Refreshing & Honest Advice often hurts

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	• I Refuse to Raise a Brat Marilu Henner, Ruth Velikovsky Sharon Collins Living, 2000 - 224 pages view larger image
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Refreshing & Honest Advice often hurts

I am also not surprised by all the negative reviews. I picked this book up when my daughter was 2 and I was having a really difficult time raising her. If you can read this book without dissecting every little piece of it I think you will find some very good, easy-to-follow advice. The book also breaks up into sections where it shows different and sometimes difficult situations which every parent encounters with their child. Each way it shows you a way to resolve these conflicts-- it is so useful. Reading how to do something is useful-but applying it to everyday situations is gold. Parents have a right to pick and choose which conflicts they are going to relate to the book and which solutions to incorporate in their own life. I did this with my own daughter, and although hard at times (which always is-rearing a child especially at this age) I get parents who tell me all the time how well behaved and happy my daughter is. We are very close too and she knows she is very loved. I agree that rules are lacking in society and parents are to blame for letting their kids be the ones in control and dictate their parents. Henner gives us some simple tools that we, as parents, can choose to use. She gets 2 thumbs up from me as a satisfied parent. By the way, I was 23 when I read this book (now 30) and didn't even know who Henner was. Good old fashioned parenting is still IN as far as I'm concerned.

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Brings Awareness to Overindulgence

I initially read this book when I first discovered I was pregant with my daughter (who is now eight). I recently skimmed through it again while going through an old box of books to give (or not to give) away. I'm glad I read it because it brought a lot of important parenting issues to my attention - one being narcissism. And although I did not agree with every piece of parenting advice she gives, I think that the general concept of the book is fantastic. I think she touches on a lot of important topics in a world of overindulgence. I think that some of the reviews that have been written are down right mean and narrow-minded. Someone else's views on parenting is not a personal offense if I don't agree with it. This book offeres a lot of excellent insight. We all usually do the best we can as parents. I think it's worth it to read any parenting book. You never know what kind of wisdom you'll gain. Take what you can from it and disregard the rest.

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Parents often confuse love with overindulgence, afraid to subject their children to a moment of frustration or deprive them of anything they might desire. But in order to become resilient and responsible adults, children must learn that they can't always get their way.

Since motherhood is now her most important role, beloved actress Marilu Henner has often turned to Dr. Ruth Velikovsky Sharon, a highly respected psychoanalyst, for advice on raising her own children. This practical, accessible guidebook that they've compiled together shows parents how to:

Establish parent-child contracts and effective methods of disciplineHandle temper tantrums, bedtime issues, sibling rivalry, lying, and much moreHelp their children tolerate frustration and become comfortable with difficult feelings

Filled with dozens of real-life questions, practical advice, and humorous anecdotes, I Refuse to Raise a Brat is a witty and useful resource to help parents raise secure and self-reliant children.

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