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Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child by Ross W. Greene
rebelqueen's review
4.0
This is more for parents of tweens and teenagers. I’m not quite there yet, but there are some great strategies in here. I will need to revisit this one in a few years.
labtracks's review
3.0
Same advice you will get from lots of other sources. I rarely have any earth-shattering breakthroughs when I read these types of books but it's always nice to refresh and remind myself of things I may have forgotten or let fall through the cracks. And it's also nice to see how different techniques are presenting in different ways... some with personal stories, some with better examples, each likely speaking to different people in different ways.
theforereffect's review
4.0
Probably my favorite of Dr. Greene's CPS books because it offers more of a balance and a philosophy to go with the methodology.
I've been using Plan B to the best of my ability since my son was 2. I have to revisit Dr. Greene's work a lot, it's easy to forget Plan B, but I know my efforts, however inconsistent, are worth it when my son jumps into solving a problem or when he easily tells me his concerns without having to drill.
It's worth the effort, but I do wish Dr. Greene would write a book with the philosophy of "kids do well when they can" without Plan B. I would love to get his work into the hands of every parent, guardian, and educator, but I know the sheer work of Plan B and CPS is off-putting.
I've been using Plan B to the best of my ability since my son was 2. I have to revisit Dr. Greene's work a lot, it's easy to forget Plan B, but I know my efforts, however inconsistent, are worth it when my son jumps into solving a problem or when he easily tells me his concerns without having to drill.
It's worth the effort, but I do wish Dr. Greene would write a book with the philosophy of "kids do well when they can" without Plan B. I would love to get his work into the hands of every parent, guardian, and educator, but I know the sheer work of Plan B and CPS is off-putting.
ahaze's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
mrsdragon's review against another edition
5.0
This book is basically a how-to manual (and a why-to but that part I was good on) for collaborative problem solving. Some of it I already knew. Some of it I had intuited but didn't have words for. Some of it I *wanted* to do, but felt at a loss of HOW to do. I love that he gives you specific language for getting at the root of what is bothering your kids and specific examples.
But the thing that just continues to blow my mind...over the years I've read A LOT of understanding/working with people books. Management books. Self improvement books. Parenting books. And eventually I've come to the conclusion that there really is a One Best Way to interact with people. A way that is most effective, most conflict free, most freeing to you. It's funny because the "edge" that sells books is the categories they get slotted into, but the good ones are all chasing a few simple, basic truths. Greene tells us to use empathy and then voice our concerns. Stephen Covey says "first seek to understand, then to be understood". The Gottman Institute tells us to listen reflectively.
Anyway, po-tay-to, po-tah-to but the bottom line is if you are a human being who interacts with other human beings and might have conflict because you and those other human beings are sometimes at odds...read this book. The examples here are predominately parent/child based, but the information applies to any relationship.
The narration here is generally well done. There are a couple of points in the example dialogue where I think he missed the mark on the tone slightly, but overall well done.
But the thing that just continues to blow my mind...over the years I've read A LOT of understanding/working with people books. Management books. Self improvement books. Parenting books. And eventually I've come to the conclusion that there really is a One Best Way to interact with people. A way that is most effective, most conflict free, most freeing to you. It's funny because the "edge" that sells books is the categories they get slotted into, but the good ones are all chasing a few simple, basic truths. Greene tells us to use empathy and then voice our concerns. Stephen Covey says "first seek to understand, then to be understood". The Gottman Institute tells us to listen reflectively.
Anyway, po-tay-to, po-tah-to but the bottom line is if you are a human being who interacts with other human beings and might have conflict because you and those other human beings are sometimes at odds...read this book. The examples here are predominately parent/child based, but the information applies to any relationship.
The narration here is generally well done. There are a couple of points in the example dialogue where I think he missed the mark on the tone slightly, but overall well done.
silvia_linn's review
3.0
Read the book, don’t listen to it. Every q&a section is read aloud very slowly with each line differentiated between the person talking. Infuriating.
The insights of the book were pretty good though. Many of the strategies like getting to the root of the problem are very helpful. It’s a lot of talking and very slow progress though, but I do think his ideas will serve the child much better later in life.
The insights of the book were pretty good though. Many of the strategies like getting to the root of the problem are very helpful. It’s a lot of talking and very slow progress though, but I do think his ideas will serve the child much better later in life.
dwenger86's review
4.0
Wonderful concept of parenting problems through collaboration with many real life examples to flesh out the model. It just could’ve been done in fewer words. It was repetitive and I found myself skimming. The nuts and bolts I give 5 stars and highly recommend; the writing itself just could’ve been more succinct.