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Summary: Not a philosophy I endorse
Review: I read this when I was pregnant, and found it mildly amusing. HOWEVER, I found it of little use when I had the baby. It is glib, and patronising, I thought. As for the 'controlled crying' technique advocated here, I find it cruel and heartless. I couldn't listen to my baby cry for up to 10 or 15 minutes without offering comfort and presence. As for tying a door shut when a child has been sent to their room, again, I couldn't do it. I would recommend T Berry Brazelton's 'Touchpoints' as a better book for parents of young children.
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Summary: Made me feel like someone out there knows.....
Review: I was a young newly-divorced parent of twins when this caught my eye and the best thing about it was that it made me laugh and want to try the commonsense tricks of the `trade'. Christopher Green cares about kids AND parents and that makes all the difference. When advice is based on the welfare of both parties it is more likely to be taken and to work.
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Summary: Not my favorite
Review: I was not particularly fond of this book. Although it did have a few points of interest, I found it somewhat condescending and biased. I had a hard time finishing it.
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Summary: Easily the best!
Review: I've come across many child care books, and this is easily the best. It is not often that you find professionals talking so much practical sense.
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Summary: Appalling advice catering to the lowest common denominator
Review: If you believe in timeout, spanking, tying your child's bedroom door closed so s/he can't get out, sedating your child to get him to sleep or making your child cry himself to sleep, then THIS is the book for you. This book ridicules parents who opt for non mainstream approaches to parenting and basically advocates a "whatever works best for you is fine" approach to parenting. No wonder so many people like it, as it vindicates pracically ALL parenting practices and grants absolution for lousy or damaging parenting practices. Why isn't there an option for NO stars? 2 thumbs waaaaay down.
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Summary: simple yet brilliant
Review: Some parents today bring many of their so called problems on themselves because of their wishy washy ideas about kids. If you think being firm with your kids is cruel you are going to have big problems. This man's advice is simple , logical, loving, and it works. Why some parents should find two or more years of sleepless nights preferable to a week of thee "controlled crying technique" is a clear indicator some people are just not very intelligent.
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Summary: a refreshing look at childrearing
Review: Thank goodness for Dr. Green's approach to raising toddlers. He uses common sense, humor and a comfortable knowledge about what makes our children tick at this age. As a parent, he recognizes the difficulties our dear ones can create, and as a professional (pediatrician and counselor for parents) he gives us nonthreatening advice on such issues as bedtime, sibling rivalry, tantrums, and general behavioral characteristics of children at this stage. By telling us parents what is reasonable to expect, he gives us room to raise or lower our expectations as need be. I cannot recommend this book too highly. It is clearly the BEST book on this topic that I have found, and I have read several.
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Summary: Parent friendly (maybe even a little too much so!)
Review: The fact that Dr. Green is both a pediatrician and a father makes him highly qualified to offer hands-on expertise on raising children.
This book simply highlights common mistakes and introduces some new ideas (many of which come from the parents of his little patients) - nothing ground-breaking or revolutionary here, just some solid, sensible advice condensed down into a single book.
I can't say I agree with Dr. Green on everything (e.g. although he doesn't advocate spanking, he seems to consider it almost inevitable) but this book is much more sensible and realistic than most others of its kind.
Easy to read, doesn't judge or preach, isn't absolute, and tackles a lot of issues (not just behavioural). All in all, a good investment.
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Summary: A Mother's Best Friend!
Review: The most important lesson I learnt from Christopher Greene was that, although he believed for years that children innately know what's good for them, and therefore we should follow their lead, through his experience as a paediatrician he finally worked out that many children actually get themselves into a negative tangle and need a firmer lead from their parents. His books derive from that experience and I am grateful to have benefitted from that experience. A reader from Oxford disagrees with Christopher Greene that there comes a point where you may need to give your child a tap to make it clear who is to win the obedience debate. She points out that hitting a child tells the child that 'it's OK for big powerful people to push smaller people around'. While I agree with and understand this point, it made me laugh out loud, realising that the corollary for many parents is that NOT occasionally letting your child know who is in charge leads to certain small people becoming the bullies and pushing the bigger people around (ie us!). Christopher Green will help you become more assertive with your child without bullying or being bullied. If you're having a tough time with your child and you value your sanity, then buy this book!
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Summary: No better book on coping with toddlers
Review: There is no better way to help parents with the struggle of toddlers and their "funny ways". His practical and sensible advice is the "Bible" for health visitors in the United Kingdom who use it to help advise their clients. He injects humour into the whole affair that makes this a fun book to read as well.
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