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Customer Reviews for Tyndale House The New Strong-Willed Child
Tyndale House The New Strong-Willed Child
Children are going to challenge authority to see where their boundaries lie. But, for the strong-willed child especially, defining those boundaries can be a full-time, frustrating task for parents. Take heart - with over 2 million copies sold and even more updated advice with this recent printing, this book has become a liberating staple for exasperated parents. Full of the proven, practical advice of Dr. James C. Dobson, you'll find out what makes the strong-willed child tick, how you can shape their will without damaging their spirit, how to guide them successfully into adulthood and much, much more.
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9 out of 1182%customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for The New Strong-Willed Child
Review 1 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Excellent for all parents
Date:October 25, 2012
JGirl81
Location:Ontario, Canada
Age:25-34
Gender:female
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My children aren't as strong willed as the children described in the book, however, it is simply an excellent source for understanding your children.
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Review 2 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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very useful
Date:July 10, 2012
Chris
Location:PA
Age:35-44
Gender:male
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This is a great tool in sharpening parenting skills though better understanding of why kids are the way they are. It also helps the parent see strengths and weaknesses in the way they have been parenting, in what has and has not been working. This isen't a cure all, but is a great help, and confidence booster for the parent.
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Review 3 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:November 18, 2011
dtdewitt
Location:Belle Plaine, IA
Age:25-34
Gender:female
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This was my first Dr. Dobson book and I really enjoyed it. So much of the book made sense and I agreed with.
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Review 4 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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The book itself is great! The eBook process isn't.
Date:August 19, 2011
bkonkle
Location:Dallas, TX
Age:25-34
Gender:male
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First off, this book has been a godsend to my wife and I. We were at the end of our rope, and this book has done a great job of showing us that we are not alone, and helping us take steps to correct our son's behavior.
The eBook process, however, was terrible. At first I couldn't even find where to download the book. When I finally did find it, I ran into more trouble. I am a Mac user, and I wanted to transfer the book to my Nook reader. Since the book is tied to Adobe digital rights management, and they don't provide a Mac app, it was impossible. I had to start up Parallels and boot a Windows virtual machine in order to install the Adobe software. Once there, I found out that there are a limited number of times that I can transfer the book to a new machine. If I change computers a few times in the next 5 years or so, I may lose access to the book. This is a terrible user experience, and should most definitely be avoided. I would recommend against buying the eBook because the digital rights management attached to it make it a terrible experience.
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Review 5 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:May 18, 2011
Shorty
Age:35-44
Gender:female
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The New Strong Willed Child is a great book with lots of helpfull information. I would recomend it to anyone.
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Review 6 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Kids are not Dogs
Date:June 24, 2011
jenesaisquoi1
Age:45-54
Gender:female
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I started really looking forward to reading this book, but was very disappointed at the time spent on talking about dogs not knowing who the boss was. I think that most of the discussion about the problem children did not stem from a lack of children knowing who the boss was but from a lack of understanding on the parents part. Check out Green instead.
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Review 7 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:April 12, 2011
California Christian
Location:Coachella, CA
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I have 2 strong-willed children in my home, so when I heard about this book, I new I needed to read it. I regularly listen to Dr. James Dobson's sermons on the radio and hold a lot of respect for him, and I think that his book is very encouraging to other parents in my shoes. It is important to me that I deal with my children in a way that is encouraging to them and pleasing to God, and this book has given me a lot of inspring tools to do that.
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Review 8 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:December 29, 2010
Sarah
Age:25-34
Gender:female
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This book touches on every issue that we are dealing with in our oldest son. This is a very insightful book that I have recommended to several friends.
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Review 9 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Wonderful insight!
Date:December 11, 2010
Iona
Location:Missouri
Age:45-54
Gender:female
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I highly recommend this book to all parents.
The book was well written and easy to read, I found it hard to put down.
The book gave wonderful understanding on the subject and practical ideas of how to change the situation it also encouraged me that if I stayed consistant that it would get better (and after time it did!). When I applied the lessons I learned from reading the book I actually became a better parent to my very strong willed child.
I first read the book 16 years ago when it was recommended to me by a friend, the new book has added information and is just a good, even better. I am passing this book on to another friend with small children.
The book was well written and easy to read, I found it hard to put down.
The book gave wonderful understanding on the subject and practical ideas of how to change the situation it also encouraged me that if I stayed consistant that it would get better (and after time it did!). When I applied the lessons I learned from reading the book I actually became a better parent to my very strong willed child.
I first read the book 16 years ago when it was recommended to me by a friend, the new book has added information and is just a good, even better. I am passing this book on to another friend with small children.
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Review 10 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:October 22, 2010
gsage
Age:35-44
Gender:female
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Good advice with humor and above all compassion for parents and children. Specific advice for every age group from birth to adolescence. Enjoyed the real life stories and questions from other parents.
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Review 11 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:November 28, 2010
shadow
Age:55-65
Gender:female
When my oldest son started exhibiting very strong willed traits, I read this book at least once a year every year until he was 16 years old. It was such a valuabale tool. Now, as I see my young grandchildren also showing their strong wills, I wanted to get the book for their parents. I was very happy to see that it had been updated to meet the challenges of the "new strong willed" child.
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Review 12 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:August 13, 2010
Hermineh Piranian
Excellent book, my daughter keeps on refering to the underlines she has made, good for Godly moms and even for not so Godly moms
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Review 13 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:August 3, 2010
Deborah Donoho
I used this book on my children in the 70's and bought a couple of the new revisions for my children to use on their children and my daycare parents. It will be put to good use.
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Review 14 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:March 29, 2010
Carlton Jenkins
Someone needs to teach Mr. Dobson a lesson or two about child abuse. He believe that the will of a child must be broken and made to conform with the will of the parent. He recommends physical punishment "of sufficient magnitude to cause genuine tears." After this sadistic display of Christian manliness, he then recommends that you fold the child into your loving arms. This is psychopathology, not pedagogy.
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Review 15 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:December 10, 2009
Billy Clyde Rockett
We gave this as a gift to our son and his wife. We have not read the book but our daughter (an English teacher) found it most valuable in rearing her son, now 11 years old.
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Review 16 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:December 9, 2009
Justina Fehr
Great book! It makes you feel better knowing that your not alone with the challange's of a strong willed child,and has great advise on how to treat these children with the love and attention they need and deserve.
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Review 17 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:July 15, 2009
Satonya
This book helped me deal with my little boy who just has too many of his own thoughts. It helped me control him much more without breaking him in too much, just below the breaking point. Often I would find him asking disconcerting questions, some even concerning evil-ution of all things! I do my best to combat what the public school curriculum trys to smash in his fragile head with materials likes these. Thank you Dr. Dobson!
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Review 18 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:March 6, 2009
Nancy Kaneer
I find this book to be very informative. The examples apply to my situation and with the help of Godwill turn our strong willed child around. Thank you
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Review 19 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:August 25, 2008
Herb Meador
I have not finished reading the book yet but so far i have found the information to be very informative and promising. I will let you know my total opinion when I have finished the book.
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Review 20 for The New Strong-Willed Child
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Date:November 26, 2007
JJ
This book a most valuable tool for raising children with hearts towards the Lord. The book talks about getting to the heart of the matter by understanding the condition of a child's heart instead of ONLY disciplining the child for their behavior.
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