Read the ReviewsFrom Wendy Preisnitz, Life Learning Magazine, March/April 2011 issue:I have long stated that respecting children is one aspect of working for social change that many progressives ignore. But this book makes an eloquent and convincing case for the long-term benefits of creating respectful and supportive relationships with children. Continue to the entire review.... From Bob Collier, The Parental Intelligence Newsletter, February 13, 2011: This is a book that took courage to write and it deserves kudos for that to begin with. The depth of analysis is superb. This is a book that uses both personal experience and current research to get a very firm grip on the structure of conventional controlling parenting and exposes its ultimate failings with clear logic. The complete package. Yes, excellent.
Continue to the entire review.... From Christine Yablonski, Living the Unschooling Life Blog, February 18, 2011: Teresa Graham Brett has written a book for parents who have the best intentions to develop a loving parenting style, yet fall into the trap of coercion, control & fear-based decisions. I recognized much of my own journey in Brett's writing. Her style of writing is that of a warm, encouraging and very knowledgeable friend. Continue reading the entire review here.... From MJ, WanderWonderDiscover Blog, March 15, 2011: Teresa offers her experience, her insight, and her authentic self from her own journey from parental control to parental partnership. Her writing is informative, clear, and cites valuable research on how dominance damages children.
Continue reading the entire review here.... From Sara McGrath, Examiner.com, June 13 and July 2, 2011: As I read thru Teresa Graham Brett's Parenting for Social Change, I kept highlighting "the most important point," but then I would encounter another thought-provoking idea that felt deeply right despite going against common belief or practice. Continue reading the entire review here.... What are your thoughts or comments?I am interested in hearing from you. Please share your thoughts or comments here. If you share stories about your experiences as a parent, please be mindful of the privacy of the children who share your life and share your own experiences, not necessarily another person's experience. |
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"This is a book that took courage to write....Yes, excellent."
~Bob Collier, The Parental Intelligence Newsletter
"This is a brilliant book-- provocative and passionate."
~Charles F. Behling, parent and former Co-director of the Program on Intergroup Relations
"Graham Brett helps her readers dig deep into how we may have been controlled as children – largely due to the social and cultural environments of the time – and to consider how they shape our views as parents."
~Wendy Priesnitz, Life Learning Magazine