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jennyrpotter's review
5.0
I have read quite a few parenting books, and this one is my favorite by a long shot! I love the practical advice and methods, the concept of praising the good behaviors more than punishing the bad, and the simplicity of the techniques. I have already begun using the methods on one problematic behavior with one of my sons and have seen a quick alleviation of shenanigans already! Five stars here!
lmarkes's review
2.0
There’s useful ideas in here. I often found the writer’s tone to be somewhat condescending or dismissive. My biggest critique is he used to so many words to say so little. This should have been a TED talk or a 45 min webinar.
accovino's review against another edition
I'm not rating this until I actually test it out, but it seemed to have some solid methods for encouraging positive behaviors and decreasing negative ones. The only parts that really bugged were when he refers to weight loss/dieting in similes for behavior management. Thankfully it was brief and infrequent. I'm also not a fan of ignoring children as a punishment, which was brought up as an option, but if it replaces screaming, maybe it's worth it? Anyway. We'll see.
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