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A review by michellewatson
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
4.0
My 5- and 6-year-olds thought this was the funniest book! They wanted to pretend like they were calling Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle on the phone. And who had to pretend to be her? Well, ME, of course! Haha.
I like how Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's cures aren't really "cures" at all. She simply recommends that parents implement zany methods so that their kids experience the full brunt of their bad behavior. John Rosemond calls this the Agony Principle. Where the parents stop bearing the brunt of the child's bad behavior and transfer it to the child's shoulders instead. Of course, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle goes a tad far, and the results are far-fetched. But I think my boys benefitted most from having a "picture" of the bad behavior presented before their eyes. Instead of me saying "pick up your toys," they see Little Johnny and what happens to him when he doesn't pick up his toys for a few days. It's like sprinkling a bit of fertilizer on my parenting seeds, haha. Grow, babies, grow!
I like how Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's cures aren't really "cures" at all. She simply recommends that parents implement zany methods so that their kids experience the full brunt of their bad behavior. John Rosemond calls this the Agony Principle. Where the parents stop bearing the brunt of the child's bad behavior and transfer it to the child's shoulders instead. Of course, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle goes a tad far, and the results are far-fetched. But I think my boys benefitted most from having a "picture" of the bad behavior presented before their eyes. Instead of me saying "pick up your toys," they see Little Johnny and what happens to him when he doesn't pick up his toys for a few days. It's like sprinkling a bit of fertilizer on my parenting seeds, haha. Grow, babies, grow!