Meh...some good ideas, but mostly boring.

I really enjoy this author. She's so REAL. The author, Lisa Whelchel, was Blair in The Facts Of Life, the 90's sitcom. She's awesome!! One of my new favorite 'parenting' authors.

Must have for toddler-elementary school and beyond parents.

loved it. My favorite is the sections of scripture guidance for behavior issues. Great book and resource.

I find myself pulled to this book right after the kids are down for naps...I wonder why

It had some good suggestions and humerous stories. I didn't 100% agree with all her methods, but she said they wouldn't all work for everyone. I found it encouraging, not pointing out all my faults as some parenting books can tend to do. I like that there are tips, Bible verses, prayers, etc, that I can look up quickly for reference.

One of those "must have" parenting books. I use it as a resource all the time!

I'm kind of at a place where I'd try anything with my preschooler. Tons of ideas here, good and bad.

This book gave me fabulous ideas that I would not have imagined on my own. There are LOTS of options for discipline. I used a few immediately, and definitely saw results. Well worth every penny.

my parents owned this book long ago and didn’t use it. I read it at some point, and had some key takeaways:
(Note that I may not be remembering this right)
• welchel punished her son, diagnosed with adhd, for being “rowdy,” and she furthermore insisted that his adhd was actually just “allergies.” I can’t imagine insisting that a child who had a documented, diagnosed disability actually had “allergies” that made them “sin.” I have seen elsewhere that she eventually admitted he had adhd, though

• hot sauce on a kid’s tongue? How is that better than time out?

• would tell her kids “no” when they asked to go to the bathroom as a “joke” but also a “lesson”

Spanking or time-outs not working. This book is for you! It really is good.

Great book for Christian parenting.