Title: Helpful ideas
Review: This book was great when I used what I agreed with and ignored the parts I didn't. We were getting in nightly arguments with our then three-year-old and the book told us to not let the kid get us in an argument - instead go straight to the consequence before tension grows. This worked wonders for our strong-willed child (granted, he is not nearly as strong-willed as I know other kids can be). There were parts I completely ignored such as it recommends that when a timeout is over, let the problem drop. I would rather talk to my kid about why he got the timeout afterward when he's calmer and more rational. The book also gives gives corny (and too perfectly constructed) examples. But since tension significantly reduced after implementing the parts I agreed with, I can easily overlook these downfalls.
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