Excellent guide book, better than many others

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	• How Much Is Enough?: Everything You Need to Know to Steer Clear of Overindulgence and Raise Likeable, ... Jean Illsley Clarke, Connie Dawson, ... Da Capo Press, 2003 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Made the wife happy

I didn't read, but she told me about it for a couple of weeks, so I felt like I read it. And saved the effort. Anyway, we spoil our kids rotten compared to when I was coming up, but where does positive reinforcement end and spoiling begin? This books helps you to draw the line. Which is hard, because she's with them all day, and during the week I'm at work a lot and on the weekends, sometimes I want to get them something; or when I'm going to eat at Tyson's, the urge is to buy a little something at the lego store or a new game chip. Ah, who thought raising good kids was this hard,

Good book though.

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must-read for all parents

How to not raise brats!

Really no one wants to raise a total brat or monster, but it happens all the time! This is a must-read for all parents, especially those who want their kids to be upstanding citizens when they grow up.

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Excellent guide book, better than many others

This is one of the better parenting books I've read so far (and I read a lot of parenting books). I think it's structured really well, very thorough, very helpful in understanding some of the pitfalls of parenting and some of the ways to be more effective. There are a lot of examples, which can slow down the reading but also help understand better what the author intended. Some of what the book says is very common sense and would seem obvious and like nothing new, but the way the author puts out the information is somehow very fresh and helped me understand better what behavior to avoid. Overall, I highly recommend this book; it's one of my favorite guidebooks so far.

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Wish all parents would read this...

A very readable book loaded with straightforward advice that can be easily implemented.

I bought this book fearing that perhaps it was for wealthy parents. Not the case. Rather, the book argues convincingly that children of all socio-economic backgrounds can be and too frequently are overindulged.

"Johnnie go to your room. OK?" Wrong. "Johnnie go to your room. Do you understand?" Right. Big difference. It turns out that it's little things that make a big difference.

This one is a definite must-read.

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A fascinating way to look at things

Some types of overindulgence are obvious, but what made this book so fascinating were the more subtle nuances.

Also, the specific examples and dialogues are super-useful; meaning, SPECIFIC examples of what to say in certain situations and lots of illustrative example situations.

I know that parenting cannot be learned from a book, but damned if this book doesn't come as close as possible! I read it on loan from the library and MUST have my own copy, as the mom of a two-year-old!

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All parents, regardless of age, income, or marital status, have the same goal?to do the best possible for their child. But despite one's good intentions, the life-enhancing abundance heaped on our children often becomes more than they need or can handle, and the line is crossed into overindulgence. In How Much is Enough?, best-selling parenting and family experts Clarke, Dawson, and Bredehoft offer an in-depth look at how damaging overindulgence is to children, affecting their ability to learn many of the important life skills they need to thrive as adults. In warm and empathetic language, the authors reveal the three different ways children are overindulged (giving too much, being over-nurturing, and providing soft structure), guide parents in determining whether they're doing something overindulgent, and show them how to do things differently. The truth is that overindulgence is not the badge of a bad parent; in fact, it comes directly from having a good and generous heart. Based on solid, groundbreaking research involving 1,200 parents and their children, How Much is Enough? gives parents the insight and advice they need to parent in an effective and loving way and put their children on track for a happy and successful life.

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