development major and the "Lead it to Beaver" family was more of a myth than the norm in the 50's. I don't really like the layout of the summaries at the end of the chapters either. They are a bit too brief and don't necessarily hit on all the main points. Other than that it is a fairly easy read, it's organized fairly well, and has some good information and advice in it. Although I may sound like I don't like the book, it's not all that bad. It would be a mistake to "through the baby out with the bath water." I purchased this book for school as required. I have to say there was some good information in it, but mostly it was a lot of repetitive points such as, spend time with your kids or they won't turn out right. Duh!