting it a bit each day to keep the lessons alive as it's easy to slip back into old practices. Overall, would definitely recommend.

This and the Happy Kids versions are my favourite books, I recommend them all the time and parent this way now, my kids are way happier than I was growing up and I'm a far calmer parent than I otherwise would have been. They also get on amazingly.(I also love How To Talk So Kids Listen and Listen So They Talk and Siblings Without Rivalry, but these ones are my favourite)

Balanced approach. Full of love and empathy yet is not lazily permissive. Discipline with connection.

Really good content so far (I’m only on pg 23), though I can’t find a bibliography or chapter notes. Am I missing something?

Really excellent handbook for parents and grandparents with siblings to look after. Kind and creative solutions to the age-old problems of sibling rivalry, which really work in practice, starting from straight away as soon as you try them out, to eventual successes if you persist. I just wish this advice had been available to me years ago - but it's never too late! This is my second purchase of the book - my daughter borrowed and then begged to keep my first copy!

I read this book after I read 'Calm Parents, Happy Kids'. It just makes sense and Dr Markham gives you lots of useful advice and techniques (and examples) you can put into practice straight away. There's a large section on preparing a child for a new sibling and for when the baby arrives which I skipped as my children are 2 and 3 years old however the rest of the book was relevant and very helpful. I'd highly recommend this book.

I can not rate this book highly enough. It is an absolute treasure for any parent. Luckily, i discovered it early enough. It makes you understand your child so much better and also helps to dramatically improve the relationships within a family.

Another fabulous book from my heroine! Loved her first book and website. One small negative- lot of repetition from first book, which I suppose is necessary for those who haven't read it. Love her gentle approach and can re read again and again to strive to be the parent I want to be.

I wish I had read this book when my daughter was a toddler, but better late than never.There are good advices and ideas both for new parents and for seasoned parents who want to do better.

Loved all the ideas shared in the book and preparing myself to be a calm parent.I am hoping to follow the book and have happy siblings. Thanks for writing it definitely Recommend for other's too

When things were getting tough with parenting our two young sons, we sought help, and unknowingly began our journey on the road to peaceful parenting (aka attachment parenting, connection parenting, positive parenting, etc). We stumbled across Dr. Laura Markham's books and we are SO thankful we did. Her books opened our eyes to what our children truly need in order to thrive and helped us see how damaging conventional parenting can be. The books gave us practical tools to use in the heat of the moment. We shudder to think how far off track we would have gone with our son (who experiences difficulty with self-regulation) if it had not been for the Peaceful Parent books. I am so truly thankful for Dr. Laura! She helped us get through some tough years, and it's amazing now to see how much her method has helped our family. Yes, it's hard work. And we can do hard things! And yes, it takes time. But is there anything else more worthy of investment that our children? And it feels so much better to deal with daily situations using patience, kindness, and even humor, rather than anger, yelling, or an iron-fist. It's probably a bit over the top, but I'll say it anyway: the world would be a safer, kinder, healthier place if everyone used these books!

Hermoso libro! Yo no tengo hermanos y no tengo ni idea de cómo criar a mis dos hijos pero este libro también le sirvió a mi mamá que había tenido una mala relación con hermanos y mi abuela! Muy agradecidos

Good book, nice to have our own copy after reading it at the library. Our order was damaged on the edge, but when we reported this we were given a full refund.