Review: A manifesto for achievement for your children
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2012
Dr. Ducloux is a demanding woman. High expectations aren't just set for her son, though, they are set high for herself as a mother as well. As a result, this is a book for the ambitious parent who wants to lovingly nurture ambitious children. While the text is easy to read and the concepts easy to understand, it is the following of them that will vex parents who aren't determined to raise highly intelligent children. I believe, however, there is a lot to be learned and employed here even if you don't want to follow every step and have your child graduating high school early. There are plenty of applications for the parent that simply wants their child to grow up smart and openly communicative with them, even as the child grows into teens and beyond.Some of the concepts she preaches like weekly family dates to the library are examples that I can personally attest to having a huge bearing on a child's reading and comprehension development since that was what my dad did with us. Every week we were allowed one book and it was expected that it would be read by the next week we went to the library. By the 5th grade, I was in the highest book our elementary school had, by sixth grade, I was on to other things while classmates had reading class. That's just one example though. There are plenty more plainly explained tricks of the trade that can help you rear your children into well rounded extremely intelligent young adults. Well worth the price for what it stands to offer your family.