A review by alykat_reads
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired by Tina Payne Bryson, Daniel J. Siegel

informative reflective

5.0

LOVE LOVE LOVE this. I cried. I laughed. I related. Being a parent isn't about being perfect, and I loved that they stressed this point. We are all humans and we are all going to make mistakes. Emphasis is placed on the repair after those mistakes and that is so important. I have been implementing that idea in my own parenting for a couple years now - not worrying so much about being perfect, but how I handle it when I make mistakes. It has made a huge difference and I feel that it has brought my son and I even closer, and has fostered a healthier environment for us.
The only issue I had is with one of the narrators of this audiobook. He was so dry and there was no inflection, that it was at times distracting. Didn't detract from anything I learned, but just a minor annoyance throughout.