Anyone up for a GD book club? - Page 2

[Jennifer Z]

What about a subforum and have a thread titled with the book title so people can read several at once if they want. If we have several going it allows the people to continue to post when they are able to read the book. (for instance...the sibling books don't apply right now for me, but later, when I am interested in it, I can go to that thread and read other's thoughts.

I was wondering...should this be on the books and music forum?

[JeanetteL]

Jennifer,
I think that this subforum idea is wonderful - and I like your suggestions. I wonder if the moderator would go for it?

I do think it should stay here though, as I only go to that forum occasionally, and I think that people looking for GD discussions would be much more likely to find the threads if they were here. What does everyone else think?

Jeanette

[scoutycat]

I like the idea of the sub-forum staying here, and being only gd books. But that's probably something the moderators would decide, I guess.

[NoraJadesMama]

Re: Anyone up for a GD book club?

Originally posted by JeanetteL
I followed the advice of you wise GD gurus and borrowed "Kids Parents and Power Struggles" from the library - and I've got "Kids are Worth It" on the way from Amazon.

As I was reading the first book tonight, I started wishing I had someone to discuss the book with, talk about how the techniques and examples in the book seemed to apply to my family, and report about how things work out when I try out the suggestions. I'm just the type of person who gets so much more out of something when I can hash it out with others.

So....I was thinking - would any of you be up for a GD Book Discussion Club. I was thinking we could just come up with a list of books - and set up a poll to vote on our selections (Can I just say that I think "Kids, Parents and Power Struggles would be a marvelous first choice - hee hee hee ) Then give everyone a bit of time to get the book, and start discussing, report on our successes/failures with any techniques or methods, and give each other some encouragement along the way.

So - who's in?

Jeanette

I for one would love to discuss Kids Are Worth It. JeanetteL would you be interested in that when your book comes in from Amazon? Anyone else? Or are people focusing on the Siblings Without Rivalry and Nonviolent Communication books?

[JeanetteL]

Hey everyone,
I am so happy to see so much interest in this idea, I'm quite excited about it.

Here is a list of the books that have been suggested in this thread thus far. Please post any other books you'd like us to consider and I'll put up a new thread with a poll so we can vote. I have not had time to get the authors and other information - so if anyone has this for any of the books - I'd really appreciate it if you would post.

Suggested Books:

Kids Parents and Power Struggles
Kids Are Worth It
How to Talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk
Liberated Parents, Liberated Children
Becoming the Parent you want to be
Raising Your Spirited Child
Giving the love that heals

[scoutycat]

I like the vote idea, too! I'd suggest adding Dr. Sears' Dscipline book, Try and Make Me! (levy & Ohanlon), Loving without Spoiling (Samalin) because I have them & they're on my reading list, and Positive Discipline for Preschoolers (Nelsen, Erwin & Duffy) because I'm reading it

[memory maker]

Hi im new to this board and would love to join your book group. Just let me know which one we are starting with.

[wwhippetcrazy]

I'd like to join too!!

I'm all for Kids Are Worth It...I've read it, but need to re-read it again. Same with How to Talk.....
I've started reading Becoming the Parent you want to be, but I"m only in the first chapter....so no biggy if we read a different one first.

I have Kids, Parents and Power Struggles somewhere...but I think it is packed in storage right now
Any book is really ok with me....I love to read and need to get reading a book again....and really needing the "discussion" aspect of the book too!

Hope we can start something soon....on my way to the Siblings discussion thread....even though they are 6 m and 2.5 yrs....Dd bit Ds last night on the eye!!

Jen