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 enlarge | Author: Alfie Kohn
Publisher: Atria
Category: Book
List Price: $14.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  64 reviews
Sales Rank: 463553
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Atria Books Trade Pbk. Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.1
ASIN: B0013L4D2Q
Publication Date: March 28, 2006
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Condition: Brand new! Beautifu!! May have a small remainder mark (ink mark) along the edge. gift quality, crisp, clean, multiple copies available, prompt shipping, excellent service.
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 Be prepared! April 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is an eye opener. Be prepared to really look into your own parenting skills and be open to a new way. The ideas presented in this book cut to the core of everything I believed was good about my parenting, but I'm now re-learning a better way. It's a profound change.
Really outstanding book! March 18, 2008
Hello to all current and future parents to be!
I really enjoyed reading that book. It brought a new perspective to me of how children need to be raised. I have never been bribed as a child and I think what Alfie Kohn have written in this book is really valuable and true! I highly recommend this book!
Regards,
Rosica Yugova, mother of 11 month's old Stanley
Really makes you think February 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read this book through several times. On the first pass much of it seemed pretty irrational. As my child ages and I am seeing more of what is done by many parents and schools I find myself revisiting this book often.
I was able look at the rampant use of punishment and rewards in a whole new light. I am happy I read it when I did.
A must read for all parents February 25, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was skeptical before reading this book. No time outs? No punishments, no rewards? There's a problem with praise? I was even skeptical for the first few chapters. But by the end, I was won over by the sheer amount of research backing up Kohl's parenting philosophy.
I told my husband when I finished it that I was going to try it. We were done with time outs, punishments and praise. My husband raised his eyebrows but went along. While I can't say that we've done this perfectly, the change this wrought in the behavior of our oldest (4 yrs old) was amazing. So much so that my husband said about two weeks later that whatever it was that I was doing differently, I should keep doing it. Her preschool teacher remarked that my daughter just seemed to "really change, really grow" all of a sudden. Truly, it was remarkable.
It should be noted that this is not a "how-to" book. There are not a lot of practical examples of how to parent as Kohl suggests. For this, I would suggest reading "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Faber and Mazlish (as well as their other books).
Even if you end up not agreeing with this book, I would suggest reading it since it will challenge you to think critically about what kind of children you want to raise and how they way you parent affects them.
Amazing! Alfie Kohn at his best again! February 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Children need to know that no matter what they do that they'll always be loved. Some people have this way about them, when dealing with their children, that alienates their children into feeling like they're not wanted. Alfie Kohn gives you so much info in this book, really gets into the thick of it, how it affects your children, how best to go about it in the future,etc. Its a must read. Its life changing and chock full of great information!
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