shelfreflectionofficial's Reviews (844)

I thought this was a great book. I'm new to parenting so I'm sure I will need to read it again once my kids are older and I've forgotten these principles. It does a great job of helping us understand why kids say and act as they do- that it's a heart issue. And it's awesome that God chose parents to be part of our kids' redemptive story by leading them to Christ in every conversation or disciplinary action we take.

My one thing with this book, which I'm assuming wasn't really the aim of the book anyway, was that I wish he had provided more practical and specific answers to some of the situations he presents. He does a good job of telling us what NOT to say or do or react and why, but a lot of times I wondered- 'hm, so what would you actually say to your child? Or how should I actually handle that situation?' He gives the principles you should display and the general attitude you should have when responding but I would have liked more specific phrases or worded responses that we can utilize. Maybe he has another book for that.

Overall great book that I will definitely be revisiting!

Only found this book because it was free on Amazon but I'm glad I did. Fast-paced thriller that I read in two days. Well-written and kept me guessing. The author unraveled the answers well. I was also intrigued by his exploration of memory and memory altering and how that affects a person. How memories shape who you are, good and bad. Intriguing and suspenseful-looking forward to reading more of his books.