Stop Reacting and Start Responding, 108 Ways to Discipline Consciously and Become the Parent You Want to Be, is authored by Sharon Silver. Sharon is an parent, educator, speaker and coach. With her new book, she aims to help parents delve into a unique style of parenting.
Unique Parenting Style
Sharon Silver has written about a unique parenting style. Don’t give into your and your child’s emotions. Instead react with a clear head in a rational tone. This allows you, the parent, to enjoy parenting more with less yelling and battles. There’s no need to be permissive and let your child get away with anything they desire, nor is there the need to be overly strict. Once you use the techniques in Stop Reacting and Start Responding, parenting becomes less of a chore and more of a relationship.
About The Book
Sharon Silver’s tone is friendly in her book. I see her more of an advisor than someone telling me what I’m doing wrong as a parent. She admits that she’s not providing anything completely new in the area of parenting, but that she shares information broken down into small steps with easy ways to keep you on the right track of being the best parent you can be.
The book is broken down into chapters that deal with children’s emotions and family dynamics. Then it’s further broken down into specific areas of parenting, for example, lying, sibling rivalry, chores, etc. and how to deal with that behavior. These are short – two pages long, but full of information. You’ll find “tips” for easy reference at the end of the chapter along with a short review of what you’ve read.
The focus of the book is children age 1 – 10 years of age, but I found helpful advice for my 12 year old daughter. You can purchase a soft cover version ($12.95), a PDF eBook ($9.95)or an eBook for your iPhone, iPod, iPad or Kindle (available soon).
My Review
The book is quick and easy to read. It is actually a delight! Knowing that I’m not the only parent who tries to handle situations in a way that leaves me and my daughter frustrated helped me to understand that I”m not alone. The parenting advice of “being in the moment” sounds odd, but when you read through the book, you’ll see that it is common sense. It’s also loving and allowing your children to grow up to be more self-assured adults. The tips are helpful in so many situations. I’ve gotten a new perspective on being a parent!
Where to Find Sharon Silver
Sharon has a MomTV show, Stop Reacting Start Responding, on Wednesdays at 1 PM EST/10 PM PT. Her show on January 5th answered parenting questions and gave you a view into her bubbly personality. Her Facebook page, Sharon Silver – Proactive Parenting and her Twitter profile Sharon_Silver allow you to stay in touch and learn about coaching and workshops.
I am a participant in a Living My MoMent campaign for Proactive Parentingâ„¢ and have received the e-book Stop Reacting and Start Respondingâ„¢ by Sharon Silver as part of my participation.
Thank you so much for your lovely review. It’s great to see that the basic ideas work with little people and easy translate for older children and adults too.
For those who are looking for even more advice, we have details seminars too!
Check out the website and Happy Parenting everyone.