How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Calmer, Happier Parent
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Stop the yelling, lose the guilt, and become a calmer, happier parent.
Drawing on evidence-based practices, here is an insight-packed and tip-filled plan for how to stop the parental meltdowns. Its compassionate, pragmatic approach will help listeners feel less ashamed and more empowered to get their, ahem, act together instead of losing it.
“Using a powerful combination of humor and reality checks, Naumburg helps parents unpack their unique stressors (we all have them) and find ways to stay calm even the most frustrating of family moments.” (Katie Hurley, LCSW, author of No More Mean Girls and The Happy Kid Handbook)
“By the end not only are you laughing out loud, but you’ve gained a sense of self-compassion and a concrete action plan.” (Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, PhD, author of The Tantrum Survival Guide)
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Breanne Gravley –
Very helpful definitely recommend
As a mom experiencing difficulties with my child, reading this book has made me more aware that it’s not all the things my child is doing but how I’m just as easily set off by in little things in my day to day world. Definitely would recommend this book it was also nice to discover that I’m not the o my one to freak out here and there makes me feel less alone in this crazy world called parenting.
Haven Wavra –
Comical, yet effective
It’s refreshing to see that even someone with a PhD has an internal dialogue as crude as my own. A well written, short, and easy read. The advice is effective and easy to implement as well.
Nurse mama here, my kiddos love this! –
Great Mom Read.
Great mom read. If you’re a mom of multiples, a mom with anxiety, or difficulty regulating your own emotions while your kiddos are also unregulated…this is a great book to capture self awareness. It gives real time situations and examples, and strategies and coping skills along with different approaches to use with your kids. Is it the fixer of all book? No. However, it is reassuring to know us moms aren’t alone even in the hardest of times in parenting and motherhood.
Reader and Shopper –
Great Advice, Other Than Don’t Multitask
It’s overall a very good book, but be ready to get nothing done with your kid around. The biggest advice is in this book is “don’t multi-task” but… the dishes have to get done, you know? In any case, I found the tone hilarious! This book made me crack up a few times. The book is very encouraging as well, so that you feel BETTER after reading a chapter. I do still multi-task with my kid around, I just give him something to do while I do the chores he can’t help me with. I do recommend this book, it’s great!
Audrey Shepherd –
The only mindful parenting book you’ll ever need.
If I had to recommend a single parenting book, this would definitely be it. It held me accountable without shaming me in the process. It also simplified cornerstone concepts of human psychology and physiology that need to be earnestly understood—especially when parenting for the first time. With a fun and humorous tone, the book guided me and encouraged curiosity about those concepts. I’ve read and re-read it several times, and each time I learn something new. 10/10 recommend.
Monica –
Lovely note from an Amazon worker 🙂
I didn’t get to read the book yet; I have skimmed the first few pages, and it looks like a good read. I ordered several parenting books mainly for personal enrichment (we can all find areas of our parenting to reflect and improve on), and this book in particular caught my eye because, for one, my fiancé’s patience is a bit more thin than I’d appreciate and so he tends to react to situations more quickly than he should (in my opinion), and two, admittedly, I also occasionally find myself visibly frustrated with my kids and afterwards feel terrible as I realize I could have maintained my composure much better in the moment, so I figured this book would be a useful tool for the both of us.Between buying this book and five other parenting books (including the whole-minded child, the 5 love languages of children, etc), the Amazon associate who packaged my books must have thought I was having a mental breakdown! So to my surprise, I pull out the stack of books to find this post-it with an affirming message on the top, and it really made me tear up. Such a small, simple gesture that probably took her/him 20 seconds to write and stick on really made a positive impact on my day. It also left a “personal” touch to my order, especially since it’s holiday season and I know they are packaging so many orders right now! I plan to contact Amazon customer service to see if there’s a way to forward a message of thanks to this particular associate, but figured I’d also post the positivity in the review, especially for the small chance this individual ever comes across it. :)And, I’ll come back and edit my review once I’ve read the book!
Jessica –
I love the humor in this book
I love parenting books and read a lot of different non-fiction books but at times, I want something funny but informative. This is a good book for both! I am raising three neurodiverse children who LOVE to push my buttons. We were going through a rough time with our youngest (who has ODD and Autism) and I needed a fresh take on parenting. This book was perfect! I was able to read it within a week and use some of the practices in my life.It’s a good reminder that I need to work on my on trauma and emotions before I can appropriately react to my child. So many times our children trigger an emotional response with their actions or behaviors and we forget to take a step back and breathe before reacting. I was able to take a deeper look at myself and my childhood to help me better parent my children.I highly suggest reading this if you are struggling with parenting your children and how you react to your children. We all lose our “stuff” sometimes, and that’s okay. This book just teaches us how to do it less, what to do when we do lose it and how to continue to work on ourselves so we can be the best parents to our children.
BJR213 –
Men raise kids too – Too “You go girl” for me (and probably most men)
There is some useful info here but sadly, like so many authors in this space, this writer doesn’t seem to think men have any involvement in raising kids as this clearly written for and to women.
Meowmix –
I can’t recommend this one enough. Bought for a friend too. Trying to lose my stuff less in general and this is what the book is for! I’m about half way through and really appreciate the writing, simplicity, and empathy from “being there”… Highly recommended for everyday life. Great if you have kids.
Amazon Customer –
very good
RJ –
Enjoyed reading the book. Has some practical tips
Hayley Severn –
Bought after seeing a recommendation from actress Mayim Bialik.Haven’t finished the book yet but what I have read has been great and very insightful.I already feel like I’ve been well informed and learnt a lot.Would recommend this to any parent who feels they need a new perspective on parenting or if you patience wears a little thin.
Amazon Kunde –
The book criticises other parenting books for being too “blah blah” as parents do not have time for long books and so on, but this book is no less “blah”. Author tries to be funny, but, FOR MY TASTE, she does not succed. I find language in the book disrespectful for kids.I liked how the author organises information. That is important to me, i cannot stand chaotic books – this one is very well organised!