"kids, parents, and power struggles"

[SweetPotato]

by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka-- I'm only about 80 pages into this book, but I have to say that I LOVE it!! Has anyone else read it? My dd is 3, and a lot of the things in this book are really striking a chord with me-- just how much of our interactions are within my control. It just makes a lot of sense to me and she really has a good grip on the kind of parnet that I want to be. (I'm also excited because my dh has said that when I find a discipline book that I really like, he'll actually make a point to read it-- so I'm really hoping that this will help solidyf for both of us how we want to deal with issues as they come up)

[AnnieA]

I love that book as well and reread it occasionally as a refresher. I recommend it to everyone! It really helps defuse situations that are potential problems if you just take a moment and try and see how your child is feeling. I'm glad you are enjoying it!

[brogansmomma]

I'm reading this now. I'm probably only as far as you are into it, if that. Right before it, I read Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn and I had planned to start over with that immediately because I enjoyed it so much. I'm glad I didn't. I'm really enjoying Kurcinka's book (I loved her spirited child one too).

On finishing this one, I plan to read Kohn's book again followed by this one again just to pick up anything that I may have missed the first time around.

[SweetPotato]

I just feel like it's such a balanced, kind, genuine sort of way. I read Unconditional Parenting when my dd was a babe (so 2+ years ago) and it resonated with me, but also seemed kind of extreme, I guess. I also recently read some chapters out of Dr Sears Discipline Book and was suprised at how mainstream it was-- I felt like some of his methods were more about managing the child (which I can see might be necessary in a very large family like his) I'm finding that Kurcinka is a really good balance, and one that my dh and I might be able to really agree upon. I've tried to be more concsientious of some things just this evening and have been amazed at how my dd has responded!

[Limabean1975]

I've been meaning to read this one - thanks for the reminder! I just checked, my library has it, I will try to pick it up tomorrow.