Lots of Love & A Spanking!: A Common Sense Discipline Plan for Children from Birth to Age Twelve That Works

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Summary: Satisfied parent
Review: I read this book skeptically but felt that the method of spanking (which my parents used freely) might be one answer to problems with my twelve-year-old son. When he went "over the top" one day last month - cheating at school and lying about it - I sat him down for a "talk". He would be punished. He agreed that it was fair. I showed him the book, told him I approved of it, and asked him if he thought it might work. He shrugged his shoulders. Would he like to try this instead of grounding and loss of computer and TV? He nodded. We walked upstairs to his bedroom and shut the door. I pulled out a chair and lowered his pants and underpants and helped him bend over my lap. One last chance to get out of it was turned down. A few minutes later - noisy minutes of slapping a bare bottom, wiggling, protesting and finally crying - he arose, rubbing his red bottom. The next day all was forgiven (for both of us) and he has been a jewel ever since. I have had occasion to spank twice since then and my son has taken both with courage. Spanking works!!

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Summary: This Book changed my life and brought peace to our home.
Review: I stuggled with a VERY strong-willed child for years. I read all the books and learned all the methods taught at our community college's lab school. All my friends in the same play group said spanking was wrong. Then I read this book. It is not always easy to implement all its suggestions, but it is always right. I am able to calmly and lovingly discipline my children using the practical methods taught. My children have even told me that they think I am a better mommy. I saw drastic changes within a couple of weeks in my very strong-willed son and can honestly say that after years of implementing Ms. Pritchett's discipline system his life is full of joy and peace and love for me. He is no longer angry and self-destructive. For us, and many others I know, time-outs and distractions just didn't work. Don't wait until your out-of-control five year old becomes an out-of-control fifteen year old with a weapon. Today's politically correct discipline methods just don't work for the populace and neither does lashing out at your children after putting up with weeks worth of disrespect and rebellion. Every parent needs the skills taught in this book to raise happy, healthy, well-adjusted members of a civilized society.

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Summary: SPANKING GETS RESULTS
Review: I think this book is a good guide on how to discipline children. I am 16 years old, and three years ago, I was a disobedient 13 year old who was headed for trouble when my dad caught me hanging out with friends who were stealing and were doing practically anything they wanted to do. My dad was at his wits end when he bought Jamie Pritchett's book. Since he had already caught me on other occassions with these friends, he would give me no more chances, so when he brought home a paddle, we went to my room for a talk. He told me to remove my panties and bend over a chair. He gave me more than her recommended 5 whacks. He gave me 9 on my bare bottom. I cried like I never had before. Dad only had to spank me twice more with the paddle. I am glad he did it because that spanking saved me from getting into serious trouble. I recommend this book to other parents because I think children do need spankings when they are disobedient.

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Summary: What kind of psycho is this woman?
Review: I would first like to address the fact that the author of this book (spelled author, not auther Ms. Pritchett) should perhaps learn to spell basic words like 'author' and 'encouraging' before she writes a book that she expects to be taken seriously. Furthermore, how can this woman's parenting tactics be considered helpful? Spanking and love are complete opposites. I can't imagine how someone could have written such a monstrous creation in a sane state. I hope Ms. Pritchett was on some kind of psychotropic medication.

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Summary: Discipline that works
Review: I would highly recommend this book to all parents. It outlines a practical and effective approach to child discipline. The content of the book is very useful for those who are raising younger children. As a mother of two daughters, I can personally testify that corporal punishment (when put to use properly) can benefit both parent and child greatly and help to maintain or restore order in the family. My husband and I used to resist spanking our girls and we tried many of the so-called alternative methods of punishment. While we still use other discipline techniques when appropriate, we have noticed for some time that most of the "alternatives" were largely ineffective and, more than anything else, caused more frustration in our family. Well, a couple of years ago we decided that it was time to try something else. And we did. We reverted to the tried and true discipline method that works best. And we haven't regretted it since. Our girls are now spanked when needed and we are consistent when disciplining them. It works! We have noticed that they are more polite and generally better behaved. Nowadays, we usually don't have to ask them multiple times to do something before they do it. Thanks to our newly intoduced discipline strategy and, most recently, the information contained in Jamie Pritchett's fabulous book, our household is now much more orderly, peaceful and happy than it ever has been. What more could we ask for? When you find something that works-stick with it. And we will. The information in this book works well. My husband and I can honestly say that we are grateful for it. This is a must read for all parents!

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Summary: A great book for parents
Review: I'm a pretty liberal guy who grew up in the 1970s in Cleveland, Ohio. Yet, I believe kids need to be given limits and respect authority. Spanking, correctly administered, works! My parents had a paddle and so did the public schools I attended. Both used it consistently to enforce limits. This book shows the correct approach to the discipline of children, and would recommend it to any parent.

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Summary: Outstanding parenting book!
Review: Jamie Pritchett's book is an outstanding guidepost for the proper raising of children in the modern world. It teaches love and biblically based discipline. More parents would do well to read parenting books like this one, as opposed to the claptrap which steers away from spanking.

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Summary: Lots of Love & a Spanking Review
Review: Lots of Love & a Spanking is an Excellent Look at REAL Parenting, we all know we are not perfect Parents, and we all know children are not perfect angels. And we all know that Spanking is part of Normal Childhood Development. Lots of Love & a Spanking is exactly what this book is about! I have an Associate's Degree in Child Development and I agree 100% with Jamie Pritchett's theories on Spanking a child and following it up with a Lot of love. My Suggestion to those who need Discipline suggestions, and have considered Spanking and are hesitant to buy this book is Stop Being Hesitant, if you believe in a good Spanking to your child once in a while, then BUY THIS BOOK!

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Summary: Promoting the Oxymoron
Review: Love and hitting are antithetical. This author tries to make you think that the easy, violent approach to discipoline is loving. Hogwash. It isn't.

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Summary: From a teenagers view
Review: My parents had this book a few years before they ever had to use it. Last year when I was 12 I stole an EXPENSIVE ring from an older family member and blamed it on my sister when caught! When my dad found out and I finally confessed and returned the ring, I got the punishment of a lifetime. He got a paddle (he used the kind from a ping pong table)we went to the bedroom and he bent me over his knee in my underware (but no jeans) and gave me over 15 licks with the paddle. I was in so much pain I promised I would never steal again. Even if I wouldn't get caught, I still would never steal again! I behave better because of this book, because I know that even though I'm older, my dad would not hesitate to bend me over his knee and spank me with the paddle like last time. Even though it was bad, I admit I learned a lot from that experience.