Review: Snippets of practical and emotional wisdom.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2013
"Growing Up & Liking It" by Dolores Ayotte is yet another inspirational masterpiece by a woman so full of love and care that it is catching. Having read previous books by the author I had high expectations for this book and I am pleased to tell you that they were met.Drawing from her own experiences and teaching (not preaching) what she has learnt herself Ayotte's advice is sound and simple. She covers a range of subjects in her book and delivers some important messages. The ones that rang most true with me were those of honesty, honest communication, acceptance and love. How is a child going to learn right from wrong if we don't use the word no? Setting boundaries can be a sign of love, accepting of the word no can help young people with a healthy development of their minds. Coming from a woman so caring and warm such advice of 'tough love' shows that it needn't be a hard lesson. It worked for her.Ayotte uses a lot of very good examples to illustrate her many valid points. Her stories are often funny or are at least presented with a sense of humour. Ayotte's books are a pleasure to read and provide a lot of food for thought without ever being patronising or simplistic.Highly recommended for anyone, not just readers of self help. Everyone can learn from this book or be pleasantly reminded of simple snippets of practical and emotional wisdom.