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katemcelf's review against another edition
4.0
The first 3/4 of this book is really great. You can tell at the end she runs out of material that has been proven in studies and falls into the parenting book trap of talking about her own parenting preferences. For instance, she says kids are “entitled” because they’ve never seen a commercial or heard a busy signal on the phone. The author is a researcher on the subject of shame, and on that topic, she gives excellent advice.
beckyann1110's review
5.0
I picked this up because I was curious about Brene Brown, for whom I've heard a lot of praise but hadn't heard/read anything other than maybe a TED talk; because I am a deeply imperfect parent who wants to be the best I can be; and because the audiobook was only a couple hours long.
And I loved this book. Like, want to go back and handwrite quotes and passages to have on my bulletin board, LOOOOVED. I am not overly inclined toward self help, but I know I will be revisiting this regularly. There's a lot to sink in that I really want to embrace, and just one pass wasn't enough for me. Highly, highly recommended to parents.
And I loved this book. Like, want to go back and handwrite quotes and passages to have on my bulletin board, LOOOOVED. I am not overly inclined toward self help, but I know I will be revisiting this regularly. There's a lot to sink in that I really want to embrace, and just one pass wasn't enough for me. Highly, highly recommended to parents.
le13anna's review
4.0
I listened to this in excerpts on my drive in the morning and it made me very very happy.
mchoneyb's review
5.0
I feel like this particular parenting book/talk holds one of the critical pieces in parenting wisdom that many other good or great parenting books dance around, sometimes touch on, but rarely articulate. This one's going on the life-changing list, for sure.
scatteredyarns's review
5.0
This is wonderful. Honestly, it's something I think everyone should read or listen to no matter how old their kids are and even if they don't have kids. It's beautiful, encouraging, and makes it feel like it really is possible to parent in a way that won't entirely mess up my kids.
loppear's review
3.0
A quick two hour seminar of good details (guilt vs shame, hope as a cognitive process, creative play) and well-chosen anecdotes from the author's family. Echoes the view that we cannot raise children better than how we treat/behave ourselves.