Review: This is an excellent book for grandparents, too!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 20, 2013
I wanted to read this book from the perspective of learning how to be a good GRAND-parent.  My wife and I have become "instant" step grandparents to six children from two of our children's marriages, and it's a bit daunting trying to get used to having the creative, active and inqusitive little ones around the house again!  We love them all very much, but We didn't get to "relearn" along the way, if you will!So Earlene Dooley's book is a wealth of what I'll call "reminders" about how to be as good a parent as you can be, in our case from the "grandparenting" perspective!  I found myself remembering using many of the ideas and suggestions that she shares in her book that we used with our children as we raised them, which resulted in some nice trips down memory lane!Ultimately an advice book has to be judged on whether the advice given is helpful to its readers, and based on my reading I have to conclude that "Love Parenting" is a very good advice book for parents, grandparents or any other adults that find themselves working with children of any age.The book is very easy to read, packed with great advice and suggestions and still at the same time very entertaining.  Dooley shares many anecdotes about her extensive experience as an educator, my favorite being one about a kindergarten boy that insisted there were four "witches" in his classroom every day!  I laughed outloud when I found out why, but I won't ruin the surprise for you--very cute!All in all, this book has given me a great reference to remember what I need to focus on now that I'm a grandpa!  I highly recommend it!