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Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst: Practical Compassion in Parenting by Kim John Payne
3.0
ARC/Netgalley
I thought the first part of this book was great with a lot of very helpful concrete tips for those of us in the full swing of parenting older children. Reading the book was worth it for the first third and I took several notes that I think I'll find very valuable. The rest of the book goes into the compassionate response meditative practice. I find mindfulness and meditation very useful but found this section to be clunky and drawn out. The lengthy practice does not seem incredibly practical for most busy parents. Still worth a read as I am sure parents can adapt a shorter practice that works for their lives.
I thought the first part of this book was great with a lot of very helpful concrete tips for those of us in the full swing of parenting older children. Reading the book was worth it for the first third and I took several notes that I think I'll find very valuable. The rest of the book goes into the compassionate response meditative practice. I find mindfulness and meditation very useful but found this section to be clunky and drawn out. The lengthy practice does not seem incredibly practical for most busy parents. Still worth a read as I am sure parents can adapt a shorter practice that works for their lives.