Comments from parents completing a 10-week course in Peaceful Parenting®:"

In this chaotic world we have little time to devote to what really matters. This course is a beautiful reminder."

"This class helped me feel good about being a parent with my children. I learned to work with them to cooperate with me."

"Nancy make learning easy and enjoyable. She gives great examples, is non-judgmental and really listens."

"It has helped me be a more calm parent, better able to help my child learn how to get what he wants and needs."

"I learned that as hard as it is to be a parent, it is just as hard to be a kid."

"I learned how to handle difficulties in a more relaxed and effective manner."

"I would recommend that every parent who loves their child take this class."

"As a result of this class I'm a calmer parent. I just don't get upset as often. Now my child and I compromise so we can both get what we want."

"This information made me learn how to be a more responsible, loving and caring parent."

"I would definitely recommend this course to other parents, especially single moms like myself, because it really helped me in many ways."

"This workshop has helped me to understand that my child's behavior really does have a purpose and what that purpose is, even thought they may not know it. In return it helped me to meet their needs quicker and more accurately."

"I've learned different ways to be a Mom."

"I found this course personally rewarding."

"Nancy is a great teacher. She puts a very special touch on her time with us. We all learned a lot with her."

"It would be wonderful to have more groups like this in the community."

"I understand my child and my own needs so much better than I ever thought."

"Nancy explains things so clearly and gave us such good examples."

"I am a calmer and happier parent because of this course."

Praise for the Book Peaceful Parenting®

Dr. Nancy Buck presents a clear, comprehensive process to help parents develop and maintain the vital relationship necessary for a healthy future for our families and our nation. Peaceful Parenting® is a desperately needed book addressing the issue of parenting, an area that very much needs a fresh approach. Read this book carefully and you will see clearly how what Nancy does teaches both the child and adult to take responsibility for what they do.
Dr. William Glasser
President and Founder of the William Glasser Institute
Founder of Reality Therapy, Choice Theory and Quality Schools

The style of writing is as gentle and patient as the approach recommended. The theory is convincing and manifests common sense. The multiple anecdotes and examples are offered all in good humor and humility. I mean it sincerely when I say that this book needs to be widely available to today's parents, teachers, and all others who are involved in the loving and responsible nurturing of children. I say this as a clergyperson, a father and a grandfather.
Dr. William Houff
Unitarian Universalist Minister

Dr. Buck speaks directly to parents who seek to engage in child rearing practices that are neither overly permissive nor harshly punitive. The readily accessible writing style, fee of jargon and rich in concrete examples, is ideally suited to parents. Particularly impressive is the perspective of "peaceful" which emphasized cooperation and constructive competitiveness. This emphasis contrasts with the negativity and retribution of such approaches as "tough love" parenting.
Dr. Mary Sheerin
Early Childhood Specialist

The use of choice theory is not only sound, it obviously works! Also, the stories enrich the theory in chapter after chapter. This book will be warmly welcomed and read cover-to-cover by parents and those who are "expecting" to be parents. It has practical application across the child/adolescent life span. I encourage all to read this important book.
Dr. Gail Brophy
Academic Dean
The Union Institute