Review: Thumbs down, this book never should have been released on Kindle or anywhere
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 04 28, 2014
The first several pages are devoted to the author’s disclaimers about not being an authority on the topic. The author then proves she is not an expert or an author by listing 50 excessively wordy common sense tips that anyone with half a brain would know. There is no table of contents so it is not easy to find your way back to any of the 50 tips. Many of the 50 tips are repeated in slightly different ways such as: (Praise your child when she is trying, Praise accordingly but don’t over praise,) (choose to be happy, turn the frown upside down).Some of the tips I do not agree with:10) Don‘t argue with your spouse in front of your child. Unless your arguments involve punching, hitting and mafia bully tactics, you should allow your children to learn about arguing from you. Children need to learn how to interact and argue responsibly with others.  Evaluate your own style of argument and learn to argue assertively because this is what you want your child to learn – it is empowering.24) Allow your children to take risks. Most of what is in his chapter is ok.The part I do not agree with is this: Allow her to enter her poetry in contests or magazines. – This is a bad idea because everyone wins the poetry contest! Their poem will appear in a volume of poetry that includes a poem by everyone else who entered the contest. And you can order as many volumes as you want for $25.00 -$50.00 each. When the book arrives your child’s poem will be the first one in the book! You, your family and your child will all be thrilled! This is a book selling scam and a fake support for you and your child. Go with honesty. Someday your child will find out the truth and then it will hurt them.There are actually 60 tips, but they are so redundant and unprofessionally written, you could actually throw most of them away and be wiser for it. No sources or references are included. The author's picture appears in the back of the book. She is a teenager. She looks and writes as if she dropped out of school in the 9th grade.