Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide

This was a book has great advice, tips, and best of all a new approach to dealing with out kids, rather than our so called, ‘traditional’ ways of parenting. The ways I’ve handled my kids, which doesn’t work, were mentioned almost verbatim in this book. All the things I dislike about parenting, all the hard times were presented in a new outlook that reflects the life that we are living in society today. We can’t spank or we risk be labeled and have our children taken away, but as I have felt strongly all along, we don’t need to and it’s not the answer. All we know is what our parents taught them and most of them, well, are old and have old fashioned views. Nothing against parents from previous eras because they didn’t have the research and knowledge we do now, and what our parents parents were taught is practically barbaric and not tolerated today. Thank you to this author who broke it down, in a organized and easy to read/ listen to format. Also, thank you for touching upon real situations and everything I have been struggling with as a single parent of a toddler. I’m going to listen to it one more time, just to make sure I didn’t miss anything to add to my notebook of emergency solution options, instead of yelling. Excellent job!

Will try to reread once a year to refresh myself. It was that good. Very informative and great ideas to be a better parent

This is a fantastic book. It offers positive ideas and tools to become a better parent.

I loved it! It’s one of the most beautiful, profound, and life-changing books I’ve read about parenting.
Thank you!

Really good book. This book has good tactics and strategies when you don't know what to do. I also like that the author touches upon brain development throughout the ages a childhood and adolescence. I would recommend reading this book and also Parenting With Presence. Changing the way you think will create different results.

Some good advice but I didn't like the general structure of the book. Some parts can be just skiped.

Absolutely LOVED this book and the nuggets of wisdom she gives! So many helpful ways with different scenarios to help parents handle situations more positively than yelling and time outs!

For the road ahead.