13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do: Raising Self-Assured Children and Training Their Brains for a Life of Happiness, Meaning, and Success Hardcover – September 19, 2017

This book will serve you, you as a parent, grandparents and people and children you know. His is more than a parenting book. It’s a life book. A relationship book. A success book.

My favorite part of the book is that all the negative behaviors from children stem from poor parenting techniques, even if the technique was initiated with the best intent (which they usually are). I love how the author provides anecdotes to drive the point home. Parents are like "we've tried everything, but little Johnny is just xxx". After some analyzing, it turns out this isn't Johnny's doing, but something the parents are doing. Might be difficult for many people to accept they are responsible for the poor behavior or lack of emotional maturity exhibited by thier children. Most people want to blame the school, the in-laws, or even the child them self. Couldn't possibly be me or my parenting, right?

This is a good, no-nonsense book to use as a base for building parenting skills. There's no reliance on spirituality, and the examples given are very common, so the content should be broadly relatable. The only drawbacks I perceive are : a) if you already have some tough problems with a child, seek counseling before implementing these tips and b) if you have, or suspect you have, neurodivergent kids, some of these tips may be difficult to implement or downright damaging. As with all parenting advice books, this is not a golden solution book, but rather a series of helpful tips that can be tried and adjusted for each family.

I had the opportunity to get an advance copy of this book over summer and it turned out to be such a great read - as good as Amy's first book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do.This book is a must read for any parent that wants to bring out the best in their kids. I read this book over summer and worked on the chapters with our 16 year old daughter. She got so involved in it that she read the book as well. While the book is meant for parents, I would recommend that teenagers read it as well. The book is full of real life case studies and very relevant examples.After reading the book through summer, I've noticed such an improvement with our daughter in just a few weeks. She spent over 100 hours volunteering through summer and the school year is going very well. The book provides plenty of tips and examples that can be easily applied. My daughter could easily relate to the examples provided in the book. The book also exposed some of my parenting limitations and help me become a better parent as well.I liked the book so much that I ordered extra copies to give friends and family - especially since there was a great pre-order special on the book.

Definitely written from a conservative point of view. I bought this book in part because it was written by a social worker, but was immediately turned off by some aspects of the book. A harsh rhetoric, and in some parts lacking empathy (see another review mentioning victim-blaming). In the chapter on shielding children from pain, a number of painful or anxiety-causing situations are listed. You know what causes my child and his friends the most anxiety? The active shooter drills at his school, the mass shootings on the news, and school shootings in our own community. What this author lists? Things like “terrorism.” There have been over 100 mass shootings in Florida (where the author lives, and where gun laws are notoriously weak) in the past 5 years; I’d bet that’s a higher concern on the minds of children than terrorism right now... but, here the source of pain is: FOREIGNERS. Oh, and natural disasters. No mention of gun violence. This is just one of the surprising omissions; I’ll update my review as I finish the book... if I can read the rest despite shaking my head in disagreement too much.

This book was spot on! Its such an incredible feeling to be on a memtal strength journey with your kids. Coaching them to be the best versions of themselves is mind blowing.

This is a helpful book! It gives specific suggestions for what is helpful and not helpful when raising self-assured children. This book is full of tips for implementing the ideas presented, when parenting preschoolers, school-age kids, and teenagers. Although I don't agree with everything the author states, I would recommend this book to any parent or person who interacts with children. Please mark if you find my review helpful. Thank you so much!

This book is absolutely phenomenal for parents- I recommend it to ANY parent or grandparent even!!!!! Or aunt or uncle!! Anybody, because it is so supremely eye-opening and helpful in such a common sense way. Such a great read.

For anyone who needs some support with parenting this book is amazing, it really makes you look at parenting skills and see things from a different perspective

An ok book for the curious

It is a great book for parents to read - kids from pre school to young adults are guided for. It is neither pro kids nor pro parents - truly balanced.I am a grand mom yet I learnt a lot on my ‘over lenient’ approach to grandkids

This books really tells you how to be mentally strong

Admittedly my first book on the subject of parenting but Morin's common sense approach, tangible examples and an approach to parenting that cuts across all age groups makes this a fantastic read and it is now my foundation.