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Summary: Practical, solid advice
Review: Dr. Severe has been a favorite of mine for years. His books give solid guidance in the area of discipline. In fact, this one is referenced & recommended in my book. Dr. Severe hits the nail on the head, for when parents change - their children's behavior changes.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I was very impressed with the child-rearing theories in this book. While the book is geared mostly towards older children, which was disapointing to me, the theories still work fairly well on my 2-year-old. Would recommend to any open-minded parent trying to find a way to raise children.
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Summary: Teaching us to be better parents!
Review: This book is phenomenal. Using encouragement and positive reinforcement for good behaviors, we've curtailed misbehavior and tantrums in our little one. I'm jazzed to keep using these techniques as he grows to make him a responsible adult. I really wish Severe had been around when we were growing up. I will never see discipline as simply stopping misbehaviors again. This is an excellent book to teach parents how to parent empathatic, responsible, cooperative kids. I strongly recommend it.
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Summary: REALLy GOOD
Review: I've noticed from reading this book. That I have to act like I want my children to act. Making charts was helpful with my young daughter. And instead of sending my older daughter to her room I took things she liked away.
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Summary: totally agree with the mother of six children
Review: I just wan't to state, that I totally agree with the review of the mother of six. I love the other two books, that you recommend and have the same reservations about the book as you. What is all this with charts and points and grading your children at home. How would you like it, if your boss made a chart where you work, in wich it said everything you had to do, so everybody could see it, and put stars when you succeeded and sour faces when you didn't? It is really controlling the child in a very unpleasent way. The children should be given the choice to work out their own problems with your help if required and not having to respond to a chart, that at the end of the week will give them 30 minutes more tv-time. With the tecniques of the others authors, you can actually come to a point, where you enjoy staying with your children and don't have to judge and giving them "votes" all the time for their behaviour on a chart. I can also reccomend "Siblings without rivalry" especially if you have more than one child (also by Faber and Mazlish) and P.E.T. by Dr. T. Gordon. You will be doing yourself a favour to spend your money on these books and forget all about this one, if you want to create a cooperative and selfconfident child in an atmosfere of acceptance and trust.
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Summary: A "Must Read" for new parents
Review: I normally don't like self help books, but I purchased this after my sister-in-law recommended it to me. I was pleasently suprised to find this book offers down to earth, realistic advice. I was suprised to find out that most parents only spend 7 minutes of quality time with their children a week. Yes, a WEEK. Catch your children being good and let them know it is the message of this book. It also offers some good examples of what to do if your child is behaving in certain ways. It covers childhood from begining until the very turbulent teenage years. My son is a very active 2 1/2 year old and I have been using Mr. Severe's advice for about 2 weeks and have already seen improvement. I intend on reading this book several more times in the years to come. Thanks Sal!
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Summary: Finally a Common Sense Childraising Book
Review: A book that will answer your most nagging questions about childrearing in areas of motivation where they are most needed. The author is incredibly direct and clear in his explanations and theories, and they apply equally well to preschoolers and teens, although the sooner the better. What makes these techniqus so easy to implement is the consistency and straightforward logic behind them, such as appropriate feedback for appropriate action. It takes away the need for so much subjective secondguessing as to whether you were appropriate or not. A book for anyone with kids, but especially if you are looking for a rational approach to childrearing without all the wimpy PC attitudes.
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Summary: Blasphemous!
Review: Upon a closer examination of the rudimentary design of this "how-to" book for selfish parents, you will see that this essay has been misconstrued completely by the author, Sal Severe (who happens to be one of the most un-hip trendsetters of all time, but that's another story). Halfway into this puff piece for the esoteric agenda, one will find himself or herself wallowing in a morass of self-despair, for none of Severe's teachings follows a divine discipline; no consequent follows a feasible supposition. To make matters worse, Severe completely ignores the need for self-reflection and motivational critique. Furthermore, the complete lack of phenotypic characterizations leaves the reader asking, "why, Mr. Severe, do you affix such a post-generational disjunctive grappling hook (line, and sinker) to the cold-hearted buffoon?" Save your money.
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Summary: Some good ideas, but....
Review: I own lots of books for parents and this one covers information I've seen everywhere else. It does have some good ideas, but there are also some rigid suggestions that made me uncomfortable. The author's been on Oprah, so I think the book has gotten more press than it deserves. Also recommended: Hidden Messages: What Our Words and Actions are Really Telling Our Children -- Kid Cooperation: How to Stop Yelling, Nagging and Pleading -- Positive Discipline for Teenagers -- The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children
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Summary: Some are good, some are dangerous
Review: Great thing about the book is that it emphasizes the importance of finding and appraising postive attitude to counter the negative ones. That idea seems common, however the author describe how to use it wonderfully that will benefit in long term. However, I really disagree about several thing: 1. How the author keep making an impression that children keep manipulating parent. You'll feel suspicious in every child's act, you'll try to interpret and think negatively. As if they are an enemy that ready to manipulate you at any time. 2. In many occasions, the author emphasizes to ignore negative expression of a child. We have to realise that those feelings can be a true feelings from these children. 3. The punishment part of this book perhaps can dicipline the children in short term, but it needs more prove about its efectiveness in the child development in long term. Overall, it is a very good book, with a lot of great ideas. But, be selective. There are some ideas that surely works in short term and long term (in the child development), but there are other that I doubt will bring good impact in long term (in emotional relation between you and your children). Again, enjoy the book, and be selective picking the ideas you'll learn in this book.
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