Wimpy Parents: From Toddler to Teen-How Not to Raise a Brat

Wimpy Parents: From Toddler to Teen-How Not to Raise a Brat | Kenneth N. Condrell, Linda Lee Small | One of the best parenting books!

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	Wimpy Parents: From Toddler to Teen-How Not to Raise a Brat Kenneth N. Condrell, Linda Lee Small Grand Central Publishing, 1998 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

My sister read it just for fun!

The greatest part about this book is how easy it is to read and how directly applicable it is. No long-winded stuffy professors. This book shows you exactaly what to do, and not do, and tells it with humor. An easy read that will make you feel much more sane!

One of the best parenting books!

Loved, loved, LOVED this book! It offers practical no nonsense advice to parents about dealing with general and specific situations such as tantrums. There are too many guilt-ridden parents out there who give everything to their child and expect NOTHING in return. Most especially a simple thank you and some respect. It is a great gift for first time parents.

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Good advice overall

This book has a lot of good information in it about how to deal with bratty behavior both at the toddler and the teen level. I didn't agree with everything in the book and I thought some of the proposed punishments were a bit harsh, like if a kid does not clean his room, he is grounded to his room after school and if not finished cleaning by dinner time does not get to eat with the family. I also could have done without the sarcasm, such as the list on "How to Have a Troubled Family". But there is a lot of good advice in the book. I especially liked "behavior that is rewarded will be repeated" and the analogy that dolphins in a show don't do the tricks because they were screamed at or spanked, they do it because they were rewarded when they got it right.

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One of the better parenting books I've read

I've been working as a child psychologist for 17 years and have read many parenting books, always looking for materials to help out the parents I see. This book has one of the worst titles I've encountered, but is one of the better books on the subject I've read. I'd urge parents not to be frightened off by the rather negative title and give the insides a try. It's not perfect, but it is very well written, an easy read, and gives much advice that is valuable if put into consistent practice. If your child is having behaviors which are problematic, this is a good reference tool to begin looking at how to change the patterns that often create or perpetuate problems.

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Not as good as I expected

This book is good for beginners, but I've already tried EVERYTHING Dr. Condrell said before ever buying this book (WITHOUT reading it in a book, or magazine, or getting advice from my pediatrician), and it STILL doesn't work! I guess maybe I have an extra stubborn 3 year old, but nothing in his book is news to me. Was a waste of my money!

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