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Disclaimer: I had to stop reading this at the end of the communications chapter.

"We didn't need parenting books in my day!!" - A old lady sat next to me on the bus proudly boasts to me.

In the split second in my mind that it takes me to decide on my response, it hits me about what is wrong with this book.

"Thats a shame had there been maybe the generations your generation raised wouldn't have been so dysfunctional" I retort.

The woman clearly unhappy with my answer tut's and walks away.

That story implies this is a good book, its not its a bad book.

Whilst I maybe reading into this the author seems to look back at some "Golden" age in where everything was perfect. Before TV's and gadgets, but in doing so the author fails to address the key problems of those generations and how to address them. For example the author highlights that "Communication with your child is key". But fails to address talk about feelings and emotions with your child (Unless the child is in mood), even fails to address tone!

Now whilst I understand the book is 16 years old, I'm shocked by how backwards thinking this book is. I honestly don't wish to waste any more time on this book, and the only thing I can think of to close out is: If this nonsense book sparked a national debate for anything other than "Should there be a limit on the nonsense we allow to be published?" Then the nation is beyond saving.