Preparing the Millennial Child Book Review

I am always on the lookout for advice on how to raise my 2 rambunctious boys.  I was recently offered the opportunity to review a new book called Preparing the Millennial Child by MaryAnn Ball:

With the recent recall of more than 1 million baby swings that caused deaths in three children and the rising anecdotal evidence of the dangers of vaccines, parents seem to have a tougher job than ever before. Raising a child today seems to be turning into a complex endeavor tackled by only the bravest of individuals. In an age of reality television, readily available internet access, and tell-all news coverage, children are growing up faster than ever before. Parents must find a new resource to help them in raising their millennial children, a generation that includes more than 80 million people. MaryAnn Ball has written a comprehensive book for every parent navigating these treacherous waters. Preparing the Millennial Child: Your Personal Parenting Class and Relationship Guide (Words on the Loose, June 2010), will change the way parents tackle raising healthy, happy and confident children.

Parents today face a host of issues not prominent in previous generations: trying to get their children into the best preschool, filling their afternoons full of activities either academic, artistic or athletic, restrictive diets and the rising issue of bullying. Sleep training, vaccinations, breast feeding, co-sleeping, punishing, rewarding, and learning how to say “no,” these are just a few of the obstacles that parents face every day.

How do parents know that they’re making the right decisions?

Mary Ann Ball’s book, Preparing the Millennial Child, takes a different approach than the traditional parenting books. It works as an instructional manual on how to become better parents by looking at themselves with a more discerning and introspective eye. It gives an in-depth psychological look into parenting, which not only tells what you should do as a parent but why you should do it.

My take:  This is a very long, comprehensive book that took me several weeks to read through.   I learned several techniques that have proven effective in managing some very rambunctious boys.  Like all instructional manuals I don’t agree with all of the author’s points or views but believe there are numerous techniques all parents can benefit from.

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Disclaimer:

I was not paid in any form of cash for this posting.

I did receive product or services to keep for my testing purposes.

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