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Summary: Excellent Parenting Advice!
Review: I found this book very positive and helpful, much like "How to Talk so your Kids will Listen and listen so Kids will Talk". It teaches a balanced parenting approach, which is neither permissive/democratic or autocratic. The author shows parents how to take charge and provide the consistant structure that children need with confidence. Countless examples are used throughout the book.Many different skills are explained, teaching parents the difference between discipline and punishment. Listed to are the many disadvantages and counter productive negative effects of spanking. There is good advice for nurturing sibling relationships, understanding and coping with anger, and how important it is for parents to look after themselves as well. The last part of the book is devoted to providing ideas for dealing with all the common discipline situations such as homework, bedtime, mornings, interrupting, meal times, tantrums etc..
I have recently read Elizabeth Pantley's book on sleep, "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" which is also a wonderful book. I would also hightly recommend reading "Setting Limits: How to Raise Responsible, Independent, Children by Providing Clear Boundaries" by Robert J MacKenzie.
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Summary: good and fair
Review: The book is bascially good and mostly fair in presentation. The authors are well known and often considered to be real life experts. It is a book well worth the money especially for parents of young children. Parents of middle aged kids need a book focused just on them but it must be a hard subject for many to write on as there are few with today's teens in mind. Another good reader for younger and elementary school aged children is Mommy-CEO, revised edition, by, Jodie Lynn. She covers various ages and stages and offers answers just like these authors. I recommend both books as ground learning guidelines to everyday parenting for the younger kids (maybe to age 11). Moms have a tendency to think these parenting books as well as others are going to shatter some type of new way to wear old hats for them as they work outside the home or inside the home to make life easier. Both books can help to develop basic rules that can make a difference if you listen to your own heart. For example, I took questions and answers out of both on various topics and they did help to get me better organized about nagging and pleading. Now we keep it straight and simple and this system works for my family.
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Summary: A useful, helpful book!!!
Review: I often find it hard to get through books because I am so busy and exhausted from being a mother and fulfilling the rest of the responsibilities in my life... I found this book very easy to read and the concepts were presented in such a simple fashion that it has also been easier to apply than other things I've read. I am also a family consultant and lecturer and encourage people I work with to read the book and try some of the ideas suggested.
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Summary: GREAT parenting book with practical tips
Review: This was an easy-to-read book filled with real-life examples and parenting tips that I am actually going to use. None of that hypothetical "in an ideal world" type of advice. This seems to be written by a parent who has been there, done that, and has some good ideas to share with others. If you are struggling with the parenting skill, even just a bit, this book will give you the skills you need to get back on track. I love how it brings together so many ideas to try, knowing that there is not one right answer out there for every kid. "Grandma's Rule" alone will make a huge difference in how I word statements when talking to my daughter. Thank you Elizabeth Pantley!
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Summary: Life changing! A "must have" book for all parents!
Review: Parenting would have to be the most difficult (yet rewarding!) job in the world. Of all parenting challenges, discipline is probably at the top of most parents' list. Every parent wants to raise kids who are responsible and caring people. But HOW on earth are we supposed to achieve this? Often the only blueprint we have for discipline comes from our own parents, and involves methods such as spanking and shouting, which are neither effective nor respectful to children. Thank goodness for Elizabeth Pantley and her wonderful book Kid Cooperation: How to stop yelling, nagging and pleading and get kids to cooperate! I must admit to being somewhat sceptical when I come across claims such as those in this book title. "If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is", rings in my ears. However, I am DELIGHTED to be able to say that this book not only lives up these claims but MORE. In Kid Cooperation, Elizabeth Pantley shares parenting skills that are LIFE CHANGING! I do not say that lightly! This book will change your life! The wonderful thing is that the skills outlined are easy to learn and implement, they actually WORK, and probably most importantly in my opinion, they are kind to and respectful of children. Elizabeth's style is very readable, positive and not at all preachy. She allows you to determine areas needing improvement in a way that leaves you feeling both hopeful and positive. The first chapter comprises a quiz to determine your current discipline style. Are you permissive, democratic, balanced or autocratic? (I erred on the "too democratic" side!) The good news is that, whatever your current style, you CAN find help in this wonderful book. The remaining chapters contain the gems of wisdom which fulfil the claims on the front cover! Chapter 2 teaches the keys to successful parenting - take charge; think; when you say it, mean it; use skill. Chapter 3 covers cooperation and how to achieve it in your home. Chapter 4 discusses punishment versus discipline. Chapter 5 teaches ways to build your child's self-esteem. Chapter 6 is all about sibling relationships. Chapter 7 deals with parent anger. Chapter 8 discusses ways to look after yourself and the relationship with your parenting partner. Chapter 9 consists of some common discipline questions with several suggestions on how to deal effectively with each. Each chapter ends with a very helpful "reminder page", which can be copied and placed in appropriate spots around the home. This really makes learning the new skills manageable! Throughout the book, examples of situations and dialogue (some from the author's own family experiences) make understanding easy. Many readers will see themselves and their kids in the examples (I know I did!) Elizabeth makes it simple to identify ineffective parenting AND to replace it with techniques that actually WORK. I have personally used many of the skills taught in this book with my own child and am thrilled to report the improvement in harmony in our household. Some examples which have been particularly useful to us are the "5-3-1-go" (when leaving a playground for example), making objects talk (great for things like teeth cleaning time!), and using happy faces and sad faces on a daily chart. I thoroughly recommend this book! My ONLY complaint is that I didn't get it when my child was younger!
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Summary: It was like reading about ourselves.
Review: My husband and I have three young children so we are constantly challenged when it comes to discipline. This book was great because it made us aware of how different our parenting styles are, no wonder the kids are confused. The book is a fast read and my husband and I got many laughs reading about others situations because we have been there before.
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Summary: The Gotta Have Parenting Book
Review: Kid Cooperation : How to Stop Yelling, Nagging and Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate is a great book. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. This is a book that I would recommend everone to read. There are great tips on how to get your kids to cooperate, even if your child is a toddler. My son is 18 months old and has responded very well to all of the techniques that I have used in this book. He listens to me the first time I tell him to do something, instead of me having to repeat myself numerous times to the point of yelling. This book will change your life and will give you a new outlook on how to parent your children. Its a definite must-read.
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Summary: A wonderful book - recommended to all parents!!!!
Review: 5, May 2001 My sun is 9 years old. Till I bought this book, I have purchased so many books on the same subject and this is the first and the only one that gave me all the answers to my "problems". After 2 months I have noticed that I have the power to change things that I was sure I will never be able to change, it is strange, but today I know that I can handle all the "situations" with my sun that only some months ago I couldn't dream about solving them. I keep reading, over and over the book, keep talking about it and today all my friends who have children bought it (the only book that I can't borrow to anyone as I must have it near me all the time). Thank you Eizabeth Pantley, I owe you a lot. Ayala Hershkovitch from Israel.
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Summary: A sanity saver when you have toddlers (and after)
Review: Prior to this book my favorite child-rearing book had been Kids Are Worth It, which is a wonderful book, but somewhat short on examples for very young children. This book uses a very similar philosophy, but uses many "real life" examples involving kids of various ages, particularly younger kids. It has provided me with a whole book full of different ideas to try, many of them broadly applicable to many different situations, which is wonderful. There's no assumption that one perfect method will work for every child (which is never true). If you want more reading on the kind of principles and thinking that go into this kind of firm flexible parenting you might try Kids are Worth It, but this is sufficient unto itself for giving parents practical ways to be good, sane parents with responsible, thinking kids.
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Summary: This isn't a book, it's your new bible!
Review: The most encouraging, truly helpful book I have ever read. The suggestions in the book are easy to put into practice and give you a real sense of achievement when they work - which is often! The author tells you in plain language that some of the ideas won't work straight away, but that if you persevere you will reap the rewards and I am so grateful that she was right! Also with sections to handle inevitable anger outbursts it was a relief to be told that anger is a common problem that with a few handy tips can easily be overcome. I was thrilled with this book. I know its an old cliché but if you only buy one parenting/child book, make it this one.
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