 Men need to read this! |
| Review Date: March 3, 2003 |
| Reviewer: , Casa Grande, AZ United States |
| Men have never been given a decent guide for parenting by any other author until now. Marie Sherlock has boiled down the morass of parenting into a tangible notion that is logical and replicable for even the most "out of touch" father! Men intrinsically know that many of the frills provided to children do not contribute to any sort of character building. Yet, we do not have the skills to automatically know how to identify another parenting path upon which to proceed. We allow our mothers and wives to direct us because we don't feel we have any basis for what comes down to "common sense." What the author makes clear is that we are generally raising selfish, narcissistic children who are catered to, transported, bribed and cajoled into some sort of non-negative behavior. An excellent example is the number of children from affluent families who see service to their country as something lower classes undertake. This small, but brave book, finally tells America how life really is and challenges us to rescue ourselves and our children from a life of mediocrity. I have purchased a number of these books to give to young fathers and mothers. If you are one of the latter or know young parents, put your hands on these books as quickly as you can! This book is the blueprint that will guide you into creating happy responsible adults, who will go out into the world and make the parents proud of the outcome. |
A huge help if you have kids!
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| Review Date: January 22, 2003 |
| Reviewer: , |
| At last! Help for us simple living types with children. It is easy to question your principles when your children feel consigned to peer group hell because they don't wear the latest clothes, live in the "right" neigborhood, have a gameboy, and so on. The "soul-searching" part of the book is helpful in walking kids (and yourself!) through the reasons your family is doing this, and the suggestions in implementing a simpler lifestyle are great too. I loved her "transport pod" theory about why we don't need the biggest, fanciest vehicle around. Other chapters deal with television, peer pressure, money management for kids, education, and holidays. There is an excellent list of resources at the end of each chapter that will have me happily reading and web-surfing for months. What I most liked, though, is that I felt part of a much larger community of people who are trying to live in a way that is healthier, more environmental and saner. |
An extremely well-written and insightful guide for parents!
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| Review Date: September 29, 2003 |
| Reviewer: Daniel Chiras, Author of The Solar House, Superbia!, and EcoKids, Evergreen, CO USA |
| Many of us are fed up with the continual bombardment of advertisers and the materialistic lifestyles we live. We yearn for lives that are less stressful, more meaningful, more fun, more environmentally sustainable, and better for our children. But how do we achieve these laudable goals in a culture stricken by affluenza? We can begin by reading reading Marie Sherlock's Living Simply with Children, a superb book -- one of the best books I've read all year! Packed with lots of sensible answers to living a nonconsumer life in a world of runaway consumption, it's a treasure chest of vital information. This marvelous book should be required reading for all Americans...although advertisers and corporate America would certainly throw a fit. The author's insights, experiences, research, and suggestions will inspire you to rethink and reshape your life for the betterment of the bedraggled planet we call home...lest we forget, the only habitable piece of real estate in our solar system. I've found it very useful in reshaping our family life. |
Wonderful Guide!
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| Review Date: November 24, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Amy VG, Southern Ontario |
What a wonderful little guide! The first and second chapters were slightly tough reads (for motivation to continue on with the book), more about determining my goals and values, these chapters really should have been at the end of the book, after reading why we should simplify in the first place. But the rest of the chapters were excellent, great for motivating myself to finally change my over-consuming ways.
The first part of the book is about the "whys" families should practice simplicity. The second part of the book goes into the "hows". This book took an simple straightforward approach to simplifying, I learned so many easy to implement techniques to motivate myself, my husband, and my children to all simplify; tips on communicating to our kids the whys, how to teach our children money management skills from an early age, and providing examples of "simple pleasures" to reconnect with family and community.
Because, lets face it, it's not just about our pocket-book anymore. Basically due to our greed we're destroying our environment and taking away from those living in less fortunate countries.
Another great part of this book are the lists of resources for more in-depth research on those areas discussed in each chapter.
I highly recommend!! |
Great book to get new parents
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| Review Date: August 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Zenobia, Canada |
I read this book after our third child was born and I really wish I had read it sooner. Not that I did not already share and follow the same values of the "simple life" but I always had a deep down guilty feeling that I should be giving my children more more MORE like "everyone else".
I don't really need a book to reassure me but it sure helps to have some back up. I loved the idea of the family meeting.
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