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sadietay's review
4.0
I love Dr. Becky’s approachable, centered, and loving work in the world of parenting!!! She has such an important voice. We’ve implemented many of her practices into our home and have become better because of it; things like consent circuit, mantras, and staying with a child during a consequence (for lack of a better word).
Much of the boom felt repetitive. It gave me the feeling that it had to be in order to reach the standard size of a book people will purchase, rather than being a podcast or a series of essays.
Dr. Becky received a PhD in child psychology from the prestigious Columbia University; yet makes her wealth of knowledge so approachable and basic. The only downside of this was the lack of foundation for me in understanding what data and research this was built on (because I’m certain her work must be academically honorable). Also without this foundation of where her ideas come from there was an overall feeling that she came up with all of it!
“Joining a revolutionary way of parenting” and “being the parenting cycle breaker” where major themes, which while true for many parents is also not the case for all. Many of her ideas rang true with century old practices of Charlotte Mason seeing kids as “born persons” who need to explore the world with close attachment to their parent figures. There are likely many communities around the world who practice similar attachment- and whole-child parenting that were not given a nod.
In future work or her next book I would love to hear more from Dr. Becky about engaging children in imperfect communities and good citizens. Now that she have a basic understanding of navigating the parent-child relationship, how to do stretch into our local and global communities? I feel like her viewpoints in this book could build a lot of this topic and I would love to hear it!
Much of the boom felt repetitive. It gave me the feeling that it had to be in order to reach the standard size of a book people will purchase, rather than being a podcast or a series of essays.
Dr. Becky received a PhD in child psychology from the prestigious Columbia University; yet makes her wealth of knowledge so approachable and basic. The only downside of this was the lack of foundation for me in understanding what data and research this was built on (because I’m certain her work must be academically honorable). Also without this foundation of where her ideas come from there was an overall feeling that she came up with all of it!
“Joining a revolutionary way of parenting” and “being the parenting cycle breaker” where major themes, which while true for many parents is also not the case for all. Many of her ideas rang true with century old practices of Charlotte Mason seeing kids as “born persons” who need to explore the world with close attachment to their parent figures. There are likely many communities around the world who practice similar attachment- and whole-child parenting that were not given a nod.
In future work or her next book I would love to hear more from Dr. Becky about engaging children in imperfect communities and good citizens. Now that she have a basic understanding of navigating the parent-child relationship, how to do stretch into our local and global communities? I feel like her viewpoints in this book could build a lot of this topic and I would love to hear it!
caseymaree's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Lots of great information. Now to remember it all and put it into practice!
loochysue's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
anathereader8's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
I made record 96 highlights in a book to refer back to 🙈
Initially, all people are good inside. No one is inherently bad or unkind. Sometimes, situations are difficult, and people react to them differently. These reactions just reveal people’s needs. 🤍
Author‘s approach resonated with my inner parenting instincts. It answers all questions and addresses any hard issue we may face with our kids under 1 year old like mine or teenagers.
The book is not just for parents but for anyone who wants to improve their relationships with their spouse/sibling/parents/friends/colleagues/etc. It applies to every one of us.
I’ll return to this book when I face hard situations with my kids, my mom-battery is running low, or when I need some inspiration/motivation to gentle parent.
Initially, all people are good inside. No one is inherently bad or unkind. Sometimes, situations are difficult, and people react to them differently. These reactions just reveal people’s needs. 🤍
Author‘s approach resonated with my inner parenting instincts. It answers all questions and addresses any hard issue we may face with our kids under 1 year old like mine or teenagers.
The book is not just for parents but for anyone who wants to improve their relationships with their spouse/sibling/parents/friends/colleagues/etc. It applies to every one of us.
I’ll return to this book when I face hard situations with my kids, my mom-battery is running low, or when I need some inspiration/motivation to gentle parent.
njoyfrethem's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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fast-paced
5.0
I've read a lot of parenting books and have a master's degree in early childhood education. This is not only one of the best parenting books I've ever read but also one of the best self help books I've ever read. Anyone who interacts on a regular basis with children should read it. It's deeply rooted in research and an understanding of how people develop whole being easy to understand and including actionable suggestions that can be put to immediate use.