A review by esach22
How to Hug a Hedgehog: 12 Keys for Connecting with Teens by Brad Wilcox, Jerrick Robbins

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

2.0

I get that I was not the target demographic for this book, so I won't be docking any points for how heavily the authors world view and idea of good child differed from mine. Despite that I still didn't think this book was worth reading. It felt more like a heres what I think you should do, instead of someone who's an authority on parenting or even has spent a decent amount of time studying it. I can't think of one novel idea that was presented to me. I thought the writing was ugly. I honestly don't know who this book was for, I talked to my mom who's of the same religion as the author and who hasn't spent a great deal of time studying parenting, and even she thought it was redundant and uninformative. It wasn't all bad I thought some parts were thought provoking, I found myself examining myself and my childhood and comparing it to this man's ideal childhood. I also liked the title.