January 12th, 2012 
Jessica 
As a new mom, I get a lot of helpful advice and encouragement from reading books about child-rearing. One of the best-known Christian authors on the subject of child-rearing is Dr. James Dobson. Parenting Isn’t For Cowards: Dealing Confidently with the Frustrations of Child-Rearing was written in 1987,and based on a study of more than 35,000 parents. I recently enjoyed Bringing Up Boys by Dr. Dobson, and I also enjoyed this study that focused on the differences in parenting the strong-willed child and the compliant child.
Although the times have changed in the last 25 years since this book was published, the message of the book remains the same: parents have unnecessarily burdened themselves with guilt, fear, and self-doubt. This book is dedicated to the mothers of the world, in hopes of making their task a little less difficult. I found that even though this book is written to parents of children in all stages of life, I especially enjoyed chapters 6-8 which address the parents of young children. Even if you do not have any children, I think you can appreciate the opportunity to view the family from the perspective of the parent or the child.
If you would like to read more of my book reviews or see my 2011 reading list, you can click on these links.
What books do you recommend that I read in 2012?
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