Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World

All of the parents at my son's elementary school were encouraged to read this book over the summer. It was a good reminder of why positive discipline strategies are important & has motivated me to rethink some of my communication w/ Charlie. The advice that resonated most with me was that children need to feel like a necessary component of the family structure, not just objects to keep stimulated. I am going to work on that over the next few months. Things that were not great about the book: it's so dated! All the examples are from the 80s. It is too dreamy about the “good old days” of agricultural life with no evidence to back it up. And finally midway through the book I was convinced I was doing everything wrong & totally depressed. I wish the tone had not been so scolding. Overall though, I'm glad to have read it.