The Child Whisperer

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Summary: Simple Solutions to Complex Issues
Review: Everyone who touches the life of a child should read The Child Whisperer. Mr. Pasquinilli's philosophies is as valuable as it is basic: Put your children first, and teach them well. Becoming a positive role model in the life of a child promotes happiness and health. Children who are loved grow up to become loving adults. Their children grow to become loving adults, and thus the cycle perpetuates. Feed your children "poison" and they harden and die mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. We reap what we sow. The Child Whisperer is a beacon in the mire of societal corruption. Read the book and practice the philosophies it exemplifies. Our children depend on us.

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Summary: This is a great book
Review: Everything that you could ask for in a child rearing book. The style and tone are designed to make the reader feel like the book is talking to them - Unlike those "What To Expect..." books that talk down to everyone. This is a very informative book with techniques I could follow and will use on my own children. I had never heard of this book and stumbled across it and it quickly became one of my top three pregnancy and parenting books along with "Babytales: A Pregnancy Companion" and "The Baby Book".

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Summary: Readers - Pay Attention to The Underlying Message
Review: Great book! It is a fine guide to developing better communication with your child. Of more value to me was the underlying message that in order to better relate to your child, you must develop self-control and use the focusing and calming techniques described in the book for yourself. I found myself breathing and making eye contact more naturally after teaching these skills to my son. I am more patient and thoughtful about how I speak to my son and to others.

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Summary: Have you ever read a book that.....
Review: have you ever read a book that says the same thing over and over again not really ever making it to the point? The Child Whisperer is the exact opposite of that. This book says that breathing helps to relieve stress and helps an overactive child calm down. Then, in simple language that comes right to the point, The Child Whisperer describes how to develop a pattern of breathing that will help your child to remain calm and increase focus. Full of simple, yet effective advice for parents of any child. I pulled five things from this book that I put into use immediately with my son.
1. Eye contact
2. Body control/helping your child stand or sit still
3. Mental focus/concentration tools
4. Breathing slowly three times to relax and refocus
5. How to use exercise to create the above four things

Also, not much martial arts in this book - that's good for me because I am not close to any good martial arts classes. I think the author wrote this book to be a guide for non-martial artists.

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Summary: A Shout for the Child Whisperer
Review: Having just read through Matt Pasquinilli's book for the first time I think I have yet to discover all that this book has to offer. I came to The Child Whisperer as a graduate, School Guidance Counseling, student looking for additional insight and wisdom to throw into my tool box. I found more than that. There are techniques contained in this book that can benefit people of all ages.
Admittedly, my initial reaction, after only the first chapter, was a bit skeptical. I think I was put on guard by the book's incredible simplicity. How could any piece of writing presented in such a straightforward manner really be of any significance. It felt at first like a collection of fortune cookies strung together with good intentions but, as it turns out, that would be selling it much too short. I am now very grateful for having continued through to the end. The book's true value can only really be measured in it's entirety.
It's wonderful simplicity is one of the things that sets it apart from other books attempting to provide similar information. Instead of spending chapter after chapter quoting great thinkers in a vain academic attempt to justify his ideas, Mr. Pasquinilli cuts right to the chase. The exercises and insights shared in this book are based on experience and not just study. I believe its' simplicity is born of the sincerity of the author, who seems truly dedicated to creating positive change in his readers. And it is this very simplicity that makes it accessible, and helpful, to everyone.
I will definitely make room for this book in my counseling tool box. As soon as I finish reading it again.

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Summary: Youth Leadership
Review: I am a counselor at a small private school the contains children from pre-school through grade twelve. I have over 12 years experience wotrking with youth ages 10-17, in particular with inner-city youth.

What I find valuable about this book is the easy to use techniques which help build children self-esteem. This is something that is lacking in our young folks today and dare I say even some adults.

Chapter 6 addreses a fundamental point I have learned through my experiences. "Leadership is a tool of empowerment for teens" discusses that our culture glorifies alll that is unhealthy for our young folks. What is most interesting is that when new, positive, healthy information does arise in our culture, somewhere, somehow it is quickly identified as something that is negative and unhealthy.

Our children follow what our culture does and we as adults are responsible for the message. Once we take responsibility for our actions perhaps the young folks of today will begin to follow a more healthy and positive model of life that in some instances exist in our society. Empowering teens to follow a model which leads them to healthy choices is true leadership. It is also something I have found very valuable when understanding children.

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Summary: Lots of Good Ideas
Review: I am a father of three boys. They are very lively and active.

The Child Whisperer is full of good ideas and advice on handling kids like mine.

I thought that the material on paying attention was the most helpful, and I was able to put it into action immediately.

Good book. Thanks.

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Summary: I Fell for It
Review: I bought this book a few years ago after reading the many positive reviews--here and in the reviews of other books. So when it arrived in the mail I was eager to get started on it. Well, it didn't take long for me to realize that I had been had. One reviewer summed it up correctly: vague platitudes with no content. I suppose the good news is that the 108 pages of double-spaced text means the reader has only 54 real pages through which to suffer.

Do an Amazon.com book search and type in the publisher "Asian Arts Center." You'll find The Child Whisperer is the only book published by Asian Arts Center Press. This is because Matthew Pasquinilli IS Asian Arts Center Press. This booklet is self-published and it shows; no reputable publishing house would touch this drivel.

I can only conclude that the vast majority of 4- and 5-star reviews are bogus. This tiny booklet is getting heavily promoted in the reviews of other books by some person or persons. Whatever their motives, don't spend ten bucks on this 54-page booklet; you'll only be wasting your money.



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Summary: I Disagree With I Fell For It
Review: I didn't research Mr. Pasquinilli and where he comes from--Asian Arts or whatever. But I read the book and picked up a lot of pointers about communicating with my children. Most important was maintaining focus and self control. Mr. Pasquinilli's methods are simple and easy to follow. If you take an hour to read the book and follow through with these methods, you should see an improvement in communication with not only your own children, but family, friends, and so on. The book may be short, but let's face it, do we really need to read on and on with someone pontificating rather than get directly to the point? The short time I put into reading the Child Whisperer improved the quality of life in my home.

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Summary: Great tool for understanding children.
Review: I found this book to be most helpful with respect to understanding why my child acts the way she does. I came away from reading this book with a feeling of empowerment and wanting to apply the techniques immediately to the relationship between myself and my child. Overall a great book.