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A review by mzpolarbear
Instinctive Parenting: Trusting Ourselves to Raise Good Kids by Ada Calhoun
3.0
This isn't exactly a "parenting" book in the sense that it tells you how to handle different situations. This books if full of real life experiences of the author as a step-mom/first time mom to her own child.
I enjoyed the personal stories and experiences she shared, observations she has made, and articles/books she has read, parents she has talked with about child rearing. But I think the most important message that came through this book was that there is not one right way to raise our children. To become tied to a specific type of parenting means that as a parent you can not do what is right for your child, yourself, and your family. And that each of us needs to remember that we are not here to judge other parents choices, but to make the best choices we can for our children and our families. What works for one family may not work for another and that is okay. We are so quick to judge what another parent is or is not doing, that we forget that we are all on this amazing journey together.
Our job as parents is to raise happy, confident, respectful, kind, patient, understanding, and productive members of our society.
I enjoyed the personal stories and experiences she shared, observations she has made, and articles/books she has read, parents she has talked with about child rearing. But I think the most important message that came through this book was that there is not one right way to raise our children. To become tied to a specific type of parenting means that as a parent you can not do what is right for your child, yourself, and your family. And that each of us needs to remember that we are not here to judge other parents choices, but to make the best choices we can for our children and our families. What works for one family may not work for another and that is okay. We are so quick to judge what another parent is or is not doing, that we forget that we are all on this amazing journey together.
Our job as parents is to raise happy, confident, respectful, kind, patient, understanding, and productive members of our society.