Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes... in You and Your Kids Book

I was pretty skeptical when I read the title "Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes…in you and your kids!", but lately the whining and bad attitudes

in my house was starting to get way out of hand so I was willing to try anything to get it sorted out.

Now I'd like to say all this whining and attitude was coming from my kids, but it wasn't. I have to say I was (am) part of the problem, only I didn't realize it at

first. After reading the first couple of chapters in the book, I came to the realization that I had to make some changes too, it wasn't all up to my kids to change!

What I read was incredibly straight forward and I can see my parenting style reflected in many of the examples, but I think what stuck home most for me was the

difference between parenting from respect and parenting from honour…

I wanted my children to do what I asked, without question. I forget that they are little people with their own feelings and wants. In order for my children honour

me, I have to honour them too. The book has shown me ways to still teach my children how to obey but also teach them ways to tell me, without whining or complaining

that they disagree with me.

The biggest difference this book has made in my life is how I handle everyday situations with my daughter. Instead of just ignoring her whining or getting angry I now

ask her a simple question like…"How can we fix this without whining and getting angry?" She is very creative in her responses. I even caught her saying to her baby

brother, "You know it's very hard to honour you when you act like a monkey." So she may not be understanding it 100% but we're getting onto the concept. I find as

each day progresses it's becoming a part of our lifestyle.

It all doesn't come easy. Parenting with honour takes work and self reflection. It takes some moments of humility to see the errors in your ways and some deep

breaths and patience because sometimes it just seems easier to say…"Okay, timeout for you!"

The book ends each chapter with a series of questions for you to work through. At first I just skipped through them, but at about the half way mark in the book, I

doubled back and started answering them. They are an important tool in understanding how honour works for you, your relationships and your life. They help you work

through what the scriptures say about parenting with honour.

Each family is different and has their on unique set of challenges, but this book has made a huge difference in my family. My kids are young and I'm so happy to have

learned some of these lessons before they have become teens. I've really welcomed the opportunity and have even left the book out where I know my husband will pick it

up and read through it. Our family has achieved amazing results in such little time…

Would I recommend this book? Absolutely! Would I suggest reading it through more than once? Absolutely. Even when I go back to reference something in the book I

find something new or it refreshes a technique that I have been trying to use.

Disclosure: I received the products mentioned above for this review. No monetary compensation was received by me. This is my completely honest opinion above and may differ from yours.