Perfect Parenting

• Kid Cooperation: How to Stop Yelling, Nagging and Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate
• The No-Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Good Behavior Without Whining, Tantrums, and Tears (Pantley)
• The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Gentle Ways to Stop Bedtime Battles and Improve Your Childs Sleep (Pantley)
• The No-Cry Potty Training Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Child Say Good-Bye to Diapers (Pantley)
• Hidden Messages : What Our Words and Actions Are Really Telling Our Children

• action, not reaction
• thoughtfulness, not anger
• knowledge, not chance
• common sense, not nonsense

Also, I do not like the title, which I find lousy.Moreover, unlike Kid Cooperation, this book places issues in alphabetical order so that you can browse through them, and does not dwell much into details ( psychological insights etc). I still give 3 stars to this book because it actually has some good hints and ideas ( although almost all of them, plus interesting insights on parental issues/behavior, can be found in Kid Cooperation). I bought this book after reading the rave reviews here, but I was somewhat deceived by it. It can be useful as a reminder or a quick fix for those parents who are already "perfect" most of the time. Pantley ( Kid Cooperation, which I recommend) and I found the author repeating itself in this book. Actually it is both, but the right attitude comes first, and without it the tools provided by this book will not work consistently. I don't like that much the "user's manual " style and I did like Pantley before reading this book more than I do now.I've come to believe that before facing parenting issues and "misbehavior" most parents should work it out with THEIR own issues.

I think that some the deception stems out of the fact that I already owned a book by E. This can be great if you already know the basics of healthy parenting, but in the hands of the average parent, many of the hints could actually do more harm than good. Books like this may deceive into thinking that parenting is a matter of knowing the "right tricks" instead of a matter of attitude.

Her husband has read it too. I got this book for my granddaughter when she was pregnant. She has read and referred to this book so much, it's showing signs of wear and tear. They find it very informative and a great guide for first-time parents. She loves this book.

I loved the ideas this book suggests. I think every parent knows what I'm talking about. I've been dealing with my daughter's tantrums due to the new baby, and this book has been extremely helpful. It not only gives me ideas on how to calm my daughter down, but it also shows me how to calm myself down.

And she REALLY knows her stuff.I found the book especially helpful in dealing with issues of lying or rough behavior. As a mom of two, I've come to realize we do the best we can with what we've got, and there's no such thing as perfect. "Perfect Parenting" is not about being a perfect parent. Elizabeth Pantley's book is a solid guide that offers a nurturing hand in moments of distress or cluelessness. Kudos to Elizabeth for another job well done.~Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author of DIARY OF A MOTHER and SAHM I AM: TALES OF A STAY-AT-HOME MOM IN EUROPE. She's a mom of four.

Includes typical stuff like sibling fights and dawdling to more unusual like won't eat vegetables or doesn't like her hair being washed and shoplifting and being a poor sport and even typical but weird things like nose picking. This is a great handy book to keep around to pick up a few tips anytime you have an issue with your kids and you don't know what to do. Once you look up your topic you get various options -- one of which is bound to work. I keep it on the counter and use it often. The A to Z format makes it a snap to find what you're looking for.