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Mean Moms Rule: Why Doing The Hard Stuff Now Creates Good Kids Later (2012)

by Denise Schipani(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1402264143 (ISBN13: 9781402264146)

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English

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Nonfiction

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review 1: I skimmed this book, picking and choosing the chapters I was interested in learning from. I love how straight forward the author is! No nonsense tips from someone who has lived it is exactly the kind of advice I can get behind. She doesn't disparage mothers who disagree with her ideology, which I respect. Because she is spot-on and the others are wrong! In all seriousness, the idea that disciplining our children now to turn them into better adults later makes so much sense. Kids need to learn respect, and limits, at a young age. If we teach them now, disregarding how it makes us moms feel "mean", we will reap the benefits, along with society. There is no reason to go overboard in giving to our children. One time turns into two times turns into ten. Children then ... morecome to expect us to buckle. As the adult in the relationship, we need to be the heavy. This book can teach you how to do that, do it well, and do it with humor.
review 2: This is a great book for someone to read before they have kids, especially if they haven't thought much about what their parenting style will be, I think. I started reading it as moral support as in my family I'm the mean mom, and it made me feel like I wasn't alone-- for about the first 75 pages. The tips are good, especially the nod to the idea of the "good enough mother" from psychology. The stories aren't bad. The author tries hard not to be judgmental of other people's parenting styles, but sometimes she does slip. However. If I read one more time "our mothers didn't have these pressures" or something like it I was going to throw the book across the room. For some things-- like letting kids play outside-- it's true; but for others, like not snacking outside of meals or drinking anything except at the table, it's way off base. Our mothers-- and their mothers-- had lots of people out there trying tell them how to parent. The messages may have been different, but there were relentless messages. The author is my age, and I can see her falling into the 'things were better when I was young' trap that catches us all at our age. less

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