Thanks to Netgalley and Blackstone Publishing for the eARC and audio ARC of this! I switched back and forth while I was reading.
This was really emotiThanks to Netgalley and Blackstone Publishing for the eARC and audio ARC of this! I switched back and forth while I was reading.
This was really emotional, and I spent the entire book swinging between the teary lows as the punches seemed to keep coming and rooting for the highs to work out better this time. I think this is exactly the kind of memoir that’s needed, the one that either validates your lived experience by showing you someone else getting through it or that shows you a window into a life that’s unlike your own, but that you can still find ways to relate to and learn from and empathize with. She doesn’t shy away from sharing hard moments or ones that might paint her in a bad light or be judged, and I hope that more good moments are coming for her and her daughter....more
Thanks to Netgalley and Scribner for the ARC of this in exchange for my honest review.
I read How to Talk So Little Kids will Listen last year, and reThanks to Netgalley and Scribner for the ARC of this in exchange for my honest review.
I read How to Talk So Little Kids will Listen last year, and really liked it and found that after a year I was really needing a refresher and planned to reread it, since we've been going through some serious meltdowns and refusal to listen ending in yelling lately. When I saw this was coming out, I decided I had to request it instead. It doesn't seem complicated, in theory, but I find in practice I do well for part of the day with these tools - as I get worn down by previous issues, I start to lose my cool and my kids moods tend towards worse as we get to just before dinner. I think I will be rereading these more often to see if that helps it to sink in as reflex to use the tools, instead of something that I put effort into as long as I can. My favorite part of these books is that there are real life examples of children and parents interacting, in "traditional" ways and then following the "rules" that Faber and King put forward - something they work perfectly, and sometimes there is just progress, and I think that keeps it from being disheartening if it doesn't make our days instantly easier, to know that it was a process for someone else. Definitely a book I will want to own to reference and would recommend to parents....more
I expected, from reading books by this author before, for this to be funny and relatable. And don’t get me wrong, parts were. But it was heavier than I expected, from reading books by this author before, for this to be funny and relatable. And don’t get me wrong, parts were. But it was heavier than what I was hoping for and lots just didn’t click for me. I would absolutely still recommend it if poetry is your thing, but it’s not always mine and so when I do branch out into it, it’s hit or miss.
The hot mess of motherhood appealed to me, and maybe if it had been all that it would’ve ended up rating higher for me because that it what’s so where I’m at right now....more
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