Far and away the BEST and most helpful parenting book I've read. In fact, this is one of the most helpful, insightful books I've ever read in my life. It not only gave me really good insight about my kids, but also about myself and my husband and our relationship. It gave me great awareness of why I am the way I am and how I can use that to my advantage. It motivated me to be an intentional parent, as I am literally shaping my kids brains every day.I couldn't wait to finish it so I could start it again - there is just so much good stuff.Everyone with a desire to know themselves should read this book. I couldn't recommend it more highly. I thought there was some great ideas that I will definitely implement once my son is older. This book was really repetitive and I know it's not completely their fault because the subject at hand is the whole brain. But if I had to read "upstairs brain" or "downstairs brain" one more time I was going to lose my mind! Overall, I would recommend this book but only the cheat sheets in the back are worth reading. The Refrigerator Guide and the Steps by Ages are all you need to know. It condenses the entire book into a couple pages and you don't have to deal with the monotonous task of getting through some of those chapters. I don't mean to be over critical of this book, because there are great strategies that I will definitely put into practice. But I definitely flip to the end of the book and save yourself some time.
Well-written, accessible with good practical suggestions.
—lillkobe
Incredible insights, will change the way you parent.
—acb000
One of the better parenting books that I have read.
—hope
This is a practical and helpful parenting book.
—xxMusical_Mime
