Reviews for Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism

The average rating for Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-01-31 00:00:00 John Brooks This is a fairly short book covering some very basic info about perfectionism. I'd only recommend it for those who know nothing about this tendency but have been told that their child is showing signs of it... this would be a decent place to start. Otherwise, opt for Richard Winter's book Perfecting Ourselves to Death: The Pursuit Of Excellence And The Perils Of Perfectionism, it's much better.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-01-27 00:00:00 Anish Ashqzen I learned some great things from this book: "It is a concern over mistakes, rather than pride of accomplishment that most accurately characterized perfectionism." Anger--"It is easy to confuse the feelings of anger with angry behavior. Most of the rules people have about anger apply to angry behavior, which they may consider wrong, but the angry feelings themselves are just feelings.... What is important is to acknowledge your anger and begin looking for solutions to the problem." "When your child misbehaves understanding the reasons behind that behavior from your child's perspective is the first step in devising a plan to prevent recurrences." Respond to the person having the problem (seeing feelings from his perspective) and not the problem. What is the emotional content of what the child is saying? What feelings are being expressed? If the feelings are hard to identify, ask him about them. I also learned some improved ways to communicate so that I don't "cause" my children to become perfectionists.