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Summary: Refreshing and healing
Review: Honest and open advice to parents who hear too much advice. Refreshing and healing. Insightful and practical. Helpful even after parenting. I wish I had this book when I began parenting - it was the one I really needed.
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Summary: Refreshing and healing
Review: Honest and open advice to parents who hear too much advice. Refreshing and healing. Insightful and practical. Helpful even after parenting. I wish I had this book when I began parenting - it was the one I really needed.
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Summary: the new Spock
Review: I read Katherine Levine's Parents Are People Too: An Emotional Fitness Program for Parents. She is the new Spock. Reading her book was like having an experienced, learned grandmother (who just happens to be up on all the latest research in child development and psychology) help with the nitty-gritty of dealing with all the negative feelings and stress being a parent creates. Her Web site, emotionalfitnesstraining.com (or just eft.org) offers this book and all kinds of help as well.
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Summary: Wish I had had this book when my first child was born
Review: I really loved that Levine reminds us that parenting can bring out the worst in us as well as the best. It is normal to feel angry and resentful sometimes toward ones children. The simple exercises she details helped me realize that the external stressors making me crazy could be dealt with calmly and rationally, but only after some real work was done on myself. I recommend this book to every parent I know.
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Summary: The most realistic and useful book on parenting ever!
Review: The book could become the new Spock. Wish it had been available when my son was a baby. It is like having an experienced, learned grandmother (who just happens to be up on all the latest research in child development and psychology) help with the nitty-gritty of parenting. So many confusing and complicated problems are dealt with openly and practically. I intend to recommend it to parents and prospective parents alike.
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Summary: This is a superb, comforting book for all parents.
Review: This is a genuine, heartwarming and practical book for all of us who find that we are not flawless parents. It is for all of us who have sometimes wished we could run away from all the responsibilities and problems---even for a week. Her book gives pragmatic simple calming "exercises" that really work. For example, those of us who make "Things-to do" lists appreciate her suggestion to add "enjoy a soothing cup of herbal tea" to the list. In addition to the advice, readers will appreciate the book's warmth and honesty. Reading this book you know that Ms. Levine is a mother and that she has felt pain and that she is not perfect. You also know that she loves life and loves children. This book is a cherished gift to all of us not-so-perfect parents. It's a book to read once quickly, but carry with you daily.
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Summary: Packed full of insight, helpful advice, honesty & compassion
Review: This is a must read for parents of children of all ages. Moreover, it would be wise for professionals to recommend this book to both parents and people who interact with children.
Parents Are People Too offers many insights and helpful advice to make encounters with children more effective and satisfying to both adults and children. Katherine Gordy Levine's writing style is clear, succinct and sprinkled with good humor. The author shares personal experiences, which add to the book's authentic and compassionate spirit.
Many simple and effective exercises are suggested to help make parenthood a more joyful experience in the happy, tension-free times and far less difficult in the trying moments.
Katherine Gordy Levine's compassion and love for children and their families shines through from cover to cover. This book was a joy to read and I look forward to her next one
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