Hi! Just wondering if there are some opinions out there on Dr. James Dobson and his many parenting books, particularly The New Strong Willed Child. I have read nothing in this arena, but thinking I’d like to pick something up to give DH and I some coaching and guidance on DS9, who has been making ‘NO’ a more frequent response than I care for lately! I’m hoping to find a resource that will give us some new and different ideas on discipline strategies (before his recent little experiments with testing disobedience become a real problem for us).
I’m looking at The New Strong Willed Child in particular because it can be purchased as an audio book; DH likes audio books in the car during his commute to work.
For some different ideas, I suggest Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages of Children (and/or Teens). It has helped me learn to do things better as a parent to get a better response from my children and to show love in different ways that are more meaningful to them. It is availale in print, kindle, and audio.
I just bought his book “The New Strong-Willed Child” and it looks great. I scanned a few pages in different chapters and already felt like I had some ideas to try. Hubby and I are going to read together so just waiting to get started.
You might also like to take a look at Hal and Melanie Young’s Raising Real Men. Karen and I highly recommend it. They have a free sample chapter on their website.
Love bring up boys/ girls. Dobson has been around for a long time and supports homeschooling. I remember when my mother read the first bringing up boys. Really help with my brother who had add/ adhd. No meds were needed just training. I highly recommend his books.