I read the whole book. It is a little redundant at times. I do agree on his perspective of development in regard to the phases of advancement the toddler moves through. I really liked the part where he explains how to communicate to your toddler that you understand what they feel or want. I have found it helpful for example when you are out and your little one is getting tired and you are going home, but little person gets a little too tired to get in the carseat willingly, and I was in a parking lot in 90 trillion degree weather so the option of just wait a little while to get in the car wasn't there.
I think a lot of the book is how to get your toddler to do what you want. On the other hand he does emphasize spending time-in (duh) with the child several times a day, a point I'm sure which a lot of mainstreamers will ignore unfortunately. One of the other points which is helpful to remember is when your child does get really upset that they do sort of regress for the moment and that is good for the parent to remember so they aren't expecting their very upset child to cooperate or participate as they would when calm etc.
I think some of the techniques can be used in AP parenting or the type of parenting described in Unconditional Parenting. UP, tends to sort of skip over the infant to toddler age range and seems most applicable to the toddler and up age ranges in its discussions.
So, I would say, read the book and take what you like from it.
