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Educar sin miedo: Conviértete en la madre o el padre que quieres ser
Becky Kennedy
4.5 AVERAGE
1.39k reviews for:
Educar sin miedo: Conviértete en la madre o el padre que quieres ser
Becky Kennedy
4.5 AVERAGE
I kept hearing about this book that I decided it was time to read a parenting book again. I like the author and the book but definitely geared towards younger (preschool/ early elementary) age. It contains some nuggets for older kids.
★★★★ ½
This is more than just a parenting book – it’s a life manual on emotional well-being. While the content is generally geared towards parents with young children under 10, the overall philosophy can be applied from toddlerhood to adulthood.
Reading this was not easy for me – it opened up so many painful childhood wounds that have never been fully healed. (I need therapy lol.) While I’m extremely lucky to have read this in preparation for my child, I wish this was around for my parents’ generation. Because when Dr Becky drew on her memories to help her child through a tricky situation (e.g. “I remember when I was your age… my mum would do this/that to help me feel this/that”), I realised that I have very few positive memories to draw from for Jade, and it made me incredibly sad to know how disconnected I am from the people who made me. My parents provided food, shelter, education and money; they did not provide me emotional safety nor build my self-esteem. They still tell me they’re disappointed in me, even if I’m trying to live a life I’m actually proud of.
I wanted to forge a different path for my child, but didn’t know how to go about it, especially when my experience of being a child was always being criticised, screamed at, or beaten into submission at home. This book provides a solid foundation centred around believing that your child is a good person inside, which is exactly the kind of parenting philosophy I’ve been looking for.
One of the biggest things I hope for is a child who is secure in her relationship with me – to look for me for reassurance when she’s scared at age 1, to look for me for guidance when she’s frustrated with her homework at 7, to look for me for comfort when she has her heart broken at 18. This book details exactly how to foster that kind of relationship, and how to be the sturdy parent a child needs.
Part 1 of the book delves deep into the principles on separating the child’s behaviour from person inside. It talks about the parent’s role as a leader, setting boundaries, increasing connection with your child, building resilience etc. Part 2 expands on these principles by giving actionable examples in certain situations. I’m taking 0.5 stars off my review because there are some other situations that I wish were included (coz I need help lol), and Dr Becky has some examples/dialogue that I will probably never bring myself to use because they’re too cringey.
I already know this is a book I’ll be revisiting over the next decade to help steer me through parenthood. Highly recommend to all parents who haven’t had easy childhoods, but want to do right by their child.
This is more than just a parenting book – it’s a life manual on emotional well-being. While the content is generally geared towards parents with young children under 10, the overall philosophy can be applied from toddlerhood to adulthood.
Reading this was not easy for me – it opened up so many painful childhood wounds that have never been fully healed. (I need therapy lol.) While I’m extremely lucky to have read this in preparation for my child, I wish this was around for my parents’ generation. Because when Dr Becky drew on her memories to help her child through a tricky situation (e.g. “I remember when I was your age… my mum would do this/that to help me feel this/that”), I realised that I have very few positive memories to draw from for Jade, and it made me incredibly sad to know how disconnected I am from the people who made me. My parents provided food, shelter, education and money; they did not provide me emotional safety nor build my self-esteem. They still tell me they’re disappointed in me, even if I’m trying to live a life I’m actually proud of.
I wanted to forge a different path for my child, but didn’t know how to go about it, especially when my experience of being a child was always being criticised, screamed at, or beaten into submission at home. This book provides a solid foundation centred around believing that your child is a good person inside, which is exactly the kind of parenting philosophy I’ve been looking for.
One of the biggest things I hope for is a child who is secure in her relationship with me – to look for me for reassurance when she’s scared at age 1, to look for me for guidance when she’s frustrated with her homework at 7, to look for me for comfort when she has her heart broken at 18. This book details exactly how to foster that kind of relationship, and how to be the sturdy parent a child needs.
Part 1 of the book delves deep into the principles on separating the child’s behaviour from person inside. It talks about the parent’s role as a leader, setting boundaries, increasing connection with your child, building resilience etc. Part 2 expands on these principles by giving actionable examples in certain situations. I’m taking 0.5 stars off my review because there are some other situations that I wish were included (coz I need help lol), and Dr Becky has some examples/dialogue that I will probably never bring myself to use because they’re too cringey.
I already know this is a book I’ll be revisiting over the next decade to help steer me through parenthood. Highly recommend to all parents who haven’t had easy childhoods, but want to do right by their child.
Practical, compassionate, and full of wisdom..."
It is not often that you find a parenting book that leaves you feeling better about yourself than when you started. For this reason I avoid parenting books entirely. However, after what felt like too many recommendations to be serendipitous, I decided to read it.
The book blends parenting technique with modern psychology to encourage the parent reader to focus first on their own self before addressing their children. Kennedy's reframe on the "good/bad kid" narrative is new and refreshing. She focuses on the language we use in our parenting, and instead of behavior-based advice, focuses on the whole body method of addressing a particular emotion or action in a child.
Fans of Daniel Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson, and even Janet Lansbury will enjoy this book.
It is not often that you find a parenting book that leaves you feeling better about yourself than when you started. For this reason I avoid parenting books entirely. However, after what felt like too many recommendations to be serendipitous, I decided to read it.
The book blends parenting technique with modern psychology to encourage the parent reader to focus first on their own self before addressing their children. Kennedy's reframe on the "good/bad kid" narrative is new and refreshing. She focuses on the language we use in our parenting, and instead of behavior-based advice, focuses on the whole body method of addressing a particular emotion or action in a child.
Fans of Daniel Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson, and even Janet Lansbury will enjoy this book.
4.5⭐️. Dr. Becky makes the child bigger than the behavior. Such a good drawback to attachment and gentle parenting through the big feelings of learning how to regulate ourselves during new developmental phases.
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This one took me two years to read because I read it on and off as the audiobook kept getting returned to the library, and then I would wait again, but I did buy the actual book, too, because it has so many things that I think will be helpful to reference.
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