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Summary: Help For Moms and Dads
Review: My husband and I read at least one book on parenting each month. He choses them or I chose them. When he saw the title of this book, he started to moan and groan.
We tend to disagree on some parenting issues and he is definitely more "authoritarian" than I am. My husband thought "The Child Whisperer" would be another "pie in the sky" theory book full of useless suggestions based on "fruity platitudes."
In "The Child Whisperer", Matt Pasquinilli gives sound advice that is not based on some out of touch or out of reach ideology. My husband points out that Pasquinilli's style of communication with kids creates a base level for discipline that is more preventive than reactive. In other words, my husband likes this book as much as I do and we can agree on one thing for a change.
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Summary: Some Helpful Techniques for Getting Kids to Cooperate
Review: The author offers some sensible strategies that can lead to better comunication with children as well as adults. As an experieced middle school teacher and mother of 3 boys, I honestly did not find anything new in this book. I think this book falls short in the amount of helpful information as compared to many other respected classic parenting books that focus on positive discipline techniques. I recommend 3 different books for that purpose that seem to embrace a similar philosophy of this author but give you so much more "meat" in the number of strategies, tips and examples offered. Those books are...How to Talk So Kids Will Listen (by Faber and Mazlish), Loving Your Child Is Not Enough (by Nancy Samalin) and Between Parent and Child (by Haim Ginott). These 3 books have helped keep our family sane. We refer to them over and over again as situations arise with our children.
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Summary: Great Little Book
Review: The Child Whisperer is a book for simple parenting. I have read tens of thousands of pages about parenting in more books than I can count. The Child Whisperer does not pretend to be some great tome of knowledge, just a simple guide to better communication.
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Summary: I thought this book was great.
Review: The Child Whisperer is a simple, easy to understand book. It is small, but packs a punch. I thought that the most important aspect of the book was the description of how to communicate with a distractible child. Pasquinilli has you teach your child to look, sit still, and think about what is being said. Simple enough, kinda like common sense. That is why I think this book works. Sometimes hearing what you think is true is just what you need.
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Summary: Not For Everyone
Review: This book is NOT for everyone, but if you are tired of over complicated, "theoretical" approaches, then this IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. Matt Pasquinilli gets to the point fast and makes a strong case for common sense and simplicity. This book teaches you how to improve communication with your child without having to relinquish your role as parent. You don't have to be their buddy or their friend, but if you follow the techniques in "The Child Whisperer", you will become your child's guide and role model. Do you want to be able to show true respect to your child and have them show that same respect to you? If so, read and reread the chapter on respect; I found it to be brilliant in its simplicity. I now feel closer to my ADHD son than I ever have before. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Martial arts instructor writes a psychology pamphlet
Review: This book was nearly a complete waste of time. The author is a martial arts instructor in Dayton, Ohio. He advocates not expressing emotions in communications. This approach may well work within the confines of martial arts class but in dealing with children at school or at home it doesn't stand up. It is not real. Try "Parent Effectiveness Training" by Thomas Gordon for a practical book about raising responsible children with high self-esteem. However, it was interesting to me to read a sincerely stated point of view, no matter how different.When the students of the author place favorable reviews here to boost up the rating of the book, I feel disappointed because I rely on the Amazon review system to give me accurate information about a book. Some of the reviews here are disingenuous.
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Summary: It just makes sense
Review: This is a book for the practical minded parent. I was impressed by the simplicity and directness of the author's style. It's true that the book is not very long, but I prefer a short read - as long as I am getting what I need.
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Summary: Goes way beyond parenting!
Review: This is a great book! Guess what? You have to learn about yourself to become a better parent. Even if you don't want to work hard at being a better human being, you can use the techniques in this book to be a better parent. Pasquinilli talks about how language affects your child - he tells what to say and what not to say. I have reread this book many times and continue to find great simple ideas to try and they always seem to work.
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Summary: Easy to read - not condescending.
Review: This is a simple book. No fancy language or overdefinition of ideas. You can read it and then use it right away and it works. The best part about this book is that you can read it in an hour or less. I find that I am constantly rereading parts of it as I try the techniques in the book. I have read so many books that leave me feeling like I am stupid and a bad parent. The Child Whisperer doesn't talk down to me and I am so grateful.
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Summary: New Approach to Parenting ADD/ADHD Children
Review: This is a very unique book. The author uses simple language to illustrate basic techniques that improve an adult's communication with a child who suffers ADD/ADHD.
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