Because I Said So! : A Collection of 366 Insightful and Thought-Provoking Reflections on Parenting and Family Life

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Summary: 'Because I Said So!' : 366 Insightful and Thought-Provoking
Review: I think Rosemond is quite full of himself as he presents himself as the *only* parenting expert that knows the truth about parenting. I have tried to read this book with an open mind, but I can't get over the fact that he advocates spanking! What he says is not all bad, but why should the reader have to weed out so much to get so little?

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Summary: How to raise an uncreative, thoughtless twit
Review: In John Rosewood's world, parents should be aloof emotionally from their children and their main goal should be to raise good "citizens" marked by submissiveness to authority and conformity to social norms. He peppers his advice with appeals to "scripture," but in substance, his advice is purely Platonic (with its emphasis on creating people fit for the State) and has nothing to do with Christian or Jewish religious teachings. I doubt even James Dobson would endorse this foolish advice.

Children should learn to respect authority and parents should have authority in their homes - but Rosewood wants fathers to be uninvolved in their children's lives, for children to grow up uncritically submissive to "authority figures" that include corporations as well as police and government (Rosewood apparently understands American history and civics about as well as he understands the Bible). I'm a fairly conservative guy myself, but Rosewood's advice seems to be nothing but Archie Bunker lunacy. A successful adult is one with an unshakeable inner moral code that matches that of the great religious traditions of the world, with compassion for others and confidence in himself - not some drone who's ideal for the Third Reich. Parents are reading this stuff? Shame on you! What is America coming to?

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Summary: The BEST Parenting Book I Have Ever Read!
Review: My husband and I are the parent of a strong-willed 4 year old and we also live far away from any family. This book has been our life saver. Almost all of the advice he gave in this book has helped in one way or another. It's the good, old-fashioned advice that my parents and grandparents would be giving us if we lived near them. Contrary to what people say, that kind of advice still works! My family is living proof of this. The format of his book broken down into 366 "daily devotions" makes it easy to read and understand. I thoroughly agree with his stand on spankings and how you should put your marriage first and make your children pay more attention to you than you do to them. Just following this advice has made a drastic improvement with my daughter's behavior in a short period of time. I highly recommend this book to anyone who feels that they are at the "end of their rope" with their kids' behavior.

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Summary: Clever and insightful!
Review: Short, concise ideas to get you thinking about your job as a parent. Covers all kinds of topics, a great 'bathroom book'. Full of Rosemond's typical clever clips such as, 'If you want your child to stand on his own two feet be conservative about letting him stand on yours.' (If you have Rosemond's other books - this one contains segments taken from those) I'd also recommend: Perfect Parenting, The Dictionary of 1000 Parenting Tips by Elizabeth Pantley.

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Summary: If You're Looking for Real Info, Keep Looking
Review: the part i missed in looking at this book before buying it was "366 ... REFLECTIONS ... " that's what it is -- the author's old-school thoughts on "parenting," randomly assembled in this book. the fact that his ideas are old-fashioned is not the real problem with this. it's just that these random *thoughts* (that go from a baby-related one to a teen-related one to a toddler one to a pre-teen one) don't do much to help me with my toddler now. "insightful" and "thought-provoking," perHAPS, but what i need is advice/tips/helps. not someone's random and hard-core THOUGHTS.

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Summary: This book saved our family and my marriage
Review: This book is must reading for any one with children. You dont have to do everything in the book, however there is so much food for thought. My wife and I after reading this book decided to make some changes. It is amazing how quickly our children responded (ages 2,3,5) It was as if they wanted order, responsibility and to give appropriate respect. We sleep at night, our meals are a pleasure, our kids behave at home and in public, my wife and I have time to talk. Our kids are getting along every one is happier. I would strongly suggest this book. If you can stick to your guns you can make important changes. The thing is there is nothing in this book that isn't common sense.