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On Becoming Preteen Wise: Parenting Your Child from Eight to Twelve Years

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Authors: Gary Ezzo, Robert Dr Bucknam
Publisher: Multnomah Books
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 231
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.6

ISBN: 1576736687
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.124
EAN: 9781576736685
ASIN: 1576736687

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Part of a dynamic, five-part parenting series, this paperback release will be instantly recognized by readers who trust the Babywise and Childwise books for wisdom on childrearing. Moving into the preteen years, parents of eight- to twelve-year-olds face the challenge of transition from using adult authority to leveraging the power of personal influence to motivate their middle-years youth. Gary Ezzo and pediatrician Robert Bucknam give parents fathering/mothering communication tips and effective ways to insulate their child from peer "groupthink." They discuss seven warning flags and how to respond to them. This is a book for all parents seeking an atmosphere of mutual respect in the home, non-rebellious teen years, and a future friendship with their grown child.

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5 out of 5 stars

Chew the hay and spit out the sticks September 11, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I have read most of the "On Becoming" books by Garry Ezzo. I'm actually ordering a replacement. We have kids ranging in age from 14 to still in the womb. I have found his books so helpful at every stage. I may not agree 100% with some of what he suggests, so you eat the hay and spit out the sticks! Without fail each of his books have practical suggestions to use in challenging situations with our children. I'll try rephrasing something as he suggests and lo and behold...it works! Life made a little simpler. We are a home schooling family and our kids are very well adjusted. They are developing thier own "moral shelves" and Gods grace has been awsome. We have applied many of the principles in these books and have found them most helpful and encouraging. I reccomment them in a heartbeat!

1 out of 5 stars

Un Wise June 8, 2004
1 out of 11 found this review helpful

Gary Ezzo is not qualified to give childcare advice. He has been discredited over and over, and dropped by his publishser. He continues to publish these on his own. Look up Gary Ezzo on the internet for the critiques of this material. Don't do this to your child!

5 out of 5 stars

Useful information for this critical stage October 15, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

My wife and I got the workbook and tapes of this entry into the Ezzo's famous -Wise series, and were very happy with it. We used their BabyWise principles with our little ones, and found it solid ground for our parenting. Now they are in school and getting more independent every day. We returned the tried and true Ezzo books as my wife calls them.pWe particularly liked the teachings on moving toward influence as the child grows. No longer does the child spend most of his time at home, but outside the home - where direct control and supervision is not possible. As Christians, we also took comfort in their direction to helping our children be Godly young men. pThe teenage years can be the best!

5 out of 5 stars

Best author of Child rearing curriculum I have found April 5, 2003
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

I have known many families that have raised their children accouding the principals taught by the Ezzo's and most of them have delightful children. Gary is human and I disagree with a few of his ideas, but his curriculum is the best I have found.

1 out of 5 stars

WARNING! DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! April 18, 2002
2 out of 19 found this review helpful

This book doesn't even rate a zero. IT should receive NEGATIVE stars. Amazon should pull all the Gary Ezzo books from its store. His theological background is suspect, his medical knowledge is from the Dark Ages. The American Pediatrics Association and other prominent child rearing organizations hve DENOUNCED Ezzo and his methods. His organization is FOR-PROFIT. It is very very scary that this quack can continue to spew his foul garbage at people in the name of some vague interpretation of "Christianity". The advice is mean spirited at its best, medically unsound and HARMFUL TO SMALL CHILDREN at its worst. PLEASE, turn to Dobson for true Christian values, Weissbluth for FLEXIBLE sleep training and to La Leche for VALID information on breast-feeding. Parents, please, please, please LOVE your child, don't MANAGE him with bad advice from a self promoter who has no medical training and who is too busy counting the money he's raked in to ever have bothered with becoming an ordained minister. Of course, no legitimate organized denomination would have him !

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