The Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting Products
teach simple and effective techniques that will help your children want to listen and cooperate, without complaint, the first time you ask them to do something. These strategies work to help children become more cooperative, confident, motivated, self-reliant and considerate.
Core Skills CDs vs. Special Topic CDs or DVDs:
Our Core Skills CDs teach the five essential techniques of Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting that improve cooperation at home and reduce stress. In each CD, learning and behavior expert, Noël Janis-Norton shares exactly what you need to know to put that particular strategy into practice successfully. Our Special Topic CDs and Special Topic DVDs go a step further, demonstrating how to use the core skills to help you with a very specific challenge, such as improving mealtimes, reducing sibling rivalry or transforming homework hassles.
We recommend listening to our Core Skills first—they are critical to creating a calmer, easier, happier family life.
Strategies effective for toddlers to teens.
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This Special Limited Bundle Includes:
The NEW International Best Seller Companion Book AND all 5 Core Skills CDs.
Calmer, Easier, Happier, Parenting: Five Strategies That End the Daily Battles and Get Kids to Listen the First Time
by Noël Janis-Norton SPECIAL BUNDLE OFFER:The 5 CD Core Skills Set
With Internationally Acclaimed Parenting Expert Noël Janis-Norton SPECIAL BUNDLE OFFER:- Descriptive Praise
- Preparing for Success
- Reflective Listening
- Never Ask Twice
- Rewards & Consequences That Work
“I have become completely reliant on Noel’s set of CDs. The CDs provide everything I need to stay focused, patient and positive: a clear explanation of each skill, the philosophy behind the skill, and many examples of the skill in action. I have listened to each CD multiple times and find it especially helpful to keep them in my car. Not only are they handy when I’m having a difficult parenting day, but also Noël’s kind and soothing voice helps calm road rage in rush hour!” ~ Deb S., Pasadena
"Ever since we first listened to the CDs and then attended a seminar, we've found parenting our two children a much, well, calmer and happier experience. Frankly, it's helped our entire marriage as well." Tim, father of two, ages 4 and 7
Bringing Out The Best in Boys
With Internationally Acclaimed Parenting Expert Noël Janis-Norton SPECIAL BUNDLE OFFER:Life with your energetic son can be calmer, easier and happier. Learn how on this DVD!
This DVD offers innovate solutions and practical strategies to help boys:- Increase focus
- Reduce fidgeting
- Decrease highly competitive behavior
- Reduce aggression and impulsivity
- Cooperate more and resist less
“We loved watching Noël's DVD on Boys. Now we feel like we not only understand why our son is so active and competitive, but we actually have tools to help him focus better, channel his competitive drive more constructively (with less aggression) and to be more willing to listen and cooperate with us.” ~ Mary W., Seattle
“Noel's approach is relentlessly supportive. It encourages independence and initiative, and it uses structure, not to inhibit freedom, but to ignite it. It really works!” ~ Bradley Whitford, Actor and father of three
Siblings With Less Rivalry
With Internationally Acclaimed Parenting Expert Noël Janis-Norton SPECIAL BUNDLE OFFER:- Effective ways to reduce tattling, bossing, teasing, name calling and physical aggression between siblings and to increase sharing, consideration and respect
- How you can prevent most sibling struggles and prolong the periods of harmony
- Powerful strategies to use when siblings fight, without becoming a referee
- Bonus: Questions & Answers with Noël and Success Stories from Parents
“When parents use these techniques, family improvement is typically immediate and dramatic.” ~ Andrea Davis, Ph.D., psychologist
“My kids used to fight a lot and it drove me crazy to listen to. I’d get angry and threaten to punish them by taking away TV time or anything I could think of. This didn’t stop their arguing at all and seemed to make them want to retaliate more. We decided to try Noël’s strategy of sending the kids to a squabbling room. We let them know that if they started fighting near us, they would have to go to this room, where they could sort out their squabbles on their own. It worked absolutely brilliantly. After a few minutes in the squabbling room, they would stop fighting. As Noël said, the primary reason they fight is for our attention, so when we don’t give it attention, they have much less reason to fight.” ~ Melinda R., Denver
Bringing Out the Best in Children and Teens with Special Needs
With Internationally Acclaimed Parenting Expert Noël Janis-Norton SPECIAL BUNDLE OFFER:- Behavior, cooperation and impulse control
- Concentration, memory, organization, coordination and learning
- Social skills and teamwork
- Confidence, self-reliance and self-esteem
- Transitions: moving smoothly and easily from one activity to the next
- The ability to handle frustration and disappointment more constructively
- Bonus: Q&A with Noël and success stories from parents
How these CDs have helped parents and special education teachers:
“This morning, after just two days of practicing these techniques, my ADD daughter WOKE UP, GOT DRESSED, MADE HER BED, MADE BREAKFAST, and BRUSHED HER TEETH. And I did the “Think Through” technique just once. Noel is a freaking genius.” ~ Kristine A., Arcadia“Our son was highly impulsive and physical, and the outbursts were almost non-stop. With these strategies he is a different child: willing confident, and both his self-esteem and self-control have soared. We credit Noël with saving our son and our family.” ~ Kelly G., Los Angeles
“I was skeptical about these strategies working with my autistic son. But just as Noël says, you don't have to believe this in order for it to work; you just have to try it. I did, and on day three of using descriptive praise to try to reduce an annoying impulsive behavior, it worked. With no prompting from me, my son stopped himself from doing something. Now whenever behavior starts to become a problem, I know that if I just pick one of Noël's strategies and do it, things always improve.” ~ Robyn W., San Fernando Valley
“I have a student who regularly refuses to come to school, and I have been working with the top behavior specialists in our district, as well as examining the function of the behavior using applied behavior analysis techniques and writing reams of reports. This morning he arrived at school, refusing as usual, and the dad began reasoning and pleading with him, which was in effect giving him a lot of attention for the misbehavior. I stopped him and asked both parents to ignore their son's protests and leave. As they left, he started tantruming and swinging his fists in the air. I started to reflectively listen and descriptively praise him, and he began calming down. As he started going up the stairs toward his class, I said, “Even though you're upset, you're walking by yourself toward your class.” And he JUST KEPT WALKING AND WENT IN THE CLASS and stopped crying. Usually this procedure has taken anywhere from 20 minutes to 1 ½ hours, and today it was over in 2 minutes. The tools in these CDs are simply amazing.” ~ Diana F., Los Angeles
“My kids used to fight a lot and it drove me crazy to listen to. I’d get angry and threaten to punish them by taking away TV time or anything I could think of. This didn’t stop their arguing at all and seemed to make them want to retaliate more. We decided to try Noël’s strategy of sending the skids to a squabbling room. We let them know that if they started fighting near us, they would have to go to this room, where they could sort out their squabbles on their own. It worked absolutely brilliantly. After a few minutes in the squabbling room, they would stop fighting. As Noël said, the primary reason they fight is for our attention, so when we don’t give it attention, they have much less reason to fight.” ~ Melinda R., Denver
Transforming Homework Hassles
With Internationally Acclaimed Parenting Expert Noël Janis-Norton SPECIAL BUNDLE OFFER:Homework can be a hassle-free experience for you and your children. Learn how on this DVD!
This DVD offers a tested approach to homework that helps children:- Increase focus
- Take more responsibility
- Work independently
- Do careful and thorough work
- Do their best and enjoy learning
“I love this Homework DVD and refer to it often. Having a solid plan has made all the difference for us. Noël’s "Three Stages of Homework" provides a system that helps my son stay focused, do his best work, and it clearly defines my role in the homework process. Conflict over homework has virtually ended!” ~ Kim C., mother a 9 year old, Naples, Fl
"Noël's DVD gave me skills to help lessen the hassle of homework. No gimmicks, just solid, sound techniques you can start with today. The ideas contained here were a lifeline to me. I wanted to start out right with my 1st grader. I am so grateful for the advice and techniques in this DVD. Every parent wants a self starter - this DVD gives the means to inspire that sort of initiative." ~ Karla B., Pasadena, CA
Calmer, Easier, Happier Mealtimes
With Internationally Acclaimed Parenting Expert Noël Janis-Norton SPECIAL BUNDLE OFFER:- Proven strategies that end mealtime battles and get kids to try, tolerate and like new foods without nagging, bribing or negotiating
- Simple techniques to get your children to cooperate at mealtimes—stay seated, stop dawdling and develop polite table manners
- Positive approaches that motivate children to eat healthier food and prevent most eating disorders
- Bonus: Questions & Answers with Noël and Success Stories from Parents
What parents say about the Calmer Easier Happier Mealtimes approach:
"Using Noël's "first plate" strategy was one of the best things we ever did as parents. Within a short time, our boys became willing to try anything and they now eat and like a huge variety of foods. We absolutely credit this approach for the adventurous eaters that they are today. I encourage every parent to try this. It makes mealtimes a joy." ~ Jerome W., New York“My children went from eating three things to thirty using Noël’s ‘First Plate’ Strategy. This ended our dinner battles.” ~ Dr. Saeed Jaffer, Physician
Calmer, Easier, Happier Music Practice
With Internationally Acclaimed Parenting Expert Noël Janis-Norton SPECIAL BUNDLE OFFER:- Simple strategies that make children more willing and motivated to practice
- Effective techniques that help children play more accurately and practice more thoroughly
- Proven ways to help children experience less frustration during practice
- Bonus: Questions & Answers with Noël and Success Stories from Parents
“These strategies saved one of my piano students when the mother and I were both ready to give up because he wouldn’t cooperate with her. Once she began using these strategies, the cooperation increased right away, and he’s made so much progress in his piano study!” ~ Maxine Casper, Maxine Casper Suzuki Piano Studio
"Descriptive Praise and this approach forever changed the rapport I have with my daughter during violin practice." ~ Hank S., Burbank, CA
“Descriptive Praise is incredibly effective in lessons when you want to get kids to repeat things that they’ve done correctly. I can think of a thousand instances when this technique works and a thousand more I’ll be using with my students this fall! What I like most about this approach is that it’s realistic. Calmer, Easier, and Happier means that most of the time things will be better, but there will still be times when it doesn't work 100%. There is a lot of empathy with parents, which I like." ~ Sarah Lyngra, Piano Teacher and Publisher of Yellow Cat Music Education Newsletter, WA
"I wanted to share a big win for Calmer, Easier, Happier music practice. The think-throughs and descriptive praise techniques worked like magic. Amazing that these small shifts in how I’m communicating can make such a big difference! My son’s cello practices are no longer a battle – in fact, they’re actually enjoyable! Usually I’m focusing on his mistakes and pointing them out to him, at which point he explodes in frustration, shuts down and has to be cajoled to continue practicing. When I forget to use descriptive praise, life becomes very unpleasant at home, with me telling him all that he’s doing wrong and him feeling like he can’t possibly please me in any way, so why should he even try? That’s when I pop in Noël’s CDs to remind myself about what works and things become a lot happier and more pleasant at home.” ~ Julie H., Arcadia, CA