Grandma Was Right after All!: Practical Parenting Wisdom from the Good Old Days, by John Rosemond
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Grandma Was Right after All!: Practical Parenting Wisdom from the Good Old Days, by John Rosemond
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Today’s parents are all but completely disconnected from the commonsense parenting wisdom of their parents and grandparents. The self-esteem parenting revolution has erased the practical insights gathered by generations of parents about the best way to raise kids. In this book, John Rosemond seeks to recover this wisdom by resurrecting what parents of yesteryear tended to say. Maxims such as “because I said so,” “children should be seen not heard,” and “you’re acting too big for your britches” are more than cute sayings for John. They are parenting principles, springing from a biblical view of the world. John makes the case that these principles from the good old days are just as valid today and will help parents to pass on values to their kids so that they can succeed at life. Grandma was right after all!
Grandma Was Right after All!: Practical Parenting Wisdom from the Good Old Days, by John Rosemond- Amazon Sales Rank: #295016 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.20" h x .70" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
About the Author John Rosemondis a family psychologist, popular speaker, featured guest on major television talk shows, author of thirteen books on parenting issues, and syndicated columnist for more than two hundred newspapers. He and his wife, Willie, have been married more than forty years and havetwo adult children and seven grandchildren.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Grandma Was Right After All By plum5311 Grandma Was Right After All by John Rosemond is a clever parenting book for today that uses the wisdom of days gone by. The author explains the book by saying he "decided to preserve the old parenting language in a book." This book goes back to the days before psychologists started writing parenting books to see what wisdom grandmas were using to raise their children. Each chapter is a different saying from of old with examples and an explanation of each. Some of those words of wisdom include: because I said so, you're acting too big for your britches, and if all your friends jumped off a cliff would you follow them. Provided at the end of each chapter is a section called "to ponder and discuss" which gives questions for further thought and discussion.This is an easy to read and clever book filled with much helpful parenting advice. The great thing about it is this advice is Biblically based. Quotes from the Bible are found throughout this book. The wisdom people of old used to raise their children actually found their basis in the Bible. Parents will find this book a wonderful resource in parenting their children.I received this book for free from Tyndale House Publishers for review.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Should I Read This Book? By John Seward I picked up this book to see if any of the phrases used by my parents were included. Most were. In fact, 22 of the 24 phrases in this book were used at one time or another by my parents. But, a couple I often heard at home were not mentioned. Like one of my Dad’s favorites, “Not good enough. Do it again,” which seemed a corollary to my Mother’s, “Never do a half-baked job.”John Rosemond’s book is thought-provoking, and I think it brings a perspective that could help shape our thinking as we consider the dilemmas facing today’s parents. Though it has a lighthearted approach, beneath that veneer is some solid advice worth considering.John wrote this book to answer the question asked most at his conferences, “How many times should I have to say something to my child before I can reasonably expect him/her to obey me?” While I won’t give away his answer, I do want to whet your appetite for his book by giving you some of his insightful quips on parenting (which he prefers to call “child-rearing”):• “Why?” and “Why not?” have held and forever will continue to hold the top two slots for childhood battle cries “That’s not fair!” comes in a close third.• Plain talk results in plain action. The more words one uses when giving instructions to children, the more it sounds like persuasion, in which case children will act like they are not persuaded and therefore push back in one way, shape, or form.• There is no such thing as effective discipline that does not inconvenience.• Today’s boys are being held to a standard of behavior that is incompatible with their nature.• It is impossible to talk a child into being an adult• The mother who gets my seal of approval is the one who doesn’t tolerate her three-year-old acting like he doesn’t hear her when she’s speaking to him. . . The optimal time for a parent to deal authoritatively with misbehavior is when it first appears.• The more words one uses, the less authoritative one sounds, and successful discipline is mostly a matter of presentation. Children’s ears shut down after the thirteenth word, and their brains shut down after the twenty-seventh word.In the midst of his ongoing, sometimes acerbic, banter, a core message rises above his witticisms. That message is encapsulated in this excerpt:Individualism is corrosive, destructive, and antithetical to all of the values held dear by our forefathers and foremothers. . . America’s mental health establishment. . . embraced individualism and began beating the drum of self-esteem. . .a radical new set of understandings, central to which was the belief that a parent’s foremost responsibility was not to train future citizens in traditional American values (which were also biblical values) but instead to instill high self-esteem. In a blink of America’s eye, the family shifted from being adult- or marriage-centered to being child-centered. . . This over-focus on children has unfortunate consequences for all concerned.Do I think you should read this book?Yes.“Why?” you ask.“Because I said so.” (See chapter 1)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Engaging and Entertaining By whatwordscannotexpress(dot)weebly(dot)com This book was the first I've been exposed to John Rosemond. I have never heard of him, heard him speak, or read his other books previously. Before I even finished this book, I requested 2 of his other books from our public library. This book is a light read with some opportunities for readers who are currently parenting to challenge their perspective on child rearing methods and philosophies. The author is a psychologist with more than 40 years experience working with families and he believes that the 1960s marked a turning point, maybe more accurately described as the beginning of a downward spiral, in respect and emotional resilience in our nation's youth. The introduction alone could spark a great debate. Watching that debate unfold would likely not be as entertaining as continuing to read this book, though.Rosemond unpacks 24 common sayings of the old days which were used by parents who had gone through the depression. Just think about that for a few seconds. These parents survived a very rough road, and the generation of men they raised make up the majority of the gentlemen alive today. I am not paraphrasing the author there, that is my observation, that there are very few genuine gentlemen under the age of 50 these days. Back to the premise of the book- these parenting cliches are no longer used, and scarcely understood. My own father used a handful of these statements, including: "Because I said so..." which is the title of the first chapter. I always assumed this was just my dad's trump card to end a conversation he no longer wanted to carry on. I believe I am partially right, however, Rosemond's experiences and expertise sheds greater light on the long-term consequences of using, or not using, this type of authoritative phrase from time to time when parenting:'"Because I said so" reflects a ubiquitous social reality: to wit, people in positions of authority are not required to explain themselves to the people over whom they have authority. This applies to military officers, teachers, college professors, workplace managers, and business owners. Children who enter adulthood already having accepted taht social realitly- having become accustomed to it courtesy of their parents- hold a distinct advantage over the children who enter adulthod believing- again, courtesy of their parents- that they deserve reasons and explanations whenever they are giving an instruction or are informed of a rule or a boundary.' [end quote]"But, now, I think I do deserve explanations," you say? Rosemond goes on to explain there will always be a boss who desires things done this way rather than that, and the fact that hardworking adults pay taxes "because the government says so". We can accept these authoritative orders with or without having a hissy fit. We do want to raise kids who grow out of having hissy fits, don't we?Additional implications include the fact that "Not only do today's parents feel obligated to explain themselves to their children, they also seem to believe that their explanations must satisfy and pacify the children in question. Consequently, those explanations take on a persuasive, pleading, even apologetic, character." He doesn't promote that parents never explain anything to their kids, but we shouldn't be yapping till we're blue in the face to prevent their tears or anger over our decisions and we shouldn't feel guilt when they disagree with us over trivial everyday matters like what is for snack. I don't agree with every single bit of parenting advice he offers, but much of it I do, and it is a different angle if you're tired of the parenting books that all come at it with the child's happiness and pride as the golden prize at the end of the journey. To sum things up, this is a refreshing peek into the past with some helpful red-flag warning signs and humor frequent enough to keep you coming back even if you get a tad discouraged about your child's (or your own) behavior at some point. It is worth reading just for the chapter titled, "Life's Not Fair" because the comedic relief is wonderful, particularly for anyone with toddlers.This book does make reference to the Bible here and there, including one Scripture verse at the end of each chapter, but I believe even people who don't identify themselves as Christians would find it engaging and entertaining.In the interest of full disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Tyndale House Publishers for the purpose of reviewing. I was not required to give a positive review; my opinions are my own.
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