Reviews for Successful Child: What Parents Can Do to Help Kids Turn Out Well

The average rating for Successful Child: What Parents Can Do to Help Kids Turn Out Well based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-09-14 00:00:00 Lawrence Salus If you've read one Dr. Sears book, you've read half of them all. That's not a criticism but a statement of fact, and probably a good thing because you might pick up a book about nutrition and learn all about the benefits attachment parenting, so it helps spread the message, etc. I had a couple issues with this book, though, that prevented me from loving it as much as most of the other Sears books. 1. Some focus on a rewards system that I do not personally believe in. 2. In the section on spirituality, the Christian in the Sears' comes out in full force. There is a whole lot of focus on the importance of a belief in God. While I agree that spirituality can be important, can't we just believe in the power of the universe and nature? This whole "God" thing is just malarkey. I wish they would've taken a more generalized approach to spirituality. I did like how they defined success and a lot of the information in the book was valuable, as long as you can throw out the garbage about God and stickers.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-06-25 00:00:00 Giuseppina Gatta I'm reading this as a refresher course in prep for my third baby. It's just as good as any Dr. Sears book and exceeding my expectations still. Dr. Sears uses research and experience to make the point that children who are listened to, responded to appropriately, and given the power to make their own decisions with proper limits from the very beginning become truly successful, self-reliant, and interdependent on the world and people around them. How do we achieve this with our children... by stopping the whole idea of scheduling our children, getting them involved in chores from the moment they chow interest rather than putting them in front of the tv while we do all the housework, by listening to them and following their cues, by taking little children out of the car seat and holding them. There are so many things that Americans do to their children rather than for or with their children in infancy that make a lasting impression on the souls and attitudes of these babies.