
Tina Payne Bryson give you resources to distinguish can't from won't. In their new book, The No-Drama Discipline Workbook, Dr. Instead of reacting to disobedience, you can respond to your child in a way that builds connection and reduces the unwanted behavior. Making this distinction between can’t and won’t will help you respond to your child’s needs, and support him in moments when he is having difficulty managing his emotions and behaviors. Is it that he can’t sleep or won’t sleep? The excuses keep coming, and your frustration is rising. It's easy to grab him a glass of water to pacify him and get him to sleep, but a few minutes later he’s calling again. When you check-in on him, he says, “Mom, I need water.”


It’s well past his bedtime, and he has to be exhausted.

Finally, some time to catch up on the laundry, dishes and any other tasks that were impossible to get done earlier in the evening. After a busy night, you get your child to bed.
