I would say it's mostly geared toward children between about 3 and 10- she talks about teens but her examples of things parents would say sound condescending for any kid but would drive an older one batty. I also feel like she doesn't really understand what a parenting crisis is like, especially if you have more than one child per parent on hand. That said, I think from time to time all parents can use a refresher on how to remember that your kids are not being assholes on purpose, and this is pretty readable and doesn't have any silly complicated acronyms or steps to remember like so many parenting books do.

But it does fall into the trap of sort of expecting parents to be robots without emotions of their own.

I enjoy the psychological perspective of how to interact with a child who is developing their brain process.

I don’t agree with everything in this book, but I found myself having so many epiphanies so it was well worth the read! I feel like after reading it I have a more compassionate view (and better understanding) of a lot of different difficult kid behaviours. She addressed so many relatable struggles. I really enjoyed it!

- Her outlook on what creates resilience and confidence in kids was really interesting!
challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
informative

Dr. Becky’s parenting style is about honoring kids’ inner worlds & their innate goodness. It’s tangible for practicing compassion with both the little ones & adults in my life & giving myself grace too :)
hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
informative

It’s a great summary of parenting subjects with clear examples on how to manage “behaviors.”
hopeful informative fast-paced

This book is one of my favourite parenting books. As an added bonus, the book can be easily referenced in the future because each chapter is on a different topic. So can reread specific chapters when needed at different points in life.