Parents Who Think Too Much: Why We Do It, How To Stop

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Summary: If every parent read this book, I'd still be teaching.
Review: Anne Cassidy offers insights that sometimes made me cringe in recognition. She offers a new way of looking at parenting and encourages us to just "be parents" rather than being paralyzed while we analyze the hell out of everything our child does and how we respond. I thank her for giving me more to think about (oops! did I really say that?). Seriously, I often find myself reflecting on Ms. Cassidy's words.

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Summary: Food for thought! This book is liberating.
Review: Anne Cassidy offers insights that sometimes made me cringe in recognition. She offers a new way of looking at parenting and encourages us to just "be parents" rather than being paralyzed while we analyze the hell out of everything our child does and how we respond. I thank her for giving me more to think about (oops! did I really say that?). Seriously, I often find myself reflecting on Ms. Cassidy's words.

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Summary: If every parent read this book, I'd still be teaching.
Review: Being a former high-school teacher, I can easily say that most of Anne Cassidy's observations are true! The majority of kids I taught were disprespectful and unruly, and seemingly didn't know appropriate behavior for the classroom. Evidently, I set very high expectations for these children of the 90's, i.e. to sit quietly, to pay attention to the lesson, and to practice what they learned after the lesson. Believe it or don't, this was too much for most of my students to handle. Cassidy hits-the-nail-on-the-head on how parenting of late has gone awry. Every parent should read this book.

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Summary: Goodbye Penelope Leach
Review: Goodbye to Penelope Leach and T. Berry Brazleton. I fell for all the child-centered theories and almost drove myself crazy. After reading "Parents Who Think Too Much," I felt like a giant weight had been lifted off of me. All the parenting books and articles had me convinced that if I could only go that extra mile, my child would be happier - make time for the sports activities, the flashcards, the PTA activities, the Family Fun projects. After reading this book, I said to my children "turn off that TV and go outside and play -NOW!!!" Things have better for them and myself ever since.

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Summary: Goodbye Penelope Leach
Review: Goodbye to Penelope Leach and T. Berry Brazleton. I fell for all the child-centered theories and almost drove myself crazy. After reading "Parents Who Think Too Much," I felt like a giant weight had been lifted off of me. All the parenting books and articles had me convinced that if I could only go that extra mile, my child would be happier - make time for the sports activities, the flashcards, the PTA activities, the Family Fun projects. After reading this book, I said to my children "turn off that TV and go outside and play -NOW!!!" Things have better for them and myself ever since.

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Summary: Why didn't someone think of this sooner?
Review: I admit I read a lot of parenting books. Although I'm pretty happy with my parenting style, I'm always thrown into paranoia and fear when an "expert" says something I'm doing is dreadfully, drastically wrong--when I know it's no big deal or even a good thing. Cassidy gives parents back their belief in themselves. Most parents know what they're doing--the experts can't see the whole picture. If you're a parenting book fan, try this one out. You know more than you think you do (to quote the beloved Dr. Spock).

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Summary: Parents Thinking
Review: I had a love-hate relationship with this book! I could not put it down, yet I hated it! Although the author made some good points about our activity-packed, consumerism culture, her view of parents and children of today is highly negative. This is the book to read if you want to be totally discouraged about your parenting skills. She presents such a negative view of our child-centered culture that anyone who reads this without kids will probably decide not to have any! Parents Who Think Too Much will definitely make you think about your role as a parent in today's world, but I doubt that the majority of the well-intentioned parents out there could be possibly as bad as she says we are. Encouraging self-esteem, being kid-centered, and spending more time with your chihldren are all habits that I think more families should do, not less, as Anne Cassidy so tactlessly encourages. This author is a burnt out parent and magazine writer that took her career burnout and turned it into a very negative book.

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Summary: Parents Thinking
Review: I had a love-hate relationship with this book! I could not put it down, yet I hated it! Although the author made some good points about our activity-packed, consumerism culture, her view of parents and children of today is highly negative. This is the book to read if you want to be totally discouraged about your parenting skills. She presents such a negative view of our child-centered culture that anyone who reads this without kids will probably decide not to have any! Parents Who Think Too Much will definitely make you think about your role as a parent in today's world, but I doubt that the majority of the well-intentioned parents out there could be possibly as bad as she says we are. Encouraging self-esteem, being kid-centered, and spending more time with your chihldren are all habits that I think more families should do, not less, as Anne Cassidy so tactlessly encourages. This author is a burnt out parent and magazine writer that took her career burnout and turned it into a very negative book.

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Summary: A mandatory reading for all young parents AND grandparents!
Review: I think this is a must read and says everything I, as a grandmother, have observed without reading all the experts' advise. I have told my children they MUST read it. Of course, they may not like it as much as I do. "An agreeable person is one who agrees with me." Jutta Clayton

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Summary: this book could have been written for me!
Review: I wish this book could be handed out to all parents when they leave the hospital or birthing center with their new baby. Or maybe you should be obligued to get a copy with every order of other parenting books! I learned a lot about myself by reading this book. Highly recommended!