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Customer Reviews for Random House, Inc You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
Random House, Inc You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
Help and hope is here for parents of strong-willed children. Writing from personal experience, Tobias provides specific strategies for motivating and disciplining your difficult child, help your child to succeed, and responding appropriately to you. You'll strengthen family relationships and gain insights about your child and yourself and experience greater peace within the whole family.
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Customer Reviews for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
Review 1 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Does not line up with God's Word
Date:May 10, 2012
momof4
Location:Fairfield, PA
Age:35-44
Gender:female
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Extremely disappointed. Author started out with helpful tips and insight into how strong willed people think however as she neared the end of the book she began contradicting herself. She says God expects obedience however she continually makes excuses and explains in numerous examples that strong willed people need to be given credit for their intelligence to evaluate a rule and determine who and what it was intended for and then determine if it really should apply to them and if they can just disregard it because they are intelligent enough to accomplish the task safely. She sees rules as merely suggestions to ponder. She also clearly has major issues with submitting to any authority as outlined in God's Word. I did finish the book but was very disturbed.
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Review 2 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Date:March 13, 2012
Skeletor
Location:Ks
Age:35-44
Gender:male
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Very accurate and helpful. I learned about myself as well.
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Review 3 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Received good feedback
Date:February 3, 2012
Jimbob
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I gave this away as a gift and have received feedback that it is extremely helpful.
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Review 4 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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This book is for older children/adults
Date:February 2, 2012
giminy
Location:San Angelo, TX
Age:55-65
Gender:female
I enjoyed this book, but was looking for advice on younger children. This did help w/understanding adults in my life and I passed copies onto 3 of our 4 children.
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Review 5 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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I should have read this years ago!
Date:October 26, 2011
Cynthia
Location:Puyallup, WA
Age:55-65
Gender:female
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No better person to teach about strong willed children than one who is so herself. Insights abound!
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Review 6 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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This book was very helpful
Date:June 14, 2011
Ronnie22
Location:Michigan
Age:25-34
Gender:female
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For anyone that has a strong willed child this book is definitely worth reading. I found a lot of comfort and explanation while reading this book. I heard Cynthia on the radio station and knew I had to read her book.
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Review 7 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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This product assist in guidance
Date:June 12, 2011
Beque
Location:Co
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Thanks we need all the help we can get from a Christian perspective.
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Review 8 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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This book is amazing!
Date:June 11, 2011
Bren
Age:18-24
Gender:female
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I do not have children of my own yet, but I do work in a daycare! I thought this book would help me in the present time of my life and in the future!!! God is so good and amazing!!!!
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Review 9 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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This book is great.
Date:June 10, 2011
wilkie
Location:Demorest, Ga
Age:55-65
Gender:female
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I haven't had time to read a lot of this book but what I have read is great. I wish I had this book when my children were home. This is about my granddaughter. I'm hoping the material will help us with her.
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Review 10 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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helpful book on parenting
Date:June 9, 2011
mick g
Location:santa clara, calif
Age:55-65
Gender:male
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This is a very helpful book on the strong willed child
I have one and I was at wits end dealing with certain issues. I would recommend this book to all parents
I have one and I was at wits end dealing with certain issues. I would recommend this book to all parents
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Review 11 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Excellent Info
Date:June 9, 2011
Angie
Location:Tulsa, OK
Age:35-44
Gender:female
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This book has a lot of information. I am learning how to re-direct my son and change the way I ask him to do things. Highly recommended, great information for anyone with a child that has a Strong Will.
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Review 12 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Date:April 20, 2011
saftydog
Location:Leesburg, FL
Age:35-44
Gender:female
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A must have for all parents with Strong Willed Children!
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Review 13 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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How to raise a child to be a rebel
Date:November 12, 2010
lcme
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I had high hopes for this book. There are some good tips about how strong willed children think. However, a major flaw in this book, and many parenting books written today, is that is does not address the biblical truth that we ARE under authority, and God expects us to obey. Yes, we as parents need to treat our children with grace and gentleness, but they must learn to obey our authority in order to learn to ultimately obey God and earthly authorities. This book is encouraging you as a parent to treat a strong willed child with kid gloves, never truly teaching them that they MUST obey authority. Here's an example: when giving your child a directive, end it with "okay?". So instead of saying, "Please clean your room now, Becky", you need to say "please clean your room now Becky, Okay?". The whole book is soaked with ways to "trick" your child into obeying, versus teaching them that obeying authority is required. Don't think God required that of his people? Then check out the OT and the people of Israel; did he say through Isaiah, "Repent, OKay?". This is dangerous, psychologically rooted advice that isn't consistent with the Bible. If a child grows up believing he is his own authority, he is being set up to rebel and cause himself a whole lot of grief and anguish. Beware.
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Review 14 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Great book
Date:November 8, 2010
Mom in NC
Location:NC
Age:35-44
Gender:female
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Excellent advice for dealing with a SWC. I bought this book to help me learn how to teach my child. He has a mind of his own and I am planning to homeschool him next year so I thought this book would be an excellent resource. I have read half of the book so far and I am not disappointed. Great information on dealing with any SWC.
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Review 15 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Date:May 5, 2010
Lisa Gilbert
When I first heard Cynthia Tobias speak I was driving to work, but quickly made a U-turn, drove to the bookstore and purchased this amazing book. My 12-year-old SWC and I are alive and well thanks to Tobias' insightful perspective on people and the way God created us. I continue to recommend it.
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Review 16 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Date:April 15, 2009
Alicia Hill
Having a VERY strong willed child, I have read everything. When child was 8 mos old I read Dobson's "Strong Willed Child" and laughed because he wasn't even touching on it! (I love Dobson and read his material often). THIS book, is the ONLY book I've found that actually helps give tools and understanding! Excellent book! That baby of ours is now 17, and the book is still very helpful!
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Review 17 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Date:October 2, 2007
Misty Sybrant
Wow! I was actually reading about me not only my child. This book opened my eyes to see that I may be the "SWC" in the family.I would recomend this book as benifical to everyone not only SWC.
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Review 18 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Date:September 4, 2007
Becky Arnold
If you are dealing with a strong willed child, this is a book you need to read. It has great insights into how this type of child thinks and why they react to parents/authority the way they do. It will change the way you interact with your child. I found this book to be very helpful.
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Review 19 for You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
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Date:September 18, 2001
John Tobias
As the husband of, and father to, SWC's (strong willed children), I can safely say that this will be very enlightening for anyone who processes information the way I do. SWC's are a breed unto selves and Mrs. Tobias is fond of saying that "It takes one to know one", at least as far as counseling one goes. Cynthia IS one, so she has the uncanny ability to explain just what motivates SWC's. You can be sure it isn't threats. You can threaten an SWC until you are blue in the face, and it won't get you the result you want. If you are not ready to kill them, forget control because THEY are ready to die for what they believe in. The book, "You Can't Make Me!" gives a great opportunity for you to find out what WILL motivate an SWC. It is the "Guidebook" by and for the parents and loved ones of SWC's. Profits to my wife's firm aside, get this book if you are dealing with an SWC, whether at home, at work or in school. It will give you the tools you need to effect positive change in your SWC's life and your own!
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