Comments on: Unconditional Parenting

By: The Serns

The Serns — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:14:01 +0000

This book is great in theory but good luck putting into practice!!

Some of his ONLY real advice was to let a child (while in public) ride out a temper tantrum. Well, what about kids you flail, bite, hit, throw, and do anything possible while having a tantrum….what then?

There is nothing in this book I don’t already do.

Saying “Good job” is bad? Come on, lets all live in the real world!

Somebody give me some REAL advice for the extreme situations!!
Rating: 1 / 5

By: S. Brown

S. Brown — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:34:47 +0000

First of all, this book gives ideas that have absolutely no practical application. For example, he suggests that ideally you should never praise your kids, because they should learn to feel proud of themselves, not rely on your pride. Sure, they should feel proud of themselves, but aren’t they more likely to just feel bad about themselves if they grow up with parents who refuse to hand out praise?

More importantly to me, as a Christian parent, is the fact that he sites religion as one of the reasons parents these days are too conditional in his opinion. He actually states that the God of Christian and Jewish religion is the ultimate example of conditional love, and goes on to say that these religions teach God loves you only if you love him. I can’t respect anything he has to say after reading that kind of nonsense.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Ariana Iman

Ariana Iman — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:54:22 +0000

Kohn gives text book advice for text book situations. “Kohn, how about joining the real world?”Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
Rating: 1 / 5

By: alphabetasoup

alphabetasoup — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:37:08 +0000

Children stand on their legs and adults will stand on their brains.

A 5-year old grandchild, given the opportunity, knows better (not better, as in a comparison, but better in knowing the world as it is at any given moment) than grown-ups who act and think on mere suggestion.

The world draws upon your curiosity. Any grandparent who pays attention knows (not as in logical argument) this. That’s what grandchildren teach them. That’s all.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Anastasia Beaverhausen

Anastasia Beaverhausen — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:40:42 +0000

Is this why I have to put up with so many brats when I go out in public? Is this the same clueless fool who said you can’t spoil a child? At least he admits one of his goals is to tear down the individualism this country is founded upon by replacing systems of rewards and punishment, and the goal of responsibility with navel gazing anarchy. Newsflash, author, we already have a society based on no parenting parenting, I shudder to envision a world of his making that is even more so.
Rating: 1 / 5