Are you fed up with yelling at your children?
Are you fed up with your children yelling at you?
Are you fed up with your children yelling at each other?
Have you ever thought that there must be an easier way?
In this book, Diane Levy presents her bold new approach to parenting with two main aims – to develop emotional independence and to promote self-discipline. She shows you how to raise pleasant children whose company you can enjoy.
With a wise, humorous and accessible writing style, Diane Levy relates stories from raising her own three children to demonstrate the practical details of parenting. You will find practical information on how to deal with tantrums, sibling disputes, bullying, hitting, teasing, biting, verbal abuse and other unnecessary habits our children seem to adopt. There are strategies for sleep patterns, eating habits, shyness, successful toilet training, promoting problem-solving skills and setting our teens up to become wise planners.
This is the book you will want to read cover to cover – and then keep revisiting.
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This is such a helpful yet funny well written book full of information
on raising kids without all the bitter arguments. Great book, very
helpful.
This is one book I don’t have but desperately need. I saw it at the local
bookshop last week. One book I will be getting when I can afford it (or
I might have to pay a visit to our local library.
Diane Levy looks like my Mum, in fact she looks like a member of all of
our families. Her book is based on one major principle: Children
should do as they are told, or parents will enforce the consequences.
It gives funny but steadfast tips on how to avoid the pitfalls (and
there are many!!) on the road to achieving this one seemingly simple
goal… Don’t lend it to friends, because you will want to refer back
to it yourself, time and again, not only for the tips, but for the
laughter within.
Her approach to interacting with children is completely different. She
encourages children to make the right decision because, quite simply,
“it is the right decision to make”. She shows you how to raise pleasant
children whose company you can enjoy. Diane teaches you how to teach
self-discipline and to experience and handle their emotions. She
defines people into four personality types and explains their emotional
needs and personal interactions.
I like the parent sucess stories and how Levy methods are different from
other parenting books. She likes you to try different methods instead
of yelling. Easy book to read as well.
Diane Levy really is a great author, i love the matter of fact and
humorous inclination of all her writting, another great book of hers.
Found myself pulling my hair out some days and needed some more skills
in my parenting toolbox. I read this book and learnt some different
strategies for dealing with the kids arguing between themselves and with
me. Love her funny approach.
I borrowed this book so many times from playcentre, multiple birth club
and kindy libraries I finally bought one of my own. When our twins hit
the terrible two’s my husband and I attended one od Dianes parenting
seminars. It gave us an immediate plan of attack – but more importantly
– Louis and I were on the same team and doing the same thing and the
results were fast and effective. If you are a parent – READ THIS BOOK –
AGAIN & AGAIN. Caz
I thoroughly enjoy this book. I raced through it and was eager to share
my learning with those around me. A fantastic book especially for
first-time parents like me.
This book is a MUST – it really has been the most valuable book in my
collection to date, I refer to it all the time and have lent it out to
many friends in need of some help – it really is fantastic!!
I read this book a year or so ago and found it really helpful in dealing
with my “wilful” 4 yr old son. There were good explanations of
techniques to use – and reasons why. Real life examples helped me
understand and plan for using them myself. And I had a rueful laugh at
some of the scenarios.
The thing I liked most about this book is the
acceptance of differences in personalities and how to work with them.
Sometimes parents need encouragement to work at understanding a child
who may be very different in personality to yourself. Actually they are
not disobedient or defiant – they just would respond better to a
different parenting approach.
This book is relevant to quite a wide range of ages.
I am two chapters from finishing this book and have thoroughly enjoyed
it. I am sharing all the ideas with those I know, and am encouraging
people to read it.
It is all good information and I have
especially enjoyed reading of her own parenting success stories and the
struggles that she has learnt lessons from. It has reassured me as a
parent that I am not such a horrible person if I yelled, but to aim to
do better.
This book is really fantastic, I have found the practical, down to earth
advice brilliant and have leant and recommneded this book to many of my
friends – definatley one to have on the bookshelf for future reference.
Finally a sensible, realistic and Kiwi aproach to parenting by a parent.
Easy to read and follow unlike some parenting books
Having been smitten by Diane on “Demons to Angels” when I was pregnant, I
was well inclined to take her advice in the book. My friend lent me
hers – now I have my own :o)
I love that she doesn’t pretend to
have been perfect and since she tried different methods with her kids
her experiences have been very insightful.
I read this book and then when my situation changes, I read it again and get a different perspective.
Her down to earth style is a real winner!
Diane Levy would have to be one of my favourite authors. She manages to
give really down to earth advice, while making you smile and laugh at
the same time! This book is kind of more “heavy duty” than her other
one – leaning more towards parenting advice than entertainment, but it’s
still really enjoyable to read. It’s great to hear from someone who
has been through the trials of raising three children herself, and who
can combine the realities of this with the sane, rational approach of a
family counsellor. I would recommend this to ALL parents. It’s great.