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Summary: I gave it a chance, but found her advice unconstructive
Review: In an honest effort to find good guides on parenting, I took a look at this title and ultimately came away disgusted. Not so much with her advice--in many ways Dr. Schlessinger's advice is quite good. But her tone is often insulting and the way she makes fun of people who have made bad decisions is unconstructive. I would rather not improve my sense of parenting by gloating over the terrible mistakes of others--rather, I'd like to learn from them. On an aside, Schlessinger's writing does seem to be a bit out of synch with advice I've found in other resources, and upon further investigation I discovered she isn't a psychologist at all but a physiologist. That explains a lot really: this is a sensationalistic book born of her sometimes-cruel radio persona, not a book born of a thoughtful and well-informed background in self-help and psychology. My advice is to forgo this book and rely on other, better-informed self-help guides.
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Summary: Spawn and Die
Review: ...Seems to be the gist of this tome..."Dr." Laura subtitles her book Don't Have Them if You Don't Want to Raise Them...Then condems those parents who choose selective reduction in a multiple fetus situation! What a hypocrite! The best thing a parent can do is raise their child in the REAL world with respect for ALL people and the ability to choose for themselves according to their own ability to reason through rather than some cotton-candy dream world where they'll be eaten alive if they ever manage to detatch from Mommy's umbilical cord. It's Drs. like Laura that will keep Freud in business forever!
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Summary: OOOGBLECH!
Review: Do we really need another Dr. Laura book? Where this preachy hypocrite finds the gall to tell others how to live and raise their children is beyond me. Yet another example of a narrow minded person who is convinced that her "morals" are the only ones around. Do your kids a favor and skip this hatefest.
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Summary: More bile from hate-monger Dr. Laura
Review: Dr. Laura takes a few paragraphs in her introduction to once again rail against gay people before spewing her invective towards everyone else.No one's going to argue that parents need to be more hands-on in raising their kids, but does anyone really want to hear the radio physiologist's nagging tone on page after page? I certainly don't.
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Summary: She's right - face it
Review: I was a career-driven single woman and later a "DINK." But after seeing countless bratty, spoiled, undisciplined kids -- at the grocery store, the mall, the fast-food restaurants -- I decided to raise my own family when my first was born. Dr. Laura (and yes, those who listen to her know she has a phD in Physiology) is right on target with this exhortation to raise your own family. Dr. Laura argues that if you are caught up in your own career and having "stuff" -- fine, enjoy yourself! Just don't have kids. Kids are not yet another possession to parade around the neighborhood -- they represent a gift from G-d with whom parents are entrusted. Earn that trust and be a parent. And if you won't step up to the plate, do all us real parents a favor and just get a pet.
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Summary: She speaks the truth so many do not want to hear!
Review: Those who do not like Dr. Laura are usually those with hidden guilt about the choices they have made in their lives. In this book as on her radio program, Dr. Laura tells it like it is in her signature style - your children don't care what kind of car you drive or how many square feet your home is, they care that you are by their side. Kids SHOULD be (and sadly aren't) a parent's top priority! Even if you think you already are "your kid's mom/dad" you could use to read this book! I was able to gain more insight into why I do what I do (stay home) and just how important my role of a parent is. Bravo Dr. Laura, you are truly every child's advocate.
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Summary: Only Good to Boost Your "Stay-at-Home" Ego
Review: I took a leap of faith buying this book... and fell off a cliff. I suspect only "Stay-at-Home" parents will like this book. If you are a working parent your child will be in hell, according to this book, and you probably beat your kids too. I never heard Dr. Laura's radio show before buying this book. I now know I never will.
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Summary: Writing by Proxy
Review: Dr. Laura gets a lot of supplemental material for this book from a variety of resources (magazine articles, psychological studies, news accounts, etc.) and so the book can be difficult to get through as you switch from her straight-talking (writing) style to the styles of so many others. However, I do agree with her message and would recommend it for anyone with a family.
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Summary: More Hurtful Nonsense
Review: As a child and family therapist for 21 years, I wonder how any parent could take anything this phony "Dr." says seriously. Counseling is not about judging, lecturing, and spouting personal poison. How many families has this woman damaged? Not enough to satisfy her appetite to inflict harm because she's back with a book that ignores reality and condemns the struggles of modern women to raise children. Economics in the real world is simply dismissed by LS. The kind of nonsense she sells in this book gives qualified, experienced, knowledgeable counselors a bad name. "Dr." S. knows little about this profession, real life, or the people who live it. This book proves that beyond any doubt.
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Summary: I tried
Review: I tried but couldn't read this. What arrogance! Schlessinger considers herself blunt without realizing the difference in directness and haughty meanness, or the difference is what is right and her own self-righteousness.
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