Love and Anger: The Parental Dilemma

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Summary: An practical way to reduce the parent/child animosity
Review: Ms. Samalin gives us a handle on dealing with our children in an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding. Her book provides practical examples of how to speak to your child in an affirmative manner, get as good or better results in getting them to do what you want, and not leave your child brimming with resentment. When this same situation comes up next time, your child will be more apt to do it the way you would like. This book bears re-reading on a regular basis to keep these scripts accessible to you when you are in the heat of the battle. You'll find that you feel so much better and in control when you use calm language. And watch the results!

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Summary: Anger is Human
Review: Nancy Samalin makes the anger any parent inevitably feels toward their child common and understandable. Too often parents are not willing to share their feelings of anger, keep them stopped up inside, feel guilty and seethe with resentment. Nancy allows the ordinary parent to breathe a sigh of relief and know they are not alone. This is a very reader friendly book with tons of practical advice on how to manage anger so that it does not harm the parent/child relationship. Nancy's books are a must for any parent wanting help with difficult situations.

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Summary: Sound advice in parent-sized chunks
Review: This book is a must-read for anyone who's ever been angry with their kids...in other words, every parent! In the second of her three incredible books, Ms. Samalin shows us that it is normal to sometimes feel intense anger toward our children. Using real-life examples from her parenting workshops, she describes the most common triggers for parental anger, and provides specific techniques for dealing with it in a way that we can be proud of later. In addition to helping me feel better about my own behavior, I know that responding in the ways Samalin suggests has helped me to provide a much better model of anger management for my kids. After all, this is not a skill that comes naturally; it is learned, for better or worse, at home. I am so grateful to have had this book to turn to when my children were still impressionable preschoolers.

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Summary: Good Parents Do Get Angry!
Review: This book is a must-read for anyone who's ever been angry with their kids...in other words, every parent! In the second of her three incredible books, Ms. Samalin shows us that it is normal to sometimes feel intense anger toward our children. Using real-life examples from her parenting workshops, she describes the most common triggers for parental anger, and provides specific techniques for dealing with it in a way that we can be proud of later. In addition to helping me feel better about my own behavior, I know that responding in the ways Samalin suggests has helped me to provide a much better model of anger management for my kids. After all, this is not a skill that comes naturally; it is learned, for better or worse, at home. I am so grateful to have had this book to turn to when my children were still impressionable preschoolers.

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Summary: Great resource for dealing with an often troubling emotion.
Review: This book takes a frank look at anger in both children and parents. Nancy Samalin helps parents to feel less guilty about getting angry and she offers useful techniques to help both parents and children deal with this often troubling emotion. Parents will recognize themselves and their children in the familiar stories she includes. This is an important book that can be a continuing resource throughout the parenting years. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Great resource for dealing with an often troubling emotion.
Review: This book takes a frank look at anger in both children and parents. Nancy Samalin helps parents to feel less guilty about getting angry and she offers useful techniques to help both parents and children deal with this often troubling emotion. Parents will recognize themselves and their children in the familiar stories she includes. This is an important book that can be a continuing resource throughout the parenting years. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Great Source for Parents with Kids of All Ages
Review: What I found most helpful about this book was that it enabled me to let go of the guilt of yelling at my child, and found the ability to step back, think for a moment, and then respond rather that be a "reaction machine" to his outbursts. As I used the tips in the book his outbursts became less frequent. The audio tape of this book helped my husband who drives a lot without too much time to read.