My Review 5/5

Picked this up because it’s the only audio book by Henry Cloud at my library and as an extension of the lessons from Active Parenting Now

The introduction details how this a book of how to love your children and provide an environment for them to be successful in life. Actions as parents ultimately help shape our children’s character. Make sure constantly modeling good behavior and words.

Regardless of it’s scripture heavy references the lessons about parenting are solid. The ultimate goal is to parent your way of a job. Role of a parent is to provide limits and boundaries that expand as kids grow older to match society’s boundaries.

Some important steps are keeping written commitments (chore lists) and letting the child choose from a painful and pleasurable outcome that is age appropriate. IE Give your child the choice of which coat to wear, green or blue, but not of whether or not to wear a coat. Expect your child to constantly push boundaries and test their limits. It’s the parent’s job to be consistent firm and fair.

Good book.

Date Read

2017/01/09

Date Added

2017/01/05

Goodreads book information

Boundaries with Kids: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, to Help Your Children Gain Control of Their Lives by Henry Cloud

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/851889

Bookshelves: personal-development, parenting

Author’s Note

Initial md Generated using https://github.com/jsr6720/goodreads-csv-to-md

Henry Cloud, Boundaries with Kids: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, to Help Your Children Gain Control of Their Lives, Zondervan Publishing Company 2006 (Audio CD)1

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  • Apr 22nd, 2024 Converted to jekyll markdown format and copied to personal site
  • Jan 9th, 2017 Originally published on goodreads

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  1. ISBN: =”0310270790” ↩